What you'll learn
Learn to paint using acrylics with our painting short courses in Sydney!
Learning to paint with acrylics is fun and easy as acrylics are less messy, easy to use, and quick to dry. Acrylic paint is also very versatile as it can be used for different craft projects including paper, canvas, wood, glass, and even ceramics.
Whether you are an absolute beginner or have some painting experience, you will enjoy our structured acrylic painting course with our professional artist.
If you are new to acrylics, you will learn about materials and techniques, composition, colour mixing and how to transform a drawing into a completed painting.
For more experienced painters, this course will be refreshing and extending your knowledge of painting and presenting plenty of new challenges.
The aim of this painting course is to develop your creative potential and painting style with expressive acrylic painting!
This course is designed to be ongoing, with students encouraged to re-enrol as many times as they like to continue improving their painting skills. Your teacher will structure each session to suit all levels of experience in the group.
Learning outcomes
By the end of this Acrylic Painting Course, you should be able to:
- Understand acrylic paints
- Use different acrylic mediums
- Construct a painting
- Recognise colour, tone and paint quality in the structure and mood of a painting
- Appreciate different approaches to the subject matter: expressive, constructive and/or descriptive
- Paint according to your own style and further develop your potential
Course content
What will be covered in this Acrylic Painting Course?
- Understand the special qualities of acrylic paints from watercolour to impasto effects
- Explore the various mediums for special effects
- Choosing, using and looking after your tools – brushes and supports
- Colour theory and mixing plus an exploration of the expressive and descriptive use of colour
- Explore the use and qualities of transparent and opaque colours
- Understand tone and its importance to the structure of a painting whether abstract or naturalistic
- Compositional elements using colour, tone, positioning, perspective and painting techniques
- A look at paintings, both modern and traditional, for their structural and expressive elements
- An assessment of our own personal style and how to develop it more fully
- Finding interesting subject matter to explore and interpret
Intended audience
Who is this Acrylic Painting Course for?
This course is for beginners who want to learn to paint, or those looking to improve their painting skills.
Course venue
2A Gordon Street, Rozelle NSW 2039 (corner of Gordon St & Victoria Rd in the grounds of St. Joseph's Church)
Course materials
Option 1: Purchase a full materials kit at enrolment checkout. This will be supplied in your first class.
Option 2: Uncheck the materials kit at enrolment checkout and bring your own - consult our Acrylics Painting Material List.
Additional information
Please note the following:
- Closed-in shoes required
- Please wear old clothes and/or bring an apron
- Long hair must be tied back
Course testimonials
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Drew said: The teacher was most instructive in demonstrating different brush strokes for compositions using acrylic paints.
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Nermalee said: Grateful to work on my current skills and learn about new materials and techniques to work on to improve. Definitely found it beneficial. Ellie was fantastic and I will definitely consider taking further courses in the future.
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Frankie said: I could see my progress during the course. David was so supportive. Highly recommended!
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Judy said: As a returning painter it was a great opportunity to ease back into it. A highlight of the week!
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Huy said: A very friendly environment with an exceptional tutor, congratulation
Course tutors
David Pavich
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<p>Learning to paint with acrylics
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<p>Learning to paint with acrylics
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