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• A DEEP DIVE - THE REDUCTIVE METHOD: PAINTING WITH WATERMIXABLE OILS with Jim Starr

  • Start
    Tuesday, May 19, 2026
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  • End
    Tuesday, June 09, 2026
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  • Schedule
    4 sessions
  • Location
    220 S Marshal St York PA 17402
  • Spaces left
    3

  Registration is closed

  Tuesdays | 6-9pm | All Levels | $80M $90NM

  Registration closes 5/9/26

  This 4-Week Class will cover the benefits of painting using the reductive method and painting with Water-Soluble oils. Students will follow Jim’s demos by painting on a provided gesso-coated hardboard. We will apply paint with brushes and palette knives and remove it with squeegees, paper towels, and Q-Tips. This method is fun and helps you quickly define your tonal values. Switching from harsh solvents to water when mixing oil paints is a game-changer!

  Instruction over this 4-week Class covers: Materials and Supplies, Reductive Painting techniques, Glazing, Design/Composition, Tonalism, Preliminary Sketching, Types of Edges & Transitions.

  Students will need to purchase the materials listed in the Supply List below for the class. Links are provided for ordering Artist Supplies.

  $15 supply fee is due to the instructor on the first day of class.

  Supply List

  • A couple of synthetic bright brushes, sizes 8,14, 18. A bright brush is a type of flat brush with short bristles that is used for applying short, controlled strokes of paint

  These brushes will work for cheap - Transon Flat Paint Brush Set 3pcs for Acrylic Watercolor Gouache-

  https://www.amazon.com/Transon-Acrylic-Watercolor-Gouache-Painting/dp/B0DGT8N3R2?pd_rd_w=QqPWr&content-id=amzn1.sym.e7d77f83-4d42-48ed-825c-e0597e1533d7&pf_rd_p=e7d77f83-4d42-48ed-825c-e0597e1533d7&pf_rd_r=CSVANFEZ7W9CTSTBQ668&pd_rd_wg=ixF69&pd_rd_r=10165664-b9cb-43fd-a7cf-804baeae2b11&ref_=sspa_dk_detail_gen_ai_1&sp_csd=d2lkZ2V0TmFtZT1zcF9kZXRhaWxfdGhlbWF0aWM&th=1

  • Cobra Artist Water Mixable Oil Paint - Set of 5, Introductory Set, 20 ml - https://www.amazon.com/Cobra-Artists-Watermixable-Colour-Mixing/dp/B008BHLKLW/ref=pd_sbs_d_sccl_2_4/137-9817417-9961403?pd_rd_w=LXbXu&content-id=amzn1.sym.aa738fbd-ad05-4d11-aae2-04b598db6305&pf_rd_p=aa738fbd-ad05-4d11-aae2-04b598db6305&pf_rd_r=1KESH277NGJY2WE6KDYH&pd_rd_wg=7QJO2&pd_rd_r=8d16dd80-beb4-43e3-89fe-691253c5e196&pd_rd_i=B008BHLKLW&psc=1• A rigger watercolor brush for fine detail (this is optional)

  • Palette Knife (Knives) Bring your own, or here is a cheap set if you need to purchase https://www.amazon.com/CONDA-Palette-Painting-Stainless-Spatula/dp/B01G176P6I/ref=sr_1_4?crid=3L93QZO47152U&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.LtHnHMaCCRg5ZkdmzdBNtNQs6irRotT4Vm2Hldh05H-XdHTNAcAFlfOtwn38GaTpqSVQiW2W51XLI9GkXf1ncIQFoUnZ-_5tzsZgWUg84L8tuXWiBtfdpsgUYetbaCZqElDoEIeU9Y6GI4LV-4DIOUZ1JXlX8L-DH2ml-Ke8bsSFN8jJv7-bSvhlR_46cGovWrfrq5xG17cyE1aDoPIBF4WZsqwyqIuzL5WbSGj7Ci0.DJk2oE8axqcJ2qocHw9ngLfc8Zkx0r_DzLMrdgxU8FQ&dib_tag=se&keywords=palette%2Bknife%2Bset&qid=1770873181&sprefix=palette%2Bknife%2Caps%2C160&sr=8-4&th=1

  • Ettore Solid Brass Squeegee, 6-Inch- (Jim has a few extra to borrow if you don’t want to purchase) - Amazon link: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000BQL3U4/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o03_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

  • Roll of Bounty paper towels

  • Palette for mixing the water-soluble oil paint- a paper or styrofoam plate will do or palette paper

  • Plastic Trash bags – grocery bag size to dispose used paper towels

  • Container for water (to thin paint and wash brushes).

  • Soap to wash out brushes

  • An apron is recommended, and gloves are optional.

  • Reference Photos to paint from (prints or digital photos are OK). Consider a reference with well-defined values and contrasts. Jim will also have pictures to work from.

  Jim will provide: prepared Hardboard for each session, a cheap hardware store “chip brush,” Q-tips, and small squeegees (you will still need to purchase the large one from the Supplies List or borrow from Jim – he has a few extra). Also, Jim has extra water-mixable Cobra Colors that he will squeeze out as needed, which are not included in the set of 5.

  
  

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