Acrylic Painting

The course begins with a brief overview of acrylic painting. This includes an examination of how acrylics compare to water-based and oil paint, the tools you’ll need, and how to keep things cost-effective. To get you painting quickly, you’ll then jump into a simple warm-up exercise.

We’ll look at the importance of keeping a sketchbook journal as an inspirational and exploratory tool, and various methods of cataloguing and recording visual interests and prompts. The course will talk you through observing and noticing creative opportunities in everyday life, generating ideas, and developing them into projects.

The course will guide you through painting found objects, a natural landscape, a cityscape, and a still life – exploring the techniques and processes used to create each – with projects to complete for each.

The course concludes with advice on how to develop a plan that will help you to continue on your creative journey once you have completed the course.

By studying this course, you will:

• Become familiar with the tools and techniques of acrylic painting
• Explore the importance of keeping a sketchbook and the creative process
• Understand how to go from idea generation and project development to finished piece
• Learn how to paint found objects, natural landscapes, cityscapes, and still lifes
• Be able to develop a plan that will help you to keep painting and developing your ability

Whether you’re completely new to acrylic painting, transitioning from another medium or returning to this form of painting and wishing to solidify your foundations, the Acrylic Painting Diploma Course will cater for you.

The course will equip you with the knowledge you need to start painting and provides guidance on how to continue to improve once you’ve completed it. You’ll learn all you need to know, whether you intend to paint as a hobby, create a portfolio for presenting to further education establishments or practice further and produce work to sell.