Painting for Beginners . Learn skills that will take you onto a painting journey

Level : Beginner
12 July - 23 August 2025
Saturdays 1 - 4pm

$590 / INCLUDES ALL QUALITY MATERIALS

See previous student works here.
All bookings must be made through our website here.

#### Limited to 7 students / 4 places available

#### Tutor: Carmel Byrne

This is a methodical painting course that explicitly demonstrates the strength of creating structure through the layering of tone and colour in painting. The focus of the course is to support students while they figure out the concepts and practicalities of creating form and space in painting. This Flemish approach unpacks the structure of a painting, and is a solid foundation to how painting works in regards to creating the illusion of space.

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This seven week painting course is a natural follow-up to our Drawing Courses. Techniques, colour, brushwork and art history will be discussed as we move through the course. After learning these long-hand basics you’ll be able to streamline your painting skills to suit your interests.

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This is an intermediate course and students will need to know the Foundations of art – line, tone, value, form, and texture. Contact us if you’re unsure of your skill-levels.

Week 1: Preparation / Drawing the still life & gesso paper for painting
Week 2: Value structure & underpainting
Week 3: Tonal correction and expansion
Week 4: The dead layer
Week 5: First colour layer
Week 6: Second colour layer
Week 7: Finishing colour layer with highlights & the darkest values

Quality acrylic paint is provided for this course. Follow this link to see previous students progress through our program.
http://www.scratchartspace.com/learn-to-paint/