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Jitsingh Gojra

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Hello All, Can you please advise of any good online courses for rendering/shading in oil paints for the beginner to advanced. Many thanks in advance for your prompt reply to my request. Jitsingh 
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Linda Wilson

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I can’t think of any courses specifically aimed at shading/rendering.  Do you mean for portraits?  There are lots of U-tube demos to be found through a simple search.  I have recently signed up to a Windsor and Newton Newsletter, from their website, which is full of tips on using oils.  Mark Fielding has demos on Facebook.  Hope this helps.

Alan Bickley

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I can’t think of anything specific either. However, if you go to the menu and navigate down to Tips & Techniques, click on OILS and you’ll find numerous demonstrations to help you. I’ve got a dozen or more WIP features on there for the beginner (landscapes), and everything on there is free!

Peter Davison

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Have a look at the Norfolk Painting School website. They do a range of courses from beginner to advanced and cover various aspects in different topics. Excellent tuition and presentation.

Alan Bickley

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I didn’t think that they did online courses Peter, but they may have been doing a few during this current situation I suppose. Martin Kinnear, the course leader is an excellent artist and writer, I would love to go up to Norwich some day for one of his courses. Not cheap but very rewarding if you go with an open mind and are prepared to learn...
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Marjorie Firth

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I believe they do, or have had, some “tune in” courses during lockdown. I’ ve been on two of Matin’s courses and they were thoroughly enjoyable. I’d certainly like to go again.
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Robert Jones, NAPA

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I hope Martin is still working and is able to help you - sure he will if he can.  And David Stead, who (too) occasionally posts on this site, runs a number of courses - I don't know if he will work online, but he seems to me to be a fine example to follow.   There IS good tuition online, on YouTube: the snag is finding it, and differentiating it from the dross - of which there is all too much.  I just can't be specific, because some of those who produce rotten advice are actually lovely people, motivated by (of course) the desire to earn a crust, but also by general good will.   Andrew Tischler is one I would follow - and there are others.  But they don't (I think) offer specific courses.   You could always come and work alongside me, of course!   But there are one or two downsides there......  I hope you find what you're looking for; it may help to be very specific about the level at which you're aiming; the Open College of the Arts, for example, part of the OU, does offer painting courses: but you would have to be prepared to make a significant financial investment - and even then, it might not be quite what you're looking for.

Peter Davison

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Norfolk painting School have developed a range of online courses over the past year of the pandemic and i believe intend continuing them going forward. As Robert says 'not cheap' but you get what you pay for.

Fred Smith

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