Acrylic: Basics and Beyond
Level: Beginners or those with some experience in other media
Ages: 12 & up-Adults
Friday: 7:00pm-9:00pm
First Meeting: Jan. 24 for 10 classes
Known Breaks: Feb. 7 & 14, week of Spring Break, others TBA
Price: Non-WAL members: $45/Class, WAL members: $35/class,
Semester: Non-WAL members $ 450.00/10 classes,
WAL members: $350/10 classes
Monthly: Non-WAL members $ 180.00/4 classes, $225/5-classes
WAL members: $140.00/4 classes, $175.00/5 classes
Materials not included
Contact the instructor
CLASS DESCRIPTION
This course presents students with the basic techniques and concepts that are common to various painting media, with the emphasis placed on the acrylic medium. Students will have the opportunity to paint still life and figures as well as from photographs and their own drawings and abstract designs.
Constructive critiques will be a part of some classes as determined by the instructor.
Materials
Graphite Pencils: 2B,
Sketch Book: min. 8.5x11
Kneaded eraser
Palette or palette paper-a large plastic lid from a food container works well.
Water Container
Paper Towels and or rags with bag for clean-up
Clothes protection
Neoprene or latex gloves-optional
Acrylic matte medium.
Palette : Something with a lip works the best including lids from food containers, bring several.
Paint: CAUTION some of the sets being sold are not suitable. Get a name brand such as liquitex or Golden if possible. Avoid any paint which has ‘hue’ as part of it’s name.
Colors: Crimson Red or Cadmium Red Medium, Magenta, Cyan,
Cadmium Yellow, Sap Green, Mars
Black, Burnt Sienna, Burnt Umber, Yellow Ocher, Ultramarine Blue, a
large tube of Titanium White.
Canvas Board: 2-3 minimum 11x17 to begin with
Palette knife(s) these can be the plastic sets
Brushes : synthetic or made for acrylic: #10 or #12 flat , #6 or #8 flat or bright, #6 or #8 filbert, #4 or #6 round , & a liner (small barrel long hairs)
Later in course: stretched canvas, tracing paper and additional tube colors of acrylic paint etc as determined by instructor and student.
Ages: 12 & up-Adults
Friday: 7:00pm-9:00pm
First Meeting: Jan. 24 for 10 classes
Known Breaks: Feb. 7 & 14, week of Spring Break, others TBA
Price: Non-WAL members: $45/Class, WAL members: $35/class,
Semester: Non-WAL members $ 450.00/10 classes,
WAL members: $350/10 classes
Monthly: Non-WAL members $ 180.00/4 classes, $225/5-classes
WAL members: $140.00/4 classes, $175.00/5 classes
Materials not included
Contact the instructor
CLASS DESCRIPTION
This course presents students with the basic techniques and concepts that are common to various painting media, with the emphasis placed on the acrylic medium. Students will have the opportunity to paint still life and figures as well as from photographs and their own drawings and abstract designs.
Constructive critiques will be a part of some classes as determined by the instructor.
Materials
Graphite Pencils: 2B,
Sketch Book: min. 8.5x11
Kneaded eraser
Palette or palette paper-a large plastic lid from a food container works well.
Water Container
Paper Towels and or rags with bag for clean-up
Clothes protection
Neoprene or latex gloves-optional
Acrylic matte medium.
Palette : Something with a lip works the best including lids from food containers, bring several.
Paint: CAUTION some of the sets being sold are not suitable. Get a name brand such as liquitex or Golden if possible. Avoid any paint which has ‘hue’ as part of it’s name.
Colors: Crimson Red or Cadmium Red Medium, Magenta, Cyan,
Cadmium Yellow, Sap Green, Mars
Black, Burnt Sienna, Burnt Umber, Yellow Ocher, Ultramarine Blue, a
large tube of Titanium White.
Canvas Board: 2-3 minimum 11x17 to begin with
Palette knife(s) these can be the plastic sets
Brushes : synthetic or made for acrylic: #10 or #12 flat , #6 or #8 flat or bright, #6 or #8 filbert, #4 or #6 round , & a liner (small barrel long hairs)
Later in course: stretched canvas, tracing paper and additional tube colors of acrylic paint etc as determined by instructor and student.