Level: Form III (7th–9th grades), Form IV (10th–12th grades)
Subject(s): Art/Art Appreciation
Description:
Mrs. Billing’s Studio Art Painting class will consist of learning the foundations of oil painting techniques through small still-life paintings throughout the year, culminating in one larger and more complex final project. We will be using four guided projects from Estelle Day’s book, “Easy Oil Painting: Beginner Tutorials for Small Still Life,” along with a few other “free form” small still lifes and one larger end-of-the-year final project. Students will complete all painting projects in class. In addition to the in-class painting sessions, students will complete three fifteen-minute sketchbook drawings per week at home.
Materials:
Families should purchase the following supplies which students must bring and have ready to use at each class session:
- Text: “Easy Oil Painting: Beginner Tutorials for Small Still Life” by Estelle Day (ISBN#: 978-1497206021) (Students may have a used copy of the text with the same ISBN, but they may NOT get the kindle version as they will need a physical copy in class)
- Sketchbook 7”x5” or 9”x6”
- Drawing Pencils
- Drawing Pens
- Pencil pouch
Families must also have the following supplies for home use; items do not need to come to class with the student. Note: This is optional and only needed if the student chooses to put more time into their paintings at home:
- One set of Winsor & Newton Artisan Water Mixable Oil Paint – Set of 6, Beginner Set, 37 ml tubes.
- A variety of small oil painting brushes
- A palette knife
- Plastic disposable cups
- White disposable coated paper plates for paint pallets or a traditional wood pallet
- Furniture covers
The following classroom supplies and learning resources will be provided by the instructorfor shared classroom use:
- Water-mixable oil paints
- Charcoal pencils for underdrawings
- Paint canvases
- Paint brushes
- Palette knives
- Paper plates for paint palettes
- Water cups
- Brush cleaning supplies
- Table covers
- Wet wipes
- Plastic gloves
Finally, students will need access to the Internet and printer services. Students will need to be able to scan and email assignments. They will need to watch weekly at-home videos and tutorials, accessed through private links and YouTube, via GoogleClassroom
