
Explore acrylic painting fundamentals by using a stay wet pallet to keep paint damp, blend blues, and master edge control with square cut and rigger brushes.
Master acrylic sky painting with bold, quick strokes, loading rich blues, indigo, and white; damp brush, no surface wetting, and cloud techniques with a square brush.
Paint a Venetian lagoon scene with indigo and blues, using acrylic washes and glazing to build depth, and establish a horizon line and simple boat forms.
Capture a Mediterranean village in acrylics, with terra cotta roofs, a blue sky, and greenery, while applying a basic color-wash technique and deliberate shadowing to bring the scene alive.
Create a snowy woodland scene using acrylics by establishing horizon and perspective lines, blocking color, building sky warmth, adding blue-gray trees, snow on branches, and a winding road to depth.
This course is aimed at anybody who wants to create their first successful acrylic paintings at home.
English professional artist and well regarded udemy tutor Geoff Hutchins guides you through four exercises, each filmed clearly and in real-time.
This course is designed to quickly give you confidence in using acrylic paints, while helping you to avoid the problems and confusion so often faced by people new to the medium.
Each exercise demonstrates various basic elements such as trees, buildings, skies and so on, and extends to producing what could be termed a completed painting within an hour or so. Geoff works through each exercise step by step using easy to understand methods.
Materials required for this course have been carefully chosen in order for the beginner to get started without overspending on equipment.
The accompanying PDF contains helpful illustrated information on these materials, including paints, palettes and brushes, as well as other useful advice.
The total running time of this course is around 3 hours.
Geoff's other udemy courses have now sold in over 90 countries, with positive feedback from thousands of satisfied students.
Enrol now to benefit from these easy to follow and rewarding techniques, all at your own pace and in the comfort of your own home.