Term Two 2015
Course: A59 Building Blocks of Acrylic Painting (12 weeks)
Date of Course: Thursday Feb 5 – April 30 (no class Mar 19)
Time: 7 – 10pm
Instructor: Deborah Pearce
Techniques to Inspire
Acrylic is an economical and versatile medium with a vast range of applications. Weekly
demos help you develop your painting techniques - from wash to impasto. You will be
introduced to new methods of expressing abstract, landscape and still life. Students will
learn to create canvases they can be proud to display. Drawing experience is
recommended.
Course Outline:
Experiment and Mark Making
Watercolour Technique
Under Painting
Layering
Resists – Masking and Solvents
Painterly Impasto Technique
Photo Transfer
Supplies Required
 Dollar store canvas on board
 Acrylic paints
 Gel Medium
 Brushes
 Terry towel
 Sponge
 Pallet: meat tray or muffin tins
 Water sprayer
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white
yellow
red (cadmium hue)
ultramarine blue
cerulean blue
yellow ochre
burnt sienna
burnt umber
green
*Please note that artwork must be taken home at the end of each class.