INTRODUCTION TO ACRYLIC PAINTING with Alastair Gordon | 18 SEPT 2024 | 18:00
Start Date: 18 Sept 2024
Time: Wednesdays @18:00 – 20:00 BST | 13:00 – 15:00 ET | 10:00 – 12:00 PT
Duration: 6 weeks
Location: Online
Capacity: 20
Fee: £240
Interest-free instalment payments available with Klarna
Supported by Winsor & Newton
Course Description
Learn the basic skills of acrylic painting and gain knowledge of working with this contemporary and versatile paint media. Over six weeks artist Alastair Gordon will share with you his understanding and experience of making paintings in acrylic, imparting the basic principles of colour, pigments, mediums, materials and techniques. By the end of the course, you will have gained the confidence to independently make your own acrylic paintings.
This practical course is encouraging and supportive, and available to anyone with the necessary materials, a table-top to work on and access to Zoom. Session recordings will be automatically available for the duration of the course for absentees or those wishing to enjoy the class again. Key outcomes of Introduction to Acrylic painting include:
- Understanding of acrylic paint composition and materials.
- Understanding of acrylic painting methods
- Insight into the use of acrylic mediums
- Insight into the properties and use of colours.
- Understanding of a range of acrylic painting techniques
- Feedback from professional artist
BONUS!
- Enjoy a 20% discount on your Winsor & Newton course materials (UK only)
Introduction to Acrylic painting is for:
- All artists including beginners
- All nationalities (sessions conducted in English)
- Age 16 +
Materials
Workstation
Paint Palette | Essential | The following are suitable; paint palette, ceramic plate, piece of glass |
Jars | Essential | |
Rags | Essential | For dabbing brushes and wiping up spills |
Pencils & pens | Essential | For drawing and sketching |
Drawing paper | Essential | |
Palette knife | Desirable | For mixing colours |
Apron | Desirable | |
Easel | Desirable | |
Faculty
Timetable & Guidelines
Wednesday 18 Sept 2024 / 18:00-20:00 | Introductions | Overview & format of course. Welcomes! Getting started, what is acrylic paint? |
Wednesday 25 Sept 2024 / 18:00-20:00 | The Anatomy of Acrylic Painting | How to build a painting from surface to finish. Understanding supports & surfaces. |
Wednesday 02 Oct 2024 / 18:00-20:00 | Composition and Tone | Making monochrome paintings. Dark to light, small tonal studies |
Wednesday 09 Oct 2024 / 18:00-20:00 | Colour | The colour wheel and theory in practice. Understanding the difference between student and artist quality paint. |
Wednesday 16 Oct 2024 / 18:00-20:00 | Mix and Match | Combining acrylic mediums. (Hard body, soft body, glazing medium acrylic inks) |
Wednesday 23 Oct 2024 / 18:00-20:00 | Only Acrylic | Approaches and techniques best suited to acrylics. (Dry brush & glazing, textural painting, hard edge painting, quick work) |
Fee
£240
Instalment payments available with Klarna
Technical Information
Padlet
We use Padlet as our course interface. Once you register you will receive a link to your course Padlet. Here you will find all relevant course documents including TIMETABLE which contains the Zoom session links. You will also find your own column where you can upload images and documents. Here is a course Padlet sample.
Zoom
We use the Zoom platform for live sessions. You will find the link to each session posted in your course TIMETABLE on Padlet. There are two ways to access the live session:
1. Via the Zoom app
Before joining a Zoom meeting on a computer or mobile device, you can download the Zoom app here or here or here. Otherwise, you will be prompted to download and install Zoom when you click the Zoom session link on TIMETABLE.
2. Via Google Chrome Browser
If you are using Google Chrome, you will see a dialogue box inviting you to launch the Zoom app.
https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/articles/201362593-Launching-Zoom-from-a-web-browser
Zoom System Requirements
For Windows, macOS, and Linux:
https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/articles/201362023-System-requirements-for-Windows-macOS-and-Linux
For iOS, iPadOS, and Android:
https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/articles/201179966-System-requirements-for-iOS-iPadOS-and-Android
Register Below
- Any questions about this course? Please visit FAQs or email office@contemporaryartacademy.com
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- Interest-free instalment payments available with Klarna