Service Description

🎨 4-Week Oil Painting Course — Painting the Hare: Texture, Anatomy & Expression Discover the art of painting animals in oils in this inspiring 4-week course focused on capturing the texture, structure, and character of a hare. Perfect for beginners and amateur artists alike, this course is designed to help you build confidence in painting fur, understanding animal anatomy, and creating realistic yet expressive wildlife portraits. This course places a strong emphasis on understanding how animals are constructed beneath the fur — helping you move beyond simply copying photographs and instead paint with greater confidence, structure, and realism. 🖌️ What You’ll Learn Across four relaxed and supportive sessions, you’ll explore essential oil painting techniques for animal portraiture, including: 🐇 Understanding animal anatomy and proportions to create believable structure and form 🎨 Colour mixing for natural fur tones, subtle highlights, and realistic shadow 🖌️ Techniques for painting convincing fur texture using layered brushwork and edge control 👁️ Capturing expressive eyes and facial features that bring personality to the subject 💡 Using light and shadow to create depth, atmosphere, and three-dimensional form 🔲 Blocking-in techniques to simplify complex subjects and establish strong composition 🌿 Creating soft, complementary backgrounds that enhance the subject naturally ✨ Refining detail without overworking the painting 🐾 Learning practical techniques you can apply to your own pet portraits and future animal paintings 👩‍🎨 Live demonstrations and personalised guidance throughout every stage By the end of the course, you’ll complete a fully realised hare painting while gaining a deeper understanding of animal painting techniques that can be carried into your own personal artwork and pet portrait projects. 🧰 What’s Included ✔️ Premium linen canvas supplied ✔️ All essential painting materials provided* *Please bring your own brushes, palette knife, and apron. Please visit our "Art Hub" for paint brush recommendations or get in touch after your booking! 📍 Location: The Hall at Marthall, Sandlebridge Lane, Knutsford, WA16 7SB 📅 When: Thursday mornings, 10:00 am – 2:00 pm ✨ Spaces are limited — early booking is advised. Have a question? Contact Dan directly — we’re always happy to help. No experience necessary — just bring your curiosity and enjoy learning how to paint animals with confidence, texture, structure, and character.