Beginning Acrylic Painting
Step-by-Step Guidance
This is a beginner-friendly course and students will receive 1-on-1 guidance and step-by-step instructions. Our art instructors make learning to paint easy, fun, and simple. No prior experience needed as we designed the curriculum for first-time painters to learn from scratch.
Both realism and abstract styles can be explored in this course as the focus is on learning to paint in acrylic and everything that goes along with using acrylic paint.
Students will walk away with 1-2 paintings they create during the class. No drawing experience required. All skill levels welcome.
What You'll Learn
- Mark Making & Brush Techniques
- Working with Modern Paint Tools
- Color Mixing and making colors 'pop'
- Starting with a Composition
- Glazing Techniques
- Using Textures
- How to Finish a Painting
Supplies for Students to Bring:
This is a studio class and students will be using their supplies on the first week.
Option 1: purchase an acrylic student kit for $65 at the front desk upon check in on Week 1, it will contain everything you need.
Option 2: if you have supplies already or want to shop for your own, bring with you:
- 16x20 multi-pack of canvas
- 9x12 palette paper pad
- palette knife
- acrylic brushes in various sizes
- acrylic paints: Titanium White, Carbon Black, Cadmium Red Md, Quinacridone Magenta, Cadmium Yellow Lt, Cadmium Yellow Md, Ultramarine, Pthalo Blue (Green Shade)
- 8oz Glazing medium
- 8-10oz Soft Gel medium
- 8-10oz Modeling Paste medium
- quality paper towels like Viva or Blue Shop
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About the Instructor
Maureen Kerr
I was born in Switzerland and began traveling with my family at an early age. As a child, I had the opportunity to live in various countries including Germany, France, Vietnam, Hong Kong, and Japan before finally settling in San Diego California, where I still reside. Traveling has been a big part of my life, and it's where I draw much of my inspiration and passion for art. Whether I'm hiking in Sedona, Arizona, taking a gondola ride in Venice, Italy, browsing through an open-air market in Cambodia, or just sitting in my backyard, I see life, vibrancy and color everywhere. My goal as an artist is to bring some of what I see to life on canvas, so you can share my journey with me.
