Introduction to Painting

This course introduces traditional painting techniques, focusing on the key systems used to organize visual information, including perspective, proportion, geometry, color, value, and light. Through guided assignments, students will learn to create realistic, clearly articulated visual spaces, reconciling the illusion of three-dimensional volume with the two-dimensional picture plane.

Focusing on still life painting, students will refine their skills in proportion, perspective, and the depiction of light and volume, using color and tone to capture depth and texture.

Join us for this engaging journey into the fundamentals of painting and discover the power of visual storytelling.

CAW does not supply paint, brushes, or canvas.  Please see the list below for what students need to bring.

Tuition includes $10 materials fee for basic supplies from CAW.

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Students who withdraw 48 hours prior to the first class are eligible for a refund or credit toward another class, less a $25 registration fee.

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Term: Winter 2025

Suggested Ages: 18+

Oil Paint (I recommend Gamblin or Utrecht brand, except where noted):

·       Basic color palette: set contains 20 ml (0.68 oz) tubes of Titanium White, Azo Yellow Light, Azo Red Medium, Cobalt Blue Ultramarine, Permanent Green Deep, and Burnt Umber.

·       Dead color palette: White (Zinc, Titanium, Lead, Flake, Cremnitz, it doesn’t matter)

Payne’s Grey, Transparent Red Oxide, Ultramarine Blue, Yellow Ochre

·       A small bottle of Galkyd or Odorless solvent

·       A small bottle of Linseed oil

·       6-10 Canvas Panels, 12X16” or thereabouts

·       Canvas Pad, 9X12” or thereabouts

·       White Acrylic Gesso, 1 pint or quart

·       Palette knife


Brushes, Bristle Brushes, either synthetic or authentic hog’s hair bristle:

3 Flats or Filberts: #2, #4, #8,
2 Rounds: #1, #4
2” bristle house painting brush
 
Rags: rags can be purchased at places like Home Depot, but old t-shirts are best. A roll of paper towels will also work.

Bar of plain ivory white soap in a soap dish