A common challenge for the growing artist can be figuring out a strategy for undertaking a certain project if it is a little outside the “typical”. Oil paint is an extremely versatile medium and can be used in ways many don’t imagine. In this course, Mike Callahan will show you a variety of techniques and tactics that are outside the standard methods of oil painting typically taught. You will follow along through five personal projects looking over Mike’s shoulder, as it were; sometimes making discoveries on the spot! Follow along using project reference or simply apply the methodology to your own.

If an advanced technique works for you, incorporate it into your style!

As one grows as an oil painter, it often becomes difficult to develop one’s own style. So many students feel stuck, almost like clones of their teacher. Advanced, alternative techniques and tactics should be explored by every student. You won’t necessarily incorporate everything you learn but there will likely be some and incorporating those into your painting practice helps you develop a unique style

By the end of the course, you'll have been given problem solving insights and techniques to help you paint just about anything you want!

You'll be learning how to see and use some alternative approaches to creating oil paintings. You’ll gain a valuable insight into how there isn’t just one particular way to approach oil painting. You’ll be led step-by-step into approaches that will help you paint those things that often perplex artists, such as nocturnes, tonal paintings, and paintings that need to be done in a hurry to name a few!