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Taught by Lisa Solomon
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Get a firm foundation in acrylic painting with this fun three-part series taught by artist and professor Lisa Solomon. Lisa covers the basics of Acrylic Painting for Beginners, from learning about different tools and brushstrokes to creating your very own masterpiece. This class is chock-full of information, so grab your paints and get ready for an engaging journey in Acrylics 101.
Grumbacher Academy Acrylics 10-Color Set (includes Burnt Sienna, Burnt Umber, Cadmium Red Light, Cadmium Yellow Medium, Yellow Ochre, Thalo Green, Thalo Violet, Thalo Blue, Mars Black, Titanium White) 2 additional colors of choice (Lisa uses Crimson Red and Sap Green) Assorted plastic palette knives Palette of your choosing (Lisa uses a 20-well rectangular plastic palette, enamel tin palette and Strathmore palette paper) 6-piece set of synthetic brushes for acrylic paint (Lisa recommends a mix of the following: wash, fan, flat, angular flat, round, pointed round, filbert, detailed round) Medium or large brushes (Lisa uses size 12 flat wash brush, size 4 round brush, ½” flat brush, size 8 filbert) 2” coarse bristle brush Liquitex Matte Medium or Gloss Gel Medium Liquitex Pouring Medium or Liquitex Flo-Aid Slow Dry Blending Gel Medium Surface of your choice (Lisa uses Strathmore canvas paper, Strathmore mixed media paper, and Blick canvas panel) Paper towels and/or rag Spray bottle of water Gloves or Art-Guard Barrier Cream 2 containers of water Spray bottle (optional) Paper towels or cloth rag The Masters Brush Cleaner or dish soap Acrylic paints in Ivory Black, Mars Black, Titanium White, Mixing White, Unbleached Titanium White (optional) Gesso (white or clear) Lamp and 3-10 objects for creating a still life Light source for still life Black and white photograph (see attached PDF if desired) Pencils and kneaded eraser for sketching Bristol vellum surface paper From Part 1, you’ll need: Liquitex Matte medium, Liquitex Pouring Medium, or Liquitex Flo-Aid Palette Synthetic brushes for acrylic paint Palette knives Water, rag, paper towels, brush cleaner Gloves or Art-Guard Barrier Cream Extra colors of choice (in this exercise, Lisa uses Bright Aqua Green, Primary Red and Brilliant Yellow Green) Printable PDF of Color Wheel (print 2-3 copies on mixed media paper) Printable PDF of abstract painting exercise Starburst candies and wrappers
Learn how to:
What you’ll get:
Here’s what you’ll need:
Acrylic Painting for Beginners: Getting Started
(Note: the materials presented here are a great starter kit, but you don’t need everything listed here to get started) Acrylic Painting for Beginners: Value, Light and Shadow
Acrylic Painting for Beginners: Understanding Color
Materials from Parts 1 and 2, plus the following:
Downloads:
- Paint with acrylics
- Use diffrent tools and brushstrokes
What you’ll get:
- Step-by-step expert instruction from Lisa Solomon on painting with acrylics
- A mulit-part video lesson you can access online anytime, anywhere
- Detailed supplies list
- The ability to leave comments, ask questions, and interact with other students
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Acrylic Painting for Beginners: A 3-Part Series Reviews
1317 users recommended this class to a friend
Rebekah Wood
I learned a lot about the nature of working with acrylics, the basic supplies to use, the importance of "value" in the painting, and techniques and tips.
More than 3 months ago
Chelsea Johnson
I did this class because I wanted to try acrylic painting for the first time since high school. I learned a lot about the basics and I'm excited to continue my painting journey.
More than 3 months ago
Rita Melgert
I learned a lot, especially I liked the lesson about painting with greys, so very helpfull.
More than 3 months ago
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