We will explore various subject techniques and cover the fundamentals of tone, colour, form, and perspective through Still Life, Portrait, the Human Figure, and Landscape. Suitable for beginners to intermediate levels, the course is intended to help you develop your own personal style.
Whether you are an absolute beginner or have some painting experience, you will enjoy our structured acrylic painting course led by 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, starting with sketching your ideas.
The goal of this painting course is to nurture your creative potential and painting style through expressive acrylic techniques. Designed for ongoing growth, students are encouraged to re-enrol as often as they like to continually enhance their painting skills. Sessions are tailored by your teacher to accommodate all levels of experience within the group.
Learning outcomes
By the end of this Acrylic Painting Course, you should be able to:
Utilise a variety of acrylic mediums to enhance your artwork.
Construct a painting from the initial concept to the final piece.
Recognize and apply colour, tone, and paint quality to influence the structure and mood of your paintings.
Appreciate and experiment with different approaches to subject matter, including expressive, constructive, and descriptive techniques.
Develop and refine your unique painting style, further unlocking your creative potential.
Course content
What will be covered in this Acrylic Painting Course?
Use acrylic paints to create watercolour effects and impasto to add texture.
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
Exploring Still Life, Portrait, Human Figure, and Landscape techniques.
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.
*Materials kits are ordered from our supplier and can take up to a week to arrive. If you enrol close to the start date, you may receive your kit at the second session instead of the first.
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
$459Limited
inc GST
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$367.20
/
$390.10
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$413.10
Acrylic Painting Course for Beginners
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Materials Kit: Kits must be ordered at least one week before the class starts to allow time for delivery. You can purchase a kit at checkout or bring your own—just uncheck the box.
Public transport is available from Victoria Road and Darling Street. We cannot guarantee that there will be parking available onsite due to the limited number of spaces. On weekdays, there are 11 onsite car spaces available for free parking. On weeknights and weekends, 15 onsite car spaces are available for free parking. There is also free council parking on the corner of Evans Street and Victoria Road. The surrounding street parking is limited as it is a residential area. Please be mindful of residents if parking on the surrounding streets.
