Impressionist Painting: 8-Week Online Course
€240.00
8-Week ONLINE COURSE
4 April – 23 May (or 6 April – 25 May) 2024
You can choose to do this course on Thursday evenings or Saturday mornings.
Option 1: Thursdays 7 – 9pm (UTC+1) starting 4th April 2024
Option 2: Saturdays 10am – 12 noon (UTC+1) starting 6th April 2024
Medium: Oil or Acrylic and / or Pastel
Format: Live Streaming Zoom Class & Video Recording
Level: All levels
All online classes are recorded, so you can replay and watch at any time from one week to the next!*
Impressionism has captured people’s imagination since its first exhibition in Paris in 1874, and artists have long sought to understand how the Impressionists created their paintings and how their techniques might be replicated.
This 8-week course reveals the answers to these questions by assessing the techniques and styles of eight masters of Impressionism and showing how their methods can be used and adapted by artists today.
You will be shown how the Impressionist movement came about, explore its historical context, and define the styles and inspirations of the artists involved. We will then look at the main techniques including:
- Alla Prima
- Pointillism
- Impasto
- Two-dimensional brushwork
- Use of slabs of colour
- Palette knife application
- Impressionist use of colour
The paints, brushes and other materials and equipment they used will also be described, as well as modern-day materials and equivalents.
The heart of the course, however, focuses on eight of the major Impressionist painters – Monet, Renoir, Degas, Cézanne, Pissarro, Morisot, Cassatt and Caillebotte – revealing how they worked and deconstructing many of their well-known paintings. In each case, you will be shown how to recreate these Impressionist masterworks with step-by-step demonstrations and study guides.
This course combines a fascinating insight into the working methods of the Impressionists with practical guidelines to enable contemporary artists to achieve their own Impressionist paintings.
* Each class recording will be available for 7 days from the date of that class.
See full description, what’s included, what’s required, and other important information in the tabbed sections below.
You can complete this course using either oil or acrylic paint. In weeks 3 and 7, you will also have the option of working in pastel as we look at the works of Edgar Degas and Mary Cassatt. However, this is not mandatory and you can continue working in oil or acrylic for these weeks if you wish.
Course Outline
Each week, you will learn the individual style and techniques of one of the Impressionist masters by copying one or two of their paintings, as well as covering general painting topics. Below is the week-by-week outline:
- Week 1 Monet
- Week 2 Renoir
- Week 3 Degas
- Week 4 Cézanne
- Week 5 Pissarro
- Week 6 Morisot
- Week 7 Cassatt
- Week 8 Caillebotte
Painting Techniques
We will examine all of the Impressionists painting techniques including:
- Alla Prima
- Use of Slabs of Colour
- Pointillism
- Impasto
- Palette Knife Painting
- Textured Brushwork
- Influence of Japanese Art
- Use of Photography
Colour
The basis of all Impressionist painting was the representation of colour and light. This was more accessible for them than previous painters because, after centuries of innovation, suddenly a new explosion of pigments was available. Favourite colours included Emerald Green, artificial Ultramarine, Chrome Yellow, Chrome Orange, Cadmium Yellow and Viridian. The Impressionists mixed colour directly on the canvas or placed hues next to each other, which allowed viewers’ eyes to mix them – a technique known as ‘optical colour mixing.’
Materials
The Impressionists lived in an age of great social change as well as radical technical innovation. We will look at the changes to materials and equipment that enabled the Impressionists to create their ground-breaking paintings.
The pigments and materials of the paintings we will study have been analysed by the research departments of major art museums, and we will be basing our painting reproductions on their findings.
Included
Included on this course:
- Live demonstrations
- Weekly recorded class (available for 7 days from the time of the class)
- Detailed study notes available to download from Google Drive
- Digital reference images
Requirements
This course is suitable for artists at all levels. Please download materials list below.
Download Materials ListTerms & Conditions
Please read carefully before enrolling and paying for this course. By paying for this course you are agreeing to the terms and conditions below:
OIL PAINTS
Oil paints, solvents and mediums (such as mineral spirits, turpentine and linseed oil) will be used on this course, and these have a small and safe degree of toxicity but can emit strong fumes, which may cause headaches, drowsiness and skin irritations.
FEES, CANCELLATIONS & REFUNDS
Fees are non-refundable and non-transferrable. Adrian Cooke Artist reserves the right to cancel this course at any time if the minimum number of students required is not reached. In such cases, your fee will be fully refunded.
Reviews
Clear instructions delivered so professionally. Location and company lovely and enjoyable.
– Gerry
As someone who has never painted, I’m finding this course excellent. The class is in a relaxed, friendly atmosphere, and the instruction is second to none. Highly recommended.
– Stuart
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