November 04 - 25, 2026
Oil Painting Made Easy for Total Beginners
McTavish Academy Of Art
1720 McTavish Rd North Saanich, BC V8L 5T9
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Join Steve Chmilar in this four-week course and find out why oil paint is actually the greatest beginner medium. This method if for anyone who thinks they may be “too beginner” to join a group oil painting session. Rest assured, you will be surrounded by a small group of others that feel the same as you. In this class, we will observe very simple subject matter supplied as a high-resolution images that you get to keep. All of the information you need to know will be shared in the most basic possible steps to insure that any new oil painter can keep easily keep up. All that is required is a little bit of patience and some materials. Oil Painting Made Easy Supply List Small painting panel or canvas: Primed (solid white) 11”x14” is the ideal size. Can be stretched canvas, canvas board or hard panel such as primed masonite or Ampersand. Brushes: -Flat or angle flat: small, medium to large or 8 to 20 or 1/4” to 1” (8mm to 24mm) -Filbert: small to medium, 1 to 4 or 1/4” to 1/2” (8mm to 12mm) -Round: small to medium, 0 to 6, most importantly sizes 2 to 4. Bring whatever you have. Oil Paints: -Titanium White or Opus brand Fast Drying white (preferred). I will have spare for those who cannot get Fast Drying white. – One bright primary yellow such as Lemon Yellow, Hansa Yellow light, or Cadmium Yellow light. - Indian Yellow (optional) – One bright primary red such as Cadmium Red Light, Napthol Red, Pyrol or Azo red. – Alizarin Crimson (sometimes labelled permanent crimson or just alizarin). Magenta can also work in its place. -Ultramarine Blue -Any Black such as Lamp or Ivory (small 37ml tubes are plenty – any brand including student grade can work. Avoid Dollar store oil paint. Opus brand, Gamblin’s 1980 line, Windsor & Newton’s Winton are good quality student grade paints.) The paints listed above are very likely to be used in our class. Feel free to bring any other oil paints that you already have. Additional Items: – Refined Linseed Oil. Any small quantity of any b
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Ages 19-99
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