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Paint Your Chosen Painting

A flexible, oil painting–based course

 

Paint Your Own Project is a personalized, project-based oil painting course designed for artists who want to develop a single painting from start to finish at a pace that suits their work. Each participant chooses their own subject and works through the full oil painting process with guidance and support available throughout.

 

Enrollment is structured on a monthly basis, allowing artists to commit to a set of sessions and continue working consistently on their painting. If additional time is needed, participants may add another set of four sessions as required.

 

The number of sessions depends on the scale, complexity, and drying time of the chosen work. This flexible structure allows space for thoughtful planning, layering, refinement, and corrections.

 

Throughout the course, guidance is available to support:

 

  • Planning and composition

  • Drawing and underpainting

  • Oil color mixing and material choices

  • Layering, corrections, and refinement

  • Bringing a painting to a resolved finish

 

Artists are welcome to work with special or preferred oil pigments specific to their project.

 

This course is ideal for artists seeking continuity, flexibility, and focused support while developing a complete oil painting in a calm, studio-based environment.

Material List

Paint Colors

 

  • Titanium White

  • Ivory Black

  • Ultramarine Blue

  • Phthalo Blue

  • Alizarin Crimson

  • Light Red

  • Cadmium Yellow

  • Yellow Ochre

  • Burnt Umber

  • Burnt Sienna

 

Optional Colors

 

  • Optional: Cerulean Blue

  • Optional: Cobalt Blue

  • Optional: Magenta / Quinacridone Magenta

  • Optional: Cadmium Red

  • Optional: Cadmium Orange

  • Optional: Dioxazine Purple

 

(Artists are welcome to bring additional or specialty pigments specific to their project.)

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Mediums & Solvents

 

  • Linseed Oil

  • Odorless Mineral Spirits (for brush cleaning)

 

 

Brushes

 

  • Short-handle flat synthetic brushes (sizes 2–8, up to 10 optional)

  • Small round synthetic brushes (size 0 or 2 for details)

 

 

Tools & Supplies

 

  • Reusable palette (plastic, glass, or sealed wood)

  • Palette knife

  • Paper towels or rags

  • Container for solvent

 

Notes

 

  • Synthetic brushes are recommended

  • Materials do not need to be professional grade

  • Bring any additional materials specific to your chosen project

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