Oil and Acrylic Painting for Beginners

10/05/2026 - 10/26/2026 9:00 AM - 12:30 PM

Level: Beginner

Price

$259

Member Price

$220.15

Room: 108

200 Grant St Denver

Date	Session Times
10/19/2026	9:00 AM - 12:30 PM
10/26/2026	9:00 AM - 12:30 PM

This class is for beginners and intermediate painters. The objective of this class is to get students acquainted with the painting process/techniques so they are excited and able to start painting successfully.

Rob Gratiot

Paint Colors:
Cadmium red, Alizarin crimson
Titanium white (large tube)
Burnt sienna, Burnt umber (large tube), Yellow ochre
Ultramarine blue (large tube), Cerulean blue
Permanent green
Cadmium Yellow Medium
Canvas boards or pre-stretched canvas at least 12” x 18”
1-2 round brush, series 4235 R #2 or smaller (Grumbacher-Bristlette)
1-2 flat 1/2” - 3/4” brush (Professional Bristle)
Silicoil – a metal coil you put inside a can use to clean your brushes
Paper palette
Mid-size palette knife
Odorless paint thinner
Container
Rags
Pencil & notebook
Water spray bottle for acrylic painters
For those who want to create their own stretched canvasses, bring:
Stretcher bars (min. 12” x 18”)
10-oz raw canvas fabric
Craftsman 1/4 Light Duty Staples *974424 and staple gun
Gesso and gesso brush (something like a cheap house-painting-style brush)
Other materials and tools may be discussed in class.

Date	Session Times
10/19/2026	9:00 AM - 12:30 PM
10/26/2026	9:00 AM - 12:30 PM

Oil and Acrylic Painting for Beginners

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