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Efficient Palette for Oil/Acrylic Painters

Master color mixing and painting techniques using a streamlined palette for stunning results. With personalized guidance, you’ll refine your skills, explore your own subjects, and learn efficient methods for canvas preparation and project execution in oils or acrylics.

  • Intermediate
  • 18 and older
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  • Zoom
  • 10 hours over 4 sessions

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Class Description

Description

Join other artists as they improve their painting skills from home. Mary Gingrich presents color mixing and other techniques. Each artist chooses their own subject. Transfer and canvas preparation are also addressed for each project. Individual instruction is offered throughout the class. The “Efficient Palette” method uses only 11 colors (listed in the class materials). Oils, water soluble oils or acrylics are recommended for this class.

Required Supplies:

  • Oils or acrylics (water soluble oils are fine)

  1. Titanium White
  2. Ivory Black
  3. Lemon Yellow
  4. Cadmium Yellow (med)
  5. Cadmium Red (light)
  6. Alizarin Crimson
  7. Cerulean Blue
  8. Ultramarine Blue
  9. Yellow Ochre
  10. Burnt Sienna
  11. Raw Umber

  • Brushes of various sizes (bristle, or whatever you have)
  • Turpenoid (if needed)
  • Palette or painting knives
  • Several sizes of canvas, no bigger than 16”x20”
  • Easel (floor or table)

Remote Learning

This course is available for "remote" learning and will be available to anyone with access to an internet device with a microphone (this includes most models of computers, tablets). Classes will take place with a "Live" instructor at the date/times listed below.

Upon registration, the instructor will send along additional information about how to log-on and participate in the class.

Refund Policy

Class Cancellation: Classes may be postponed or cancelled when enrollment minimums are not met. We try to notify students of a cancellation two days prior to the start of each session, but from time to time cancellations are done at the last minute. Students will be notified by e-mail or phone of any cancellations.

If a class is cancelled, students may opt to receive a credit for future TAC classes or the full tuition will be refunded. TAC reserves the right to change instructors/classes or to discontinue any class, without incurring obligations.

Class dropped by Student: Dropped Classes

Tuition is refundable for all classes and workshops as follows:

  • Dropped 7 or more days before the first date of the session: Tuition refunded or credit minus $50 processing fee.
  • Dropped within 6 days before the first date of the session: Tuition is credited or refunded minus a processing fee equal to 50% of the tuition.
  • Dropped after the start of the first session: NO REFUND/NO CREDIT.
  • Dropped Workshops costing $100 or more.
  • Dropped 7 or more days before the first date of the session: Tuition refunded or credit minus $50 processing fee.
  • Dropped within 6 days before the first date of the session: NO REFUND/NO CREDIT.
  • Dropped after the start of the first session: NO REFUND/NO CREDIT.
  • Dropped Workshops costing under $100.
  • Dropped 7 or more days before the first date of the session: Tuition refunded or credit minus $25 processing fee.
  • Dropped within 6 days before the first date of the session: NO REFUND/NO CREDIT.
  • Dropped after the start of the first session: NO REFUND/NO CREDIT.

In any event where a customer wants to cancel their enrollment and is eligible for a full refund, a 5% processing fee will be deducted from the refund amount.

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