A painting of a young boy sitting in a backyard. He has plants and hose next to him.

Intro Figurative Painting

Class | Available

2107 Westlake Ave Seattle, WA 98121 United States
First Floor Studio #4
Beginner/Intermediate
5/14/2025-6/11/2025
9:30 AM-12:30 PM PST on Wed
$390.00
$351.00

Intro Figurative Painting

Class | Available

Instruction Medium: Oil

This Figurative Painting course aims to develop perceptual skills through drawing and painting from a live figure. We'll explore the art fundamentals of color, shape, space, value, line, and form that will confidently lead you to create a figure-in-space composition. All levels of experience are welcome to join!

  • Oil Paint
    Recommended Brands - Winsor Newton (No Water Mixable) & Gamblin (Also the 1980s Brand)
    Titanium White (200 ml)
    Cadmium Red Ultramarine Blue (200 ml)
    Cadmium Yellow Light
    Cadmium Yellow Alizarin
    Crimson (200 ml)
    Burnt Sienna Burnt
    Umber Yellow Ochre
    (Optional Colors) Phthalo Blue
    Viridian Hue
    Quinacridone Magenta

    Medium/ Solvent
    Stand Oil or Refined Linseed Oil
    Liquin
    Gamsol

    Palette
    Glass or Disposable palette paper

    Other
    Palette Knife - Any variety pack or 4 of the metal kind
    Paper towels
    Mason jars or any type of jars

    Brushes - You can use any kind of brush you like. If you aren’t sure, buy a variety.
    Hog Hair Bristle or synthetic for oil or acrylic painting:
    Round, Flat, Bright, Filbert Small #2 or 4, Medium #6 or 8, Large # 10 or 12 (just get a variety of sizes) 2” or 3”
    Acrylic Gesso Canvas Pad 16x20 or 18x24 (Can be found at BLICK)
Lila Thomas