Landscape Oil Painting

Topics covered

• Choosing the right images that have the potential to become paintings
• Considering possible compositions
• Different methods of transferring the image: squaring-up, photocopying, tracing
• The essentials of oil painting: colour mixing, tone, texture
• Taking inspiration from past and present painters
• Working on a variety of scales and surfaces
• An open approach directed towards each student's needs

Level

The course is suitable to all levels, including students with some previous experience. Numbers are kept to a maximum of 15 (sometimes fewer), which gives time for the tutor to go round and give one-to-one advice according to individual needs.

Who should take this course?

• Students with some previous experience who want to learn new techniques to push their practice further
• Undergraduate art and design students wishing to improve their painting skills
• Those who want to strengthen their skills and portfolio in order to apply for study at art colleges
• Beginners with a keen interest in painting

Entry requirements: None

Related courses

Students doing this course and wanting to enhance their oil painting skill further may be interested in also taking our other oil painting courses focusing on different subjects: Still Life Oil Painting and Figure Oil Painting

Please note: This course is for students aged 18 and older