Red Truck with Lights Acrylic Painting on Canvas - Beginners

Name: Red Truck with Lights Acrylic Painting on Canvas - Beginners
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Paint a Christmas classic that all households should have! Starting with acrylic paint on canvas, then adding lights.

Created byShanna Cramer, Cody Pettengill

Last updated 11/2020

English

What you'll learn

Learn to use acrylic paint to paint a canvas, easy beginner instruction
Learn to paint a red truck and tree on a canvas with acrylic paint
Learn to add lights to the canvas for lighted holiday decor
Become familiar with acrylic painting on canvas for beginners
Learn simple color mixing for highlights and shadows
Learn to use different brush strokes for different textures

Course content

4 sections • 11 lectures • 1h 10m total length

Introduction1:17
Thanks for enrolling in this course!
You'll love doing this classic painting.
Hello, I'm Shanna.
I've been teaching since 2005 and teaching paintings since 2014 and while art has been part of my whole life, painting in the digital world with YOU is new and exciting.
This is one of our best holiday paintings at Creatively Uncorked, and we've really gotten it down pat, you're in for a treat.
No further ado, let's grab our supplies and get started!
Supply List3:30
After this lesson, you'll have an overview of the supplies needed in order to make the perfect red truck and Christmas trees.
Download the supply list from the resources in this section.
Get the links to purchase the supplies from our Facebook group. Join by searching for "Shanna Cramer Online Class" in groups on Facebook. The group is a great place to share your work and find bonus lessons.

The Background (texture and trees)11:28
Once you're done with this, you'll know how to create a stormy winter day ambiance and trees for the atmosphere to fill in your background.
Techniques used are:
- Wet on wet
- Color choices to create atmospheric perspective
- Creating early shadows
Supplies needed are:
- 10"x20" canvas
- Large flat or bristle brush
- Black acrylic paint
- White acrylic paint
Transfering the Truck (Stencil tutorial)4:20
In this video, we will trace our truck shape onto the dry background.
Find the traceable download in the resources section of this video. Simply print it out at 100% and trace the image onto your canvas through transfer paper.
The additional download is the complete written instructions for this painting.
Supplies needed are:
- Printed traceable
- Transfer paper
- Pencil
Painting the Truck (Base Layers)7:19
This is the first step of the truck, you'll understand the layers that go into making the colors of the truck really POP, and you'll understand how to get layers with transparent paint.
Techniques used:
- Color blocking
- Layering of paint
Supplies needed:
- 1/4" flat brush
- Transparent red acrylic paint
- Black acrylic paint
- White acrylic paint
Truck Highlights and wheels17:59
In this video, we will be adding highlight and shadow layers to model the truck and make it look more 3D.
Techniques used:
- Color blending
- Color mixing
Supplies used:
- Transparent red acrylic paint
- Black acrylic paint
- White acrylic paint
- Burnt umber (brown) acrylic paint
- 1/4" flat brush
Christmas Tree and Wheels10:56
In this video, we will be finishing up the truck, tree, and details.
Techniques used:
- Wet in wet painting
- The layering of highlights and shadows
- Color mixing
- Using a few brushstrokes to make details look complex
Supplies used:
- Green acrylic paint
- Black acrylic paint
- White acrylic paint
- 1/4" flat brush
- 1/2" flat brush

Introduction to the Lights1:14
You'll know the proper way to handle these types of lights to get them to fit perfectly in your Christmas tree.
Supplies:
- Fairy lights with battery pack
Adding the lights!5:25
In this video, we will take those fairy lights and fix them to the canvas so they show through.
Supplies:
- Fairy lights with battery pack
- Pushpin or nail, depending on your canvas
- Pencil
- Tape
Final Touches0:44
Protips for some basic cleanup and making your artwork hold and last for years.
Supplies needed:
- Tape

Requirements

Familiarity with acrylic painting can be helpful but is not required
Purchase a minimal amount of supplies

Description

This course has direct instruction on how to create the classic red truck with a tree holiday image we call, "Bringing Home the Tree."
You've probably seen this painting all over the internet and now YOU can paint it yourself, with Shanna Cramer, the original artist!

We will show you which paintbrushes to use, you'll learn which supplies you need to perfectly recreate this seasonal classic in acrylic paint. We have included a stencil that you can print out and use to make the truck shape, eliminating any guesswork.

This complex-looking shading technique is explained in easy to follow steps.

With this on-demand painting lesson, you'll be able to stream at any time of the day, and watch from anywhere you find yourself.
Get this painting done BEFORE the holidays, and show it off on the wall while the family is with you celebrating.

The master look doesn't have to take years to achieve, just learn it directly from the artist, and rewind at any time.

Who this course is for:

Beginner painters and crafters

Red Truck with Lights Acrylic Painting on Canvas - Beginners

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Course content

Painting the Background, Texture and Trees2 lectures • 5min

The Painting5 lectures • 52min

Lights!3 lectures • 7min

Bonus!1 lecture • 7min

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