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Oil Painting Workshop

Course Code

ARDE030A.FC
ARDE030B.FC

Start Date

22/04/2025
03/06/2025

End Date

19/05/2025
01/07/2025

Location

Ware Campus
Ware Campus

Study Mode

Part Time

Guided by an experienced artist, this 5-week course will teach you the fundamentals of oil painting techniques and colour theory in a supportive and relaxed environment.

Working from still life, you will be introduced to the different tools and techniques needed for creating a successful oil painting. You will learn the importance of composition, tonal values, as well as colour mixing, and brushwork techniques.

How to book

Bookings for our Art & Design short courses and workshops can be made via our online payment portal at HRC Online Shop/Part Time.

To be taken directly to the individual course page on our online shop, please click the link to the relevant course from the list below:

Course Code	Start Date	End Date
ARDE030A.FC	22/04/2025	19/05/2025	Click here
ARDE030B.FC	03/06/2025	01/07/2025	Click here

Please add the revelant course(s) to your cart before making payment via your online shop account, ensuring you fully complete the checkout process.

If you have not used our payment portal before, please click here and select ”Register for an Account”. You will only need to register for an account once.

For further details regarding the booking process, please see the Further Information section below.

What will I be doing?

Sessions will focus on the importance of small studies as a key step in developing your own painting style. The smaller works will allow you to experiment with brush techniques, composition, and colour. Giving you the freedom to explore, and make mistakes while finding out what works best for you. By the end of this course, you will understand how to work with oil paints in a relaxed and confident way.

How will I be assessed?

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What do I need to bring?

A list of materials required for the course will be provided. Please note, oil paints take time to ‘cure’ and you will need to take your work home with you each week.

Entry Requirements

This course is suitable for beginners to oil painting and those who would like to develop their skills further, some previous experience in drawing & painting would be beneficial but not essential.

Fee information

£75 for each of the 5 week blocks.

Added Extras

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What can I do next?

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Further information

This course is scheduled to run on a Tuesday evening, 18:30 – 21:00, at our Ware Campus.

All our Art & Design Short Courses and Workshops are for aged 18+ unless otherwise specified.

How to book

Bookings can be made via our online payment portal at HRC Online Shop/Part Time

If you have not used our payment portal before, please click here and select ”Register for an Account”. You will only need to register for an account once.

Please add the relevant course(s) to your cart before making payment via your online shop account, ensuring you fully complete the payment process.

Once your booking/payment has been processed on our system, you will receive an email confirming your booking (please allow 3-5 working days for this).

The Department will contact you via email with start-up instructions approximately 1 week before the start of the course.

Please monitor your junk mail for emails from us as we are aware some of our system generated emails can end up there.

All our Art & Design Short Courses run subject to reaching minimum numbers. In the event we are unable to run the course you are booked on to, you will be offered a space on an alternative course or a full refund of the course fee.

We endeavour to remove our courses from the website once they are full, in the unlikely event you are able pay for a course/workshop that is full, you will be offered a space on an alternative course or a full refund of the course fee.

For further information please contact our Information Centre by email on admissions@hrc.ac.uk, or to speak to an advisor please call 01992 411411.