Best Painting Classes in Bath

The materials you'll need to bring will depend on the course you are taking, and the tutor who is teaching. For a list of the materials you'll need to bring, please look at the course page you've booked.

The courses start at 10:00, so please arrive by 9:45 to give yourself time to set up. The studio opens at 9:30. There are regular breaks throughout the day, including an hour for lunch at 13:00.

If you cancel more than 3 weeks before a course starts, we will refund 100% of the course fee. Unfortunately, if you cancel under 3 weeks before the start date we cannot refund any of the fee.

Our tutors tend to work using the sight-size method or comparative measurement: this provides a framework for learning and teaching. We teach a structured way of drawing and painting, breaking down a complex painting into simpler, more manageable steps. For painting, this would typically involve a pencil sketch or study, then a raw-umber wipe out, then a colour study, then a block-in, and then working up the block-in to a full painting. Depending on your level of experience, you might skip on or more of these steps - see our tutor Lizet Dingemans' article in Artists and Illustrators magazine. Our tutors also tend to teach alla prima, or direct painting. This is a more straightforward, quicker approach than indirect painting.

Our online community use the hashtag #rawumberlive on Instagram to share their progress and final images from our classes, and we also have a compilation of work on our online showcase from classes, workshops and more!