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Learn How To Paint With Acrylics: Projects For Beginners
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Learn How To Paint With Acrylics: Projects For Beginners

Improve Your Acrylic Painting Skills Through Practice!
Created byEmily Armstrong
Last updated 2/2026
English

What you'll learn

  • Have fun painting as you learn acrylic painting techniques
  • Work step by step along with an experienced painting teacher, with encouragement to embrace your own style.
  • How to mix acrylic paint colours including secondary colours, black, tints and shades.
  • Practice a variety of painting techniques, including blending, layering, and texturing, to create different effects and styles.
  • Develop an understanding of color theory including warm and cool colors and complimentary colors
  • Paint a range of different subjects including plants, landscapes and still life
  • Learn through practice, not just theory
  • How to blend colors together for a smooth effect
  • How to use textured brushstrokes and textured color
  • How to paint the illusion of 3D form
  • Complete five manageable painting projects - 1-2 hours long each
  • Gain confidence in your own painting style
  • How to use acrylic painting medium
  • How to prime paper for painting on

Course content

6 sections • 64 lectures • 6h 1m total length

  • Introduction0:43

    Paint colors, brushes and medium used in this course are listed in the attached pdf.

    But you can adapt the instructions using just these basic colors and brushes: red, blue, yellow, black and white. Nylon brushes: 1 x small round, 1 x medium round, 1 x medium flat.

  • Priming Paper For Painting3:17

    If you have time, I recommend you prime (coat completely with gesso or white paint first) several pieces of paper to work on and let them dry overnight before using them for the projects. The benefit of priming is it seals the paper and the paint doesn't soak in when you are working on your art work, making it easier to spread for the first layer.

    For these short beginner painting projects I don't always prime the paper. Sometimes I'll just paint a base coat of the colors for each part of the painting as we go.

    Both methods seal the paper for subsequent layers - if you don't prime with white first you might just find the first layer you put down takes a bit longer as the paper absorbs it.

Requirements

  • No previous experience necessary, suitable for beginners or people getting back into art who want some guidance and inspiration
  • Basic range of acrylic primary colors and a few earth tones are used in this course. Flat and round brushes. Paper or board. But really, you can use whatever paints and brushes you have available!

Description

If you are a beginner who wants learn how to paint with acrylics or if you want to pick up a paintbrush again, this course will have you painting in no time!

This collection of acrylic painting projects is designed to teach you the key skills of acrylic painting as you practice.

Each painting is 1-2 hours and focuses on a different technique or skill including:

  • Project 1: How to mix color, tints and shades

  • Project 2: How to blend two colors together in a smooth gradient

  • Project 3: How to use textured brush strokes to create pattern and energy in your painting

  • Project 4: How to paint 3D objects

  • Project 5: Focus on form with monochromatic painting (one colour)

Each project begins with some simple color mixing and testing before completing a small painting. You'll produce five finished paintings! As we paint together I'll show you what to do at each stage and give you acrylic painting tips along the way.

The aim of this series is to give you something to paint that you can learn from as you go. If you prefer a more traditional route, heavy on color theory and traditional processes then this isn't the course for you. If you want practical painting guidance that is accessible, easy to follow (and fun!) then you're in the right place!

Who this course is for:

  • Beginners who want to learn how to paint with acrylics
  • People who learn best through practical exercises and projects rather than theory
  • People who want to practice their painting skills but don't know what to paint

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