Oil Painting for Beginners | 4 Weeks - VIRTUAL

$160.00

Virtual Class: Oil Painting for Beginners — Summer Landscapes Series

Taught by formally trained, professional oil painter, Melanie Damore, dive into the rich, vibrant world of oil painting in this 4-week beginner-friendly virtual class designed to take you from the very basics to creating your own finished paintings.

You’ll start with foundational skills like understanding materials, safe studio practices, and how to choose and prepare your canvas. From there, we’ll explore color theory, composition, and brushwork before moving into layering techniques and paint application to bring your work to life.

Each session builds on the last, guiding you toward completing your own expressive summer painting while developing skills you can continue using long after the class ends.

What You’ll Learn:

Oil painting materials, setup, and safety
How to choose and prepare a canvas
Color mixing and foundational color theory
Building strong compositions
Brush techniques and paint application
Working in layers to build depth and dimension
Techniques for painting skies, landscapes, and florals

Class Details:

Duration: 4 weeks
Session Length: 90 minutes each
Price: $160
Format: Live virtual instruction with demonstrations + guided painting

When:
Tuesdays 4/21, 4/28, 5/5, 5/12

Choose Your Session:
Afternoon Session: 12-1:30 PM
OREvening Session 5:30-7 PM

Materials:
Materials are not included, a detailed supply list will be provided upon registration. Don’t feel like shopping? Curated kits may be available for purchase.

Who It’s For:
Perfect for beginners with little to no experience, as well as creatives looking to explore oil painting in a structured, approachable way.

Choose Your Session:

Virtual Class: Oil Painting for Beginners — Summer Landscapes Series

Taught by formally trained, professional oil painter, Melanie Damore, dive into the rich, vibrant world of oil painting in this 4-week beginner-friendly virtual class designed to take you from the very basics to creating your own finished paintings.

You’ll start with foundational skills like understanding materials, safe studio practices, and how to choose and prepare your canvas. From there, we’ll explore color theory, composition, and brushwork before moving into layering techniques and paint application to bring your work to life.

Each session builds on the last, guiding you toward completing your own expressive summer painting while developing skills you can continue using long after the class ends.

What You’ll Learn:

Oil painting materials, setup, and safety
How to choose and prepare a canvas
Color mixing and foundational color theory
Building strong compositions
Brush techniques and paint application
Working in layers to build depth and dimension
Techniques for painting skies, landscapes, and florals

Class Details:

Duration: 4 weeks
Session Length: 90 minutes each
Price: $160
Format: Live virtual instruction with demonstrations + guided painting

When:
Tuesdays 4/21, 4/28, 5/5, 5/12

Choose Your Session:
Afternoon Session: 12-1:30 PM
OREvening Session 5:30-7 PM

Materials:
Materials are not included, a detailed supply list will be provided upon registration. Don’t feel like shopping? Curated kits may be available for purchase.

Who It’s For:
Perfect for beginners with little to no experience, as well as creatives looking to explore oil painting in a structured, approachable way.

No experience needed! Just bring your creativity and personality! We’ll provide the skills, materials, and fun!

Registration In order to guarantee seating registration for the entire party is required. Anyone present at our sessions must purchase a seat due to limited capacity. Payment is due at the time of booking your reservation.

Class Time The workshop will begin promptly at scheduled start time, we recommend that you arrive 15 - 20 minutes prior to the session start time to grab a drink or snack and get settled. If you arrive after the session start time, we will do our best to assist you with catching up if possible. We do not offer a refund or a reschedule in the event that you are late for your session.

Included with Workshops All materials are included to complete each project. Food and drinks must be purchased separately through the brewery.

Dress Code We currently do not provide aprons for our guests. Art materials can certainly get messy, and may be permanent once dried. We recommend that you wear something in anticipation that it may get painted on.

Refund/Cancellation Policy Cancellations made 24+ hours in advance of the event will be issued a refund for full amount paid. Refunds are not available for cancellations within 24 hours. Custom events such as Paint Your Pet will not receive a refund.

PLEASE NOTE: If a class does not have sufficient reservations, the class may be canceled or rescheduled. Denver Art Days reserves the right to cancel any session due to unforeseen circumstances.

Age Policy We welcome all ages at all events, however we do recommend ages 7 and up. All children under age 18 must be accompanied by an adult. All guests must purchase a seat, even if accompanying a child.

Gratuity Tipping your instructor 15-20% is never expected, but always appreciated.