Learn the fundamentals and application of painting in soft pastel, gouache, and direct oil painting method. Discover essential techniques while practicing painting from your photo references. Learn about different surfaces such as vellum, mylar, oil paper, panel, canvas, linen and toned papers, as well as brands of soft pastel, gouache and oil paint. This class will provide aglimpse into the work of historical painters who worked in these mediums. You may make both soft pastel paintings and oil paintings or choose to work with one medium over another. 

Please be advised that the Collingswood studio where this class takes place becomes very warm in the summer/ early fall months due to the overhead skylights. It is not air conditioned however, fans are provided.

Supply list:

• Sennelier Soft pastel 

• Nu Pastel

• Gouache

• Soft Vine charcoal

• 3 sheets of Ingres toned paper your chose in any color, except for white,

• 1 sheet of Art Spectrum soft pastel paper.

• Drawing board (There are studio boards available in the studio for student use)

• Masking tape(cream colored)