b Class Description

Celebrate the magic of the season with this heartwarming real-time paint along class where you’ll create a charming snowman scene under a sparkling winter sky. Designed for beginners and beyond, this festive painting is perfect for anyone wanting to craft a joyful artwork they can proudly display each holiday season.

In this class, I’ll be painting in acrylic, but you’re welcome to follow along in oil if you prefer. You’ll be guided every step of the way — from idea to finished painting — making this an ideal project to revisit year after year.

Your Learning Journey Includes:

🎄 Using a Photo as Inspiration: Learn how to interpret and adapt photo references to craft an original and personal composition.
🖼️ Scene Composition: Plan your layout directly on the canvas, ensuring strong structure and balance from the start.
🎨 Colour Mixing Techniques: Mix a festive winter palette with confidence, capturing the glow of the snow and the rich twilight sky.
Painting the Snowmen: Paint cheerful characters full of personality using simple shapes and brush techniques.
🏠 Creating Depth and Detail: Learn to add charming elements like gifts, trees, a cozy cabin, and even Santa flying past the moon!
Adding Light and Atmosphere: Use tonal layering to make your scene glow with warmth and winter wonder.

Whether you’re decorating for the holidays or creating a gift for a loved one, this class is packed with techniques that bring cheer and creativity to your canvas.

Join now and paint a festive scene you’ll love to bring out each Christmas!

You Will Need

  • a 400mm x 300mm canvas (roughly 16″ x 12″).
  • Set of bristle brushes
  • Finer liners and fine round brushes
  • 1cm (0.5″) Soft Filbert Brush
  • 1.5″ (4cm) Pastry brush
  • Painting Knife
  • Paint : A variety of vibrant colours (Whatever you have). I will pack out Titanium White, Paynes Grey, Cadmium Yellow, Cadmium Orange, Cadmium Red, Crimson, French Ultramarine, Cerulean Blue, Sap Green, Yellow Ochre, Burnt Sienna and Raw Umber