Oil Painting for Beginners and Improvers

Course overview

This 8 week course is for complete beginners and for those who have had previous experience of underpainting with oils. The classes focus on learning to mix tonal colours, building layers from underpainting, brush and tools techniques, mark-making and composition analysis. 

Jo encourages participants to practice on still-life setups, work from photographs or even create a painting from their imagination. This course offers something for everyone.

About the tutor
 Jo Tunmer is a well-known professional Cambridge artist. She has been painting professionally since 2007. Go to Jo’s website for more information. www.jotunmer.com

Who can attend
The course is open to complete beginners or those looking to refresh their skills. You must be over 18 years old.

What to wear
Please wear comfortable clothing and shoes, which you don’t mind getting paint on.

Materials provided

A basic range of materials will be provided for all participants to share. Each week Jo brings in her own personal paints and tools for everyone to use. During the course there will be an opportunity to purchase additional painting supports.

If you would like to have your own oil painting kit to use at home then we do offer an extra starter kit. The kit costs an extra £25.

Additional Starter Kit includes:

• A set of 12 Seawhite oil paints

• A set of 4 brushes

• Palette

• Palette knife

• Small bottle of linseed oil

• Small bottle of solvent

• 1 A5 board and 1 A4 canvas

You can also bring your own oil painting materials to experiment with or get advice on. 

Course dates

Thursday evenings, from 6.30pm to 9pm

23/01/2025
30/01/2025
06/02/202
13/02/2025
20/02/2025 – HALF TERM BREAK
27/02/2025
06/03/2025
13/03/2025
20/03/2025

Cost
£220 for 8-week course