Acrylic Painting For Beginners

Clear & concise course without all the fluff

4.75 (117 reviews)
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English
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4.5 hours
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Nov 2020
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What you will learn

Learn how to use the brush and apply acrylics properly to get the best fluid strokes

Learn how to apply acrylics using a variety of gradation techniques

Learn color mixing theory to get the best hues

Learn how to tint, shade, saturate and desaturate colors

Learn how to manipulate chroma, saturation and intensity

Learn how to mix grays so you can create value studies

Learn how value impacts your shapes, forms and subjects

Create value studies using basic shapes and forms

Learn value hierarchy which is the key to painting believable artwork

Practice value and color mixing techniques by painting geometric forms

Learn light on form techniques and how it influences your color and values

Much more...

Description

Welcome To Acrylic Painting For Beginners

If you want a complete, no fluff, acrylic painting course then this is it! It's suited for complete beginners that want to dive into the wonderful world of acrylic painting.

We will start at the very beginning and work our way through all the basic skills like brushwork mechanics and how to apply acrylics to achieve the best fluid strokes.

Then we will take it a step further by learn valuable color mixing theories, how to use values and end with light on form painting techniques.

It cuts right to the chase! Each lesson is condensed and carefully planned so that you can ease into the lesson with getting confused or overwhelmed.

If you get stuck I'm here to help. Just leave a comment and I'll answer within 24 hours.

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What you will learn

  • Learn how to use the brush and apply acrylics properly to get the best fluid strokes

  • Get familiar with applying acrylics by learning a variety of gradation techniques

  • Dive into the wonderful world of color and learn how to mix beautiful hues, shades and tints.

  • Learn how to manipulate chroma, saturation and intensity

  • Discover how value impacts your shapes, forms and subjects.

  • Learn value hierarchy which is the key to painting believable artwork

  • Practice value and color mixing techniques by painting geometric forms

  • Lastly, learn light on form and how it influences color and value

  • And so much more...

Content

Getting Started

Quick Start Material Guide
Acrylic Facts
Setting Up Workspace

Building Your Acrylic Foundation

Brush Anatomy
Four Common Brush Grips
Make The Best Brushstroke
Brushwork Mechanics Part One
Brushwork Mechanics Part Two
Brushwork Mechanics Part Three
Brushwork Mechanics Part Four

Application Basics

Two Options For Mixing Hues
Blended Gradation
Non-blended Gradation
Blended On Paper Gradation
Lines & Dots
Dot Gradations

Color Theory

Palette Management & Hues
Color Mixing Basics
How to Tint Hues
How to Tint Using Hue Family
How To Shade Hues
How To Shade Using Hue Family
Chroma, Saturation & Intensity
Reduce Chroma Using Complimentary
Color Harmony Basics

Add Value To Your Art

Seeing Value
How To Mix Gray
Five Value Scale
Shade With Gray
Power Of Value
Shapes To Forms
Cool Gray Demo
Warm Gray Demo
Low Key Demo
High Key Demo

Color Mixing Drills & Exercises

High Chroma Cube Demo
Low Chroma Cube Demo
High Chroma Sphere
Low Chroma Sphere
High & Low Chroma Pyramid
High & Low Chroma Tubes
Positive & Negative Spaces
Layering Basics
Leftovers

Light On Form

Introduction
Light On Form Study
Light On Form Demo
Complex Value Demo
Make A Light-box
Local Color Introduction
Colorful Blocks Part One
Colorful Blocks Part Two
Colorful Blocks Part Three
Colorful Blocks Part Four
Apple & Blocks Part One
Apple & Blocks Part Two
Workflow
Landscape On Panel Part One
Landscape On Panel Part Two
Final Thoughts & Assignments

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Reviews

Elizabeth
November 28, 2022
perfect for beginning beginner: he covers from the absolute beginning in short, quick, easy to understand lessons with an exercise so you can learn by applying what you just heard/watched. Covers how to hold a brush to basics of applying paint, then covers shaping form using value, color theory and color mixing. Then in light on form section puts it all together and provides a workflow so you can not just copy his work, but understand how to put together your own quick studies. He doesn't go into going from a study to a polished final piece but states about 6 months of practicing studies recommended before advancing to that level .
Emer
October 18, 2022
Lots of really excellent information delivered in structured thought-out lessons - I'm learning a lot. Some of the colour mixing is hard to follow - a bit more information and slower explanation would be great!
Jéssica
October 2, 2022
This course was really good! The way Robert broke down the subjects was really informative e dynamic, I think it's a pretty complete course especially for beginners because it brings out subjects that are really important even for digital painting.
Nick
September 11, 2022
The way the course is broken down is REALLY good. I love Roberts teaching style and no nonsense approach to encouragement. A very good course that will provide you with some great tools in basic painting technique + colour theory.
Jean-Claude
August 27, 2022
You are a collegiate instructor and your course is a building block. I am shocked you don't have 5 stars rating. I wish I found your course 10 months ago. Thank you.
Heather
August 24, 2022
The course was worth doing, but a bit rushed at the end. More explanation of what the artist was doing to create the "final project" would have been more helpful than a sped up video. For example when the tree was highlighted, say that is what you are doing so people dont have to try to work it out between other brush strokes. It was a good course otherwise.
Mary
July 23, 2022
Robert is a brilliant tutor. This is an excellent course for beginners and those already using acrylics.
Shailaja
December 2, 2021
This course is a very informative and valuable. it helped me understand the values and the shadows, It also helped me in understanding how to reduce intensity of colors by tinting hues.
Karen
January 19, 2021
So far I am really liking this class, as well as the style of instruction. Not only is Robert obviously very knowledgeable and talented as an artist, he definitely has a gift for teaching. The class is divided into very manageable sections, and set up in a way that makes it easy to go back (or forward) to revisit specific concepts. (As a beginner I really appreciate that, as I like to watch & listen to each part of a section, and then go back a 2nd time and complete suggested exercises.) The available course description is spot-on; this class is clear and concise. If you’re contemplating taking it, I would absolutely recommend. I’d love a ‘part 2’ to this course, to take what I will have learned to the next level. But I would gladly take another course of Robert’s either way, as he has many from which to choose. Thanks!
Ramae
December 8, 2020
Very happy I signed up for this course in particular. I love the instructor's teaching style and easy-to-follow instructions. I am a complete beginner, so this was the perfect introduction to the fundamentals of acrylic painting. I signed up for several of his other courses as well. Highly recommended!
Laura
November 9, 2020
This is how it's done! No-fuss drills, well explained & repeated so he makes sure you understand every single step. I finally understood why value is so important, and how to see and correctly paint it into your composition. Finally someone explained to me how to paint shadows, and what colors to use and how / why. Do all exercises and do not skip steps. This will ensure that you don't get frustrated. This is the best beginner course I've tried (and I have tried several which brought me great frustration)! I highly recommend this course. I bought another course with Robert and I look forward to what he has to teach me next. Bonus points for being cheeky. :D THANKS!

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