Acrylic Painting
Tutor: Dinah Kelly
This course will help people of all levels to develop their colour, composition and experimental skills in this exciting medium. Acrylic paint is water-based and can be used thinly like watercolour or thickly like oils. Colours can be glazed, one on top of the other, without disturbing the layers beneath. Probably the main advantage over oils is its fast drying time, which enables the painter to make rapid changes and complete a work relatively quickly. This can be especially useful when working outside.
Materials lists below
About the tutors
Dinah works as an artist educator for several major museums, giving gallery talks on paintings and leading workshops in response to the collections. She teaches in a wide range of media with a strong emphasis on colour theory and acrylic painting.
Testimonials
Loved it. It gave me loads of different techniques to use. Brooke
The pace of the session means you are continually painting and learning and time flies by. Brian
A very excellent course. A good introduction to work with primary colours and then using that for the rest of the course. Plenty of help throughout and encouragement. Lovely group dynamic. Thoroughly enjoyed the course. Anon
The tutor was excellent and the course was set out in a simplified way. It really did tackle the basics. The tutor was always encouraging but critical and helpful in a good way, given time to everyone. Eric
Love rekindling my love of colour and paint and rediscovering skill I have. Ruth
For the first time in my life I could paint a human being lookalike, thanks to Dinah Kelly. She inspired me to try harder while painting. Grateful. Kataryna
I take more notice of colours, tones, paintings, drawings and pictures. Victoria
After spending a lifetime in an office environment this has exposed my artistic tendencies. Sue
The course has given me enthusiasm to carry on painting. Mariatta
I enjoyed learning a new skill, my confidence improved and I progressed. Gail
Materials List
If possible, please bring the following items to the first week of the course. A 10% discount is available at Clarkes Stationers, Bond Street, who sell a good range of artist’s materials – tell them you are doing a course with Evolution and take a printout of your emailed confirmation.
PAINTS
(Daler System 3 is fine)
- Cadmium Red
- Cadmium Yellow
- White
Ultramarine Blue
BRUSHES
1 round bristle brush no. 4
2 flat bristle brushes nos. 15 and 18
PAPER
Cartridge paper is supplied at Evolution at 20p per sheet, Newsprint is 5p per sheet.
OTHER USEFUL EXTRA ITEMS
- Rag or tissues
- Mixing palette; plastic or old plate
- Masking tape