Acrylic Painting Course Topic Summary
Click on any link below to go directly to that topic. If you have not selected your paint, begin with Lesson 1. Otherwise, begin with Lesson 2.
Lesson 1: Choosing Your Paint
Discussion Of The Seven Factors
Start Up Cost Of Paint And Supplies
Area To Paint In (“Studio”): Size And Serenity
Area To Store Paintings And Supplies
Set Up, Cleanup, And Painting Basics
Exercise 1: Importance of “Look”
Exercise 2: Importance of “Cost”
Exercise 3: Importance of “Financial Support”
Exercise 4: Importance of “Studio”
Exercise 5: Importance of “Storage”
Exercise 6: Importance of “Time”
Exercise 7: Importance of “Toxicity”
Exercise 8: Use Your Decision Table To Choose Your Paint
Lesson 2: Locating And Setting Up Your Work Space
Your Studio Work Space: Examples and Acrylic Paint Considerations
Lesson 3: Acrylic Supplies And What Do I Need?
Lesson 4: Acrylic Palettes
Different Types Of Palettes For Acrylic Paints
An Introduction To Laying Out Your Palette
Cleaning Your Palette And Keeping Paint
Lesson 5: Acrylic Surfaces
Which Is Better: Canvas Or Panel?
Exercise 1: Paint An Alternative Surface
Lesson 6: Acrylic Paintbrushes
Exercise 1: Try Out Your Brushes
Bonus Exercise: Make Your Own Paintbrush Holder
Lesson 7: Basic Color Theory
The Importance Of The Color Wheel
Mixing Paints To Create Colors
Utilizing Color Temperature In Painting
Exercise 1: Make Secondary And Tertiary Colors
Lesson 9: Ready To Start Painting
Lesson 10: Exercise One: Milk Jug
Part One: Prep, Sketch, And Initial Painting
Part Three: Complete Your Painting
Lesson 11: Exercise Two: Lemon
Part Three: Complete The Painting
Lesson 12: Exercise Three: Cherry
Part Two A: Adding In The Background
Lesson 13: Painting En Plein Air With Acrylics
Non-Painting Related Essentials
Where And How To Paint En Plein Air
Exercise 1: Gather Up Your Own Plein Air Pack
Exercise 2: Find An Artist Organization And Then Go Out And Paint!