Portraits and Painting from Life

Tutor: Daniel Shadbolt | Thursdays 10am-4pm | 12 weeks

This intermediate to advanced painting course focuses on developing your skills in working from life, covering a range of figurative subjects including portraiture, still life and the full figure. You’ll receive structured guidance in all aspects of oil painting, with personalised tuition tailored to your individual interests and artistic direction. Ideal for those with some previous experience in oil painting, the course encourages observational accuracy while fostering expressive, confident mark-making.

Not suitable for beginners. Students are required to bring their own materials and should refer to the materials list below before their course starts. (#TH36)

Course Information

Portraits and Painting from Life

Please bring these materials with you:

Oil paints (artist’s range) 38ml tubes

  • Alizarin crimson
  • Ultramarine
  • Cadmium yellow pale
  • Titanium white
  • Low odour thinners
  • Brushes size 3, 5, 8 (flat hog bristle)
  • Large tear-off or wooden palette
  • Double dippers
  • Palette knife Kitchen roll / old rags

OPTIONAL:
• Purified Linseed Oil
• Apron

Do bring other colours if you have them, these might include yellow ochre, raw umber, venetian red, ivory black.

Please only bring low odour thinners with you or buy them from us. For health & safety reasons we do not allow the use of white spirit or turpentine at Heatherleys.

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