45819 Experimental oil painting class
Investigate layering, surface manipulation and mixed media integration. Explore abstract expressionism and postmodernism in oil painting. Develop a conceptual approach through your own projects and discussions. For experienced oil painters.
SE campus Tabor /133
10am-to12:50pm
Oct 1 –Nov 5
Material list
For experimental oil paintingIf you’re interested in experimental oil painting, it’s useful to have traditional oil painting materials alongside tools that encourage texture, layering, and unconventional techniques.
Essential Painting Materials
- Oil paints (student or artist grade)
- Titanium White
- Cadmium Yellow (or Hansa Yellow)
- Cadmium Red (or Pyrrole Red)
- Alizarin Crimson
- Ultramarine Blue
- Phthalo Blue
- Burnt Sienna
- Burnt Umber
- Ivory Black (optional)
- Palette (wood, glass, or disposable paper)
- Palette knives (various shapes)
- Brushes
- Flat
- Filbert
- Round
- Fan
- Large house-painting brush for expressive marks
Painting Surfaces
- 1Primed canvas large
- 2 Canvas boards
- 2 Wood panels (gesso-primed)large
- 4 Heavy watercolor paper or oil paper/large
Mediums & Solvents
- Linseed oil
- Stand oil
- Walnut oil
- Odorless mineral spirits (for cleaning and thinning)
- Alkyd medium (for faster drying)
- Cold wax medium (for matte texture and thick applications)
- Palette (wood, glass, or disposable paper)
- Palette knives (various shapes)