Oil Painting - “Seeing Color in Light” - Mud Head and Egg Study

All levels can benefit from these fun painting studies. Learn to see and paint the color of light including reflected light, in various lighting situations creating additional realism to your paintings. Lessons include aspects of Color Theory, Color Mixing, painting with palette knife and brushes. You will practice color mixing without muddy results using a limited palette, along with seeing and then painting the colors of reflected light to your subjects. Drawing skills helpful but not mandatory. Required Supplies Artist's/Professional Grade Oil Paints: (Not Student Grade) Bring paints you have, recommended colors include: Cadmium Yellow Light Yellow Ochre or Raw Sienna Cadmium Red, Medium Alizarin Crimson Cerulean Blue Ultramarine Blue Viridian Green Sap Green Burnt Sienna Dioxazine Violet Quinacridone Magenta Titanium White Raw Umber Ivory Black Masterson's Palette Box Gray Palette Paper Pad to fit Palette Box Gamblin Solvent Free Medium (in tube) Gamblin Linseed Oil Small glass jar with lid for linseed oil "The Masters" Brush Cleaner and Preserver - 2.5 ounce container Paper Towels Palette Knife (with good "spring" for paint mixing) Two to three white stretched canvases in 9" X 12", or 11" X 14" Rosemary.com Brushes Ivory or Eclipse line recommended in a range of flats or filberts in sizes in 2, 4, 6, 8 and larger if you like to work large. Add smaller pointed round for detailed work. Choose other Rosemary brushes if you prefer as long as they are for oil painting. This brand is excellent quality at the best price even with shipping. OPTIONAL: Rosemary.com MUNDY MOP 3/8" goat hair brush - these are great for blending. If you work large, order the larger size (Mundy Mops come in three sizes.)