Acrylic Painting

Adult Class | This program is completed

All levels welcome.

1/8/2018-3/12/2018

10:00 AM-12:30 PM EDT on Mon

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$175.00

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Using a core palette of colors, learn methods for painting the still-life and figure with solvent-free and easy-to-clean-up acrylic paints. Techniques like blending, layering, and impasto are demonstrated, along with a variety of acrylic products. Drawing experience is recommended.

WHAT WILL YOU LEARN IN THIS COURSE
1. Familiarity with the characteristics of acrylic paints in order to effectively exploit their strengths & limitations.
2. Basic acrylic painting techniques such as layering, blending, and building.
3. Introduction to some of the many types of acrylic painting mediums and other materials used to modify the performance of acrylic paints.
4. Fundamental color mixing and theory.

  • This Monday class is eight weeks long to accommodate the two holidays during winter term, January 15 Martin Luther King Day and February 19th Presidents’ Day. The class will not be held on these days and there will not be a makeup for the holidays.
  • START THE TERM WITH THESE SUPPLIES:
  • • 1 Canvas (Approximately 10" X 16" in size) *
  • • Plastic oil painter’s palette, or pad of disposable palette sheets *
  • • Roll of soft paper towels
  • • Painting or palette knife (metal preferred) *
  • • Acrylic fluid gloss medium (8 oz.)
  • • Synthetic soft-haired (watercolor) brushes:flat wash: 1/2", 1" and 2" *, round #2 and #6 *
  • • Paints: titanium white *, ivory black *
  • IN ADDITION TO THE ABOVE, STUDENTS ALSO NEED THESE SUPPLIES TO COMPLETE THE SEMESTER:
  • • 3 additional canvases approximately 20" X 16", or other painting surfaces *
  • (Options include heavy watercolor paper or archival board prepared with 2 coats of acrylic gesso on both sides. Please avoid canvas board and canvas paper. Prepared canvas sheets, available in pads, are acceptable. )
  • • Optional regular gel matte medium (8 oz.)
  • • Optional stiff, synthetic bristle brushes in various shapes and sizes *
  • • Paints: *yellow ochre, burnt sienna, lemon yellow or hansa yellow light, cadmium yellow medium (hue), cadmium red medium (hue), alizarin crimson, (French) ultramarine blue, cerulean blue (hue)

  • Items marked with an * are available for purchase in Fleisher’s school store. Members receive a 10% discount on art supply purchases.