
This is a welcome to the Acrylic Landscape course
This is a brief Introduction to the guided Acrylic Landscape with a Painting Knife
Basic Acrylic colours and Painting Materials required for this course are outlined in this video
Painting this Landscape requires a 4 Stage process. All the various steps in each stage are demonstrated with easy to follow step by step videos
Tinting the canvas is the 1st step in preparation for the painting
Outlining the composition with a piece of rag dipped in paint is a direct approach rather than using a pencil or brush!
Using a Red tint in the foreground of this painting will add spots of vibrancy alongside other colours
Applying the dark tones early on in the painting will provide a good foundation to develop the painting
Applying deeper tones in the foreground early on will help to set up the illusion of depth perspective
As the Sky is the most distant part of the painting it is important to establish this early on so that you can complete it and start to develop the painting working forward
Including clouds against your blue sky can help to add character and interest to the composition
By including a distant Hill in the composition, your painting can have more depth and carry the viewer's eye from the foreground to the distance
After completing the Sky you will need to re-establish the darks in the Hillside Bushes ready to add the next layer of greens
The Hillside Lights determines where the sunlight falls on the landscape and adds tremendous contrast to the painting
Placing strong Lights in the foreground presents the opportunity to apply the paint fairly thickly which adds texture and character
Adding Olive greens to the Hillside Bushes gives shape, definition and contrast to the foreground lights
Highlights enhance the brightest parts of the painting creating more depth and contrast against the dark areas
Placing final highlights will add touches of spark to your painting giving the viewer additional points of interest to focus on
This is a Summary to conclude the end of the course and to encourage students to take the journey into doing this Acrylic Landscape using a Painting Knife
This resource is an illustrated step by step guide with descriptions and screen shots so that you can refer to it as an accompaniment to the video demonstrations
This Image is a screen shot of the actual finished painting that I demonstrate through the course so that you can study the colour treatment and paint application with the Painting Knife. It also includes a list of the Painting Materials that are required to complete this course
This Level 1 course will introduce you to simple Landscape Painting using Acrylic Paint and a Painting Knife. If you have no previous knowledge or experience of painting with acrylics, you will quickly and easily learn the basics of how to use 3 Colours and White to paint a an Impressionist style Landscape. If you do have some previous experience you may not have painted a landscape with a Painting Knife before so you will definitely benefit by taking this Landscape Painting course and return to some fundamental principles of mixing and working with a limited range of colours.
In this easy to follow course you will start painting immediately using a small piece of rag to tint your canvas and outline the composition. You will then block in the big shapes of colour and tone. You will learn to use a Painting Knife to mix and apply the paint to help you keep a broad loose approach without getting bogged down into doing detail.
You will complete your Landscape Painting through a 4 Stage Process. I will demonstrate the various steps in each stage so that you can watch and paint along with me as you progress through the course. You will also see plenty of close ups of the colour mixing technique with the Painting Knife.
After taking this ACRYLIC LANDSCAPES with a Painting Knife course you will be able to:
Paint a simple Impressionist style Landscape using 3 Acrylic Colours. Ultramarine Blue, Alizarin Crimson, Cadmium Yellow and White
Tint your canvas with a rag technique and compose and outline your landscape breaking it up into big shapes
Apply paint to your canvas using a Painting Knife
Mix colours from the darkest through to the lightest and place highlights that add a spark to your finished painting
Create the illusion of depth from foreground through to far distance
Who is the ACRYLIC LANDSCAPES instructor?
My name is Gerald Ashcroft and I have created this course for beginners who want to explore LANDSCAPE PAINTING with a Painting Knife and also learn the fundamental principles of mixing and working with basic colours. If you have some previous experience you will also benefit from this Acrylic Landscapes course by learning what can be achieved from using just 3 Primary Colours and White.
Workshop Testimonials Western Australia:
I think what I enjoyed most about my course in Painting Landscapes with Gerald Ashcroft was his gentle way of putting everyone at ease, regardless of our experience or level of skill. Genuinely interested in each student, he encouraged us to explore techniques and research other opportunities to develop our practice.
Jo Perth WA
This is just a note to thank you for your excellent recent workshop.
As usual you displayed a high degree of professionalism and knowledge coupled with a friendly, encouraging manner.
Your classes are always enjoyable and importantly your style of teaching, which is focused and structured, enables real learning to take place. I particularly appreciated your emphasis on tone and the 'blocking in' method you taught and found it to be very helpful.
Thank you and I look forward to the next workshop!
Chris Perth WA
Prior to joining Gerald’s Abstract Workshop I had no experience painting since I left school several decades ago. With great patience, Gerald guided our group through colours, mixing shades & different techniques with painting knife, brush to good old gravity. From being very apprehensive at the beginning, I gained much needed confidence with Gerald’s step by step approach.
My opinion of my own ability has grown in a positive way since these workshops & I now look forward to putting brush to canvas on a regular basis.
Liz Perth WA