This course will enable students to progress and enhance their existing acrylic painting skills.
Students will learn and develop their brush techniques, use of colour relationships, and how differing acrylic paint qualities impact on their paintings.
Teaching on this course is based around 2 projects – expressive portraits, and a contemporary approach to painting interior scenes.
Explore two exciting artistic genres that will enable students to enhance their acrylic painting skills and techniques. Gain self-confidence in your painting skills and learn how to plan and progress creative projects in personally expressive directions.
Facial proportions and 3D modelling
Session 1 Learn by looking at examples of other artists’ work and tutor-led painting demonstrations. Gain a deeper understanding of facial proportions and how other artists create portraits using loose brushwork, expressive colour and tonal contrast. Practice painting techniques by working from images of faces.
Self-portrait acrylics project
Session 2 Create expressive self-portraits using acrylic paints. Achieve facial proportion through tonal modelling and expressive colour, texture, and brushwork.
At the end of the session students will be introduced to the next project so they can prepare with a little bit of overnight homework in preparation for the next day’s self-expressive interiors project.
Developing composition and creative ideas
Session3 Develop ideas based on student’s homework, or from images supplied by the tutor. Learn by looking at examples of other artists’ work and tutor-led painting demonstrations. Students will create a study sheet of possible compositions for a finished acrylic painting considering colour, texture, tone and technique.
Self-expressive interior project
Session 4 After a tutor-led demonstration and a chance for questions, students will create a beautifully finished painting of their self-expressive contemporary interior composition using acrylic paints. Lots of 1:1 support will enable all students to develop the skills needed for the effective use of specific painterly techniques, appropriate colour mixing combinations, and by exploiting formal elements such as tone, texture, shape, etc.
By the end of the course…
Students will have learned new skills and techniques in how to approach two important artistic genres using acrylic paints. New acrylic painting skills, and planning techniques for developing creative ideas and compositions for their own projects will have greatly enhanced their creative self-confidence.
Daler Rowney: A2 size System 3 acrylic pad – 20 sheets 230gsm
Winsor + Newton: 500 x 400 size – 15 sheets Galleria acrylic pad 300gsm
Brushes (long handles)
Synthetic – Round: sizes 6, 8, 10
Bristle – Round: sizes 6, 8, 10
Bristle – Flat: Sizes 6, 8, 10
Inexpensive brush packs are OK Click HERE for more detail
Optional items to bring Cloth for cleaning your hands Rag (old cloth) for smudging charcoal or paint Wear old clothes or bring an apron Pen and notebook for taking notes
To help you decide what level course is best, you will see Teaching Levels on each of the course pages above the ‘Add to cart’ button.
Students will always benefit from clear instructions and lots of one-to-one tuition on all of my courses.
Level 1: Absolute-beginner For those students who have never done any art or are returning to art after a very long break. Teaching focuses on core skills with tutor-led exercises on use of materials and techniques
Level 2: Beginner + Improver For those students who have done some art learning, draw or paint occasionally at home or attend an art group, and feel they need to gain a foundation in the basic techniques. Teaching focuses on core skills, understanding and use of the Art Elements + Principles, materials + techniques, with tutor-led exercises and mini projects.
Level 3: Intermediate For those students who have learnt the basic techniques, have gained some artistic confidence and are seeking to develop their skills further to create more complex work. Teaching focuses on developing art skills, creative techniques and individual styles, students’ ability to self-assess their work, encouraging experimentation, with tutor-led exercises and time for extended projects with the benefit of group critiques.
Level 4: Experienced For those students confident in their abilities and techniques, who are looking to challenge themselves further, to create a coherent body of work, possibly to exhibit and sell. Teaching focuses on guiding students in developing their own ideas and self-directed practice, through enhancing personal skills and techniques and encouraging a deeper contextual awareness with the benefit of one-to-one tutorials.
There are 2 approaches to deciding what to do next.
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All my courses can be booked as single stand-alone courses on whichever topic takes your interest.
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Choose one of the linked courses at the bottom of this page
These courses are suggestions that will help you develop and progress your art in a more focused direction.
Whichever approach you choose, remember to check the Teaching Levels (eg: Level 1, Level 2, or mixed ability).
Student Quotes
“Great relaxed course, very calming teacher that puts students at ease. The tips and talks and also the relaxed painting for hours made the time fly by” Thomas S
“I have learnt that experimenting is fine and the best way to learn.” Mariam B
“Relaxed, supportive, non-judgemental, really enjoyable. I’m quite proud of my finished piece! Just great to empty your head and do something fun.” Catherine R
Acrylic painting L2
£140.00
Price per course
This course will enable students to progress and enhance their existing acrylic painting skills.
Students will learn and develop their brush techniques, use of colour relationships, and how differing acrylic paint qualities impact on their paintings.
Teaching on this course is based around 2 projects – expressive portraits, and a contemporary approach to painting interior scenes.
Suitable for: Adults
Teaching Level: Improvers, Intermediate, Experienced
Course Structure
Explore two exciting artistic genres that will enable students to enhance their acrylic painting skills and techniques. Gain self-confidence in your painting skills and learn how to plan and progress creative projects in personally expressive directions.
Facial proportions and 3D modelling
Session 1
Learn by looking at examples of other artists’ work and tutor-led painting demonstrations.
Gain a deeper understanding of facial proportions and how other artists create portraits using loose brushwork, expressive colour and tonal contrast. Practice painting techniques by working from images of faces.
Self-portrait acrylics project
Session 2
Create expressive self-portraits using acrylic paints. Achieve facial proportion through tonal modelling and expressive colour, texture, and brushwork.
At the end of the session students will be introduced to the next project so they can prepare with a little bit of overnight homework in preparation for the next day’s self-expressive interiors project.
Developing composition and creative ideas
Session3
Develop ideas based on student’s homework, or from images supplied by the tutor. Learn by looking at examples of other artists’ work and tutor-led painting demonstrations. Students will create a study sheet of possible compositions for a finished acrylic painting considering colour, texture, tone and technique.
Self-expressive interior project
Session 4
After a tutor-led demonstration and a chance for questions, students will create a beautifully finished painting of their self-expressive contemporary interior composition using acrylic paints. Lots of 1:1 support will enable all students to develop the skills needed for the effective use of specific painterly techniques, appropriate colour mixing combinations, and by exploiting formal elements such as tone, texture, shape, etc.
By the end of the course…
Students will have learned new skills and techniques in how to approach two important artistic genres using acrylic paints. New acrylic painting skills, and planning techniques for developing creative ideas and compositions for their own projects will have greatly enhanced their creative self-confidence.
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Refreshments
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Days: Sat + Sun
Times: 10-4pm, both days
Materials: Includes most materials, other than the materials students are asked to bring
Suitable for: Adults
Teaching Level: Improvers, Intermediate, Experienced
Group Size: Min 6 – Max 10
Your tutor: Brigid Brind biography >
Refreshments:
Course includes tea, coffee & biscuits. Please provide your own lunch on full day courses, workshops and classes.
Essential items to bring
Daler Rowney: A2 size
System 3 acrylic pad – 20 sheets
230gsm
Winsor + Newton: 500 x 400 size – 15 sheets
Galleria acrylic pad
300gsm
Inexpensive brush packs are OK
Click HERE for more detail
Optional items to bring
Cloth for cleaning your hands
Rag (old cloth) for smudging charcoal or paint
Wear old clothes or bring an apron
Pen and notebook for taking notes
To help you answer the question,
“What level course is right for me?”
To help you decide what level course is best, you will see Teaching Levels on each of the course pages above the ‘Add to cart’ button.
Students will always benefit from clear instructions and lots of one-to-one tuition on all of my courses.
Level 1: Absolute-beginner
For those students who have never done any art or are returning to art after a very long break.
Teaching focuses on core skills with tutor-led exercises on use of materials and techniques
Level 2: Beginner + Improver
For those students who have done some art learning, draw or paint occasionally at home or attend an art group, and feel they need to gain a foundation in the basic techniques.
Teaching focuses on core skills, understanding and use of the Art Elements + Principles, materials + techniques, with tutor-led exercises and mini projects.
Level 3: Intermediate
For those students who have learnt the basic techniques, have gained some artistic confidence and are seeking to develop their skills further to create more complex work.
Teaching focuses on developing art skills, creative techniques and individual styles, students’ ability to self-assess their work, encouraging experimentation, with tutor-led exercises and time for extended projects with the benefit of group critiques.
Level 4: Experienced
For those students confident in their abilities and techniques, who are looking to challenge themselves further, to create a coherent body of work, possibly to exhibit and sell.
Teaching focuses on guiding students in developing their own ideas and self-directed practice, through enhancing personal skills and techniques and encouraging a deeper contextual awareness with the benefit of one-to-one tutorials.
To help you answer the question,
“What course should I do next?”
There are 2 approaches to deciding what to do next.
Whichever approach you choose, remember to check the Teaching Levels (eg: Level 1, Level 2, or mixed ability).
Student Quotes
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