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Article: In the manner of ...(oil-painting)(Cover Story)
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- Arts & Activities
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- April 1, 2005
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My oil-painting class was mostly made up of juniors and seniors who had completed at least one of our two introductory art classes, the first semester in which they learned the basics of drawing, design, color theory, sculpture, watercolors/acrylics, graphic design, calligraphy and so on. The second semester concentrates on printmaking, perspective, painting, art history, functional ceramics and cartooning. The students who have had these two classes have a basic understanding of painting, and are anxious to learn how to paint from their own compositions and references.
I love the luminosity and buttery consistency of oils. Because of its workability, the "medium ...