Painting Class for Beginners

Learn the fundamentals of painting with oils, acrylics, and pastels - step by step!

The focus is primarily on developing a keen sense of colour and the effects colours create. We will work using photographic references and still-life setups.

In each session, you will gradually learn more about:

1) Materials

• You will learn how to handle painting materials, clean your brushes, and keep your palette organized.
• You will receive an introduction to acrylics, oils, and pastels.
• You will understand which types of brushes are suitable for specific tasks.

2) Colours

• Seeing, mixing, and rendering colours
• The interaction of different colours

3) Color values ​​and contrasts

• For shaping planes, volume, and edges
• Expressing proximity and distance through colour

4) Composition

• Image structure: guiding the eye and creating visual tension

5) Introduction to Key Techniques

• Impressionism
• Alla prima
• Opaque layers and surfaces
• Glazing
• "Old Masters"

Registration

• Course fee: €109/month plus 7% VAT (€218 total plus 7% VAT)
• Weekly Saturdays 5.9. to 31.10.2026, 10:00 to 12:30h. No class on 17.10.2026.
• All materials and aprons are included. You don't need to bring anything!
• Advance registration via email to Alice: [email protected]

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