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Oil Painting Course

What will I learn?

Open up your artistic talent with our complete Oil Painting Course, made for arts professionals wanting to sharpen their skills. Get stuck into key techniques like blending, glazing, and impasto to make textures that will wow people. Become a master at putting things together nicely, from picking your colours to drawing up ideas. Get inspired by art history and what you've gone through yourself, and learn to judge and show off your work with confidence. Come along for a life-changing journey in top-class oil painting.

Apoia's Unique Offerings

Online courses with lifetime access
Certificate aligned with educational standards
Printable PDF summaries
24/7 online support
Select and organise the chapters you wish to study
Set your own course workload
Instant feedback on practical activities
Study at your convenience, no internet required

Develop your skills

Enhance your practical skills listed below

Sort out your workspace: Make your painting area the best it can be for getting creative.

Use layering well: Build up thickness using clever ways of putting on paint.

Blend and glaze: Make smooth changes and bright, glowing effects.

Get inspiration: Use art history and your own life to get ideas.

Plan your compositions: Come up with feelings and colour schemes for art that really hits home.

Suggested summary

Workload: between 4 and 360 hours

Before starting, you can change the chapters and workload.

  • Choose which chapter to start with
  • Add or remove chapters
  • Increase or decrease the course workload

Examples of chapters you can add

You will be able to generate more chapters similar to the examples below

This is a free course aimed at personal and professional development. It is not equivalent to a technical, undergraduate, or postgraduate course, but provides practical and relevant knowledge for your professional journey.