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Colour, Temperature & Form: A Realistic Floral Oil Painting Demo with Kelly Baskin
Colour, Temperature & Form: A Realistic Floral Oil Painting Demo with Kelly Baskin
Join us for a live oil painting floral demonstration focused on colour harmony and temperature, using an extended limited palette.
This session begins with a hands-on colour theory warm-up where participants will explore warm and cool relationships through a temperature strip exercise. The same colour mixes will then be applied directly to a simple, realistic rose, showing how important colour temperature over detail is for depth and form.
Kelly will be working with Arches Oil Paper and Princeton brushes, and will discuss the importance of understanding the materials you work with so you can choose products that work best for you as an artist.
This demonstration is ideal for artists looking to strengthen their colour-mixing skills and gain a clearer understanding of the products they use, as well as how limited palettes in oil applications can be used to create realistic paintings.
Materials
Princeton Velvetouch Brushes: Flat ½”, Filbert 6, Round 1, Fan Brush 10/0
Oil Paints: Titanium White, Yellow Ochre, Cadmium Yellow Light, Alizarin Crimson,
Cadmium Red Light, Ultramarine Blue, Cerulean or Phthalo Blue,
ARCHES Oil Paper Pads: 9x12”
Canson Disposable Palette Papers
Oil Mediums: Linseed Oil or Safflower Oil
Shop Rags or paper towel
Jar for oil
Gloves (Optional)
Opus Virtual Demo Common Q&A - Click HERE
This event is for Opus Members — thank you for being part of the creative community!
Hosted by Opus Art Supplies & our Experience leader
Kelly Baskin is a Professional Artist based out of Toronto, ON. Baskin graduated with an Honours Bachelor of Fine Arts degree with a minor in Art History from Queen’s University. She is currently working as the Fine Art Educator and Professional Artist for a FILA Group- Dixon Ticonderoga ART ULC, representing some of the world's leading Fine Art brands, including Canson, Strathmore, Arches, Saunders, Bockingford, Daler-Rowney, Princeton and Maimeri.Website: kellybaskin.studio
Instagram: @artbykellybaskin
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Do I have to register in advance?
Yes—most events require registration to reserve your spot. Free demos with limited space can fill up quickly, so we recommend signing up early.
What’s included in a paid vs free event?
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Is it okay to ask questions during the demo?
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