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The Ultimate Acrylic Painting Course
Bestseller
Rating: 4.7 out of 5(1,328 ratings)
6,199 students
Created byNancy Reyner
Last updated 3/2026
English

What you'll learn

  • Professional and easy-to-follow videos show you all the ways to use acrylic with hundreds of painting tips to get successful results.
  • Learn traditional painting methods such as glazing, stippling, color mixing and dry brushing.
  • Achieve new contemporary special effects with techniques such as flinging, pouring, and sanding.
  • Best ways to use layering.

Course content

1 section • 30 lectures • 11h 29m total length

  • Introduction23:14

    Information about this course; optimal approaches for learning about acrylic painting; and supplies needed for acrylic painting techniques. Please see this Lecture's RESOURCE Section. It has 9 downloadable pdf's, as well as 4 pdf books, and list of Course Contents.

  • Acrylic Paint: A Whole New World15:53

    Learning basic acrylic properties; Defining acrylic terms; Advantages of using acrylic paint; Ranges of possibilities and effects with acrylic

  • Paint Viscosities9:44

    Explore paint viscosity; Compare different acrylic paint lines: Heavy Body, Fluid, High Flow

  • Exploring Acrylic Binders15:01

    Understanding the different acrylic mediums, gels and pastes; Differences in matte and gloss sheens; How to use specialty mediums. Please see this Lecture’s Resource Section for a pdf document on specialty mediums.

  • Acrylic is the Inventors Toolbox22:21

    How to use the various acrylic binders to customize your paint & surfaces. Get creative by combining paint and binders for special techniques and effects

  • Classic Style Painting with Acrylic18:53

    Using acrylic to paint in a classic style, similar to oil painting

  • Oil Effects with Acrylic19:28

    Intensify color with refractive techniques, and other ways to enhance color; More tips to imitate oil paint effects with acrylic

  • Perfect Color Mixing1:41:06

    Learn to mix colors perfectly; Create optimal color palettes; General color theory

  • Surface Appeal27:21

    Create custom painting surfaces by using acrylic products to change the surface absorbency and texture

  • Pigments and Paints9:24

    Learn the differences between organic & inorganic pigments, which are also known as modern & mineral paint colors. Please see this Lecture’s Resource Section for two pdf documents on these paints.



  • Amazing Watercolor Effects with Acrylic10:53

    Imitate watercolor effects using acrylic; Create special effects by pouring color washes

  • The Truth About Over-Watering Acrylics6:24

    Tips on diluting acrylic with water to create color washes and other interesting effects

  • How to Make Acrylic Dry Slower28:28

    Learn methods to slow down the drying times of acrylic paint

  • Blending and Soft Edges8:32

    Blending with acrylic paint to create soft edges and color gradations

  • Transparency and Glazing27:27

    Learn how to use glazes and other transparent applications; Special demonstration for painting waves & clouds

  • Layering8:36

    Learn wet-in-wet techniques; Textural layering; Overlaying pastes to correct and change areas; Using sheens to enhance spatial depth

  • How to Make Acrylic Dry Faster5:16

    How to customize your paints so they dry fast; Choose the best surfaces for a faster working time

  • Acrylic Painting Made Easier6:39

    Explore ways to make acrylic painting easier

  • Pouring Acrylic - Part I24:51

    Understand what pouring techniques can do; Cell pouring; Ideas about pigment weights for pouring. Please see this Lecture’s Resource Section for a pdf document on these paints.



  • Pouring Acrylic - Part II52:56

    More pouring ideas; How to achieve marbleized paint effects; How to choose the best pouring mediums

  • Translucency and Atmospheric Veiling9:04

    Imitating wax or encaustic effects with acrylic paint; Enhancing the illusion of spatial depth in your image; Using the technique of sanding paint layers for special effects

  • Reflective Paints36:06

    Learn how to use reflective paints, such as the Interference and Iridescent paints; Create an interesting metallic drawing surface

  • How to Save Money5:54

    Find ways to save money including tips on purchasing supplies, reducing waste with supplies, and tips for reviving dried paint

  • Mixed Media and Collage11:52

    How to glue paper & objects with acrylic; Using the new process called Digital Mixed Media which combines photography with drawing, printing & paint; Creating acrylic skins; Collage tips using mixed materials; Achieving clean hard edges with taping

  • Acrylic and Gold Leaf1:44:28

    Easily apply gold leaf to any surface, AND explore the best acrylic painting techniques to combine with leaf for exciting images. Please see this Lecture’s Resource Section for two pdf documents on these paints.

  • Important Preparation Steps12:23

    Learn how to make your painting last a long time by using archival processes in the early stages of creating your painting, including stain sealing, priming with gesso, and selecting lightfast colors

  • Important Finishing Steps11:07

    Learn more ways to make your painting last longer by using archival processes in the final stages of creating your painting, including applying a finishing coat, using isolation coats, final varnishing with UV protection, good storage and shipping methods

  • Care and Cleaning of Brushes6:19

    Learn good practices for cleaning and storing your brushes to keep them looking their best for a long time

  • Pulling it All Together47:42

    A full demonstration taking one painting from start to finish, including many of the techniques in this course. This demonstration combines ten different layers all in one painting, using a different technique for each layer. Also included are preparation and finishing processes.

  • Conclusion2:31

    Final words from your instructor for the conclusion of this course

Requirements

  • No requirements! That is except for some basic painting tools to start, like brushes, surfaces and paints. Preview the first lecture for more info on supplies. All levels will benefit, regardless of style - realistic or abstract. The course begins with important basics, then increases technical skills for intermediate and advanced painting with acrylic.

Description

Anyone can master acrylic painting with the right skills! In this all-inclusive acrylic painting course, you will learn to achieve a wide range of painting techniques. Gain confidence to create any painting effect, style and image you desire!

Learn from the nation’s foremost acrylic expert and international best-selling author of acrylic painting books, including Acrylic Revolution. As a bonus gift, Instructor Nancy Reyner includes all four of her best-seller books as pdf's. The books alone are a $95 value purchased separately.

Nancy's professional and easy-to-follow videos show you all the ways to use acrylic - from traditional painting methods such as glazing, stippling, color mixing and dry brushing, as well as NEW contemporary methods such as flinging, pouring, sanding, layering, and hundreds more painting tips to get successful results.

With this course you get TONS OF GREAT STUFF. The Ultimate Acrylic Painting Course includes 30 videos, over 11 hours of video instruction and 4 fully illustrated pdf books, with hundreds of fun and exciting acrylic painting ideas and techniques.

Also included are special tips to create successful paintings. Achieve a wide range of painting techniques in both Classic and Contemporary styles. Gain confidence to create any painting effect, style and image you desire!

Warning: Course side effects may include creative joy and a painting addiction!

This course has a special feature. It never gets old! Once you finish the course it doubles as a professional reference guide. This course can be used in two ways; a do-it-yourself course AND a reference guide. Follow each video in order like a workshop. Use it again and again as a handy resource guide to quickly access acrylic techniques whenever you need to.

Please note: The instructor has enabled several of the course videos for free viewing to allow you to experience the course before purchasing. This course also includes three other courses by the same instructor, available here on Udemy: New & Easy Color Mixing for Painters, How to GoldLeaf & Acrylic Painting Ideas Over Gold Leaf and Pouring Acrylic Painting Techniques

Who this course is for:

  • Any level will benefit! All techniques are fully explained for a wide audience and range of techniques. Are you a beginner to acrylic and serious about painting? This course will have you painting with ease and confidence in no time! Already painting in another medium – like oil or watercolor? Easily transfer to acrylic with this course. Even painters with years of acrylic experience will find new and exciting ideas, updated information, great tips to control results, and more expertise to resolve painting issues.

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