Acrylic Painting for 100% Beginners: “Golden Girls” Course

Easily craft your unique acrylic painting, in just a few hours, by watching and following uncomplicated tips and steps.

Created by: Melissa Fryer
Creative Instructor and Bakery Business Mentor

What Will I Learn?

• Complete a DIY acrylic painting from scratch, that can be displayed or given as a gift.
• Learn to construct and use a template to create an outline for a painting.
• Learn how to utilize a wet-on-wet painting technique to easily create a smooth painting image.
• Learn how to paint a drop daisy flower.
• Learn tips on how to paint detail lines and shapes with precision.
• Determine WHEN and HOW to use specific brushstrokes to create an efficient and visually appealing painting.
• Learn how to mix and apply the specific colors and types of acrylic paints used in this course.
• Gain new skills using brushes, moving and applying paint, choosing and mixing color, and creating detail work.

Requirements

• NO painting experience necessary! These courses are for the complete 100% beginner.
• Basic acrylic painting tools - 1" flat brush, #4 detail brush, 11x14 canvas (board or stretched), acrylic paints (titanium white, mars black, chrome yellow, raw sienna, burnt sienna, green oxide)
• Additional recommended tools - napkins, water, water cup, paint tray, tape, sharpie, scissors, pencil
• Optional recommended tools - apron, painting easel, table cover, cutting mat, exact-o knife

Target audience

• Complete beginner hobby painters looking to learn the basics of acrylic painting, in a relaxed environment.
• Students interested in a shorter form tutorial, creating a finished painting in just a few hours.
• New painters looking for step-by-step and thorough explanations of technique, brushstrokes, paint use, template use and special tips and tricks.
• People looking for art therapy, relaxation time, "me time" or creative self development.
• People who are intimidated by taking other online painting courses or in person classes that may look too advanced.
• People wanting tips on the best tools and products to use, so as to avoid wasting a ton of money on endless art supplies.
• Painters who need help coming up with imagery and ideas.
• Families or groups that would like to watch and paint together.