Materials

By the end of this class you will know how to use acrylic paints, I will show you step by step the different types of paint, brushes, tools and techniques you can use to complete a painting. You will have learnt how to paint a loose impressionistic landscape painting. I have supplied a couple of reference photos below you can use to practice. I will be demonstrating the top one.

Below are the materials you will need:

Stretched canvas or a surface of your choice.
Small tub of gesso - I use Golden Gesso or Winsor & Newton Galeria
A couple of water pots (old jars will do)
Kitchen Roll
Flat Brushes - Something like this is fine: You can buy on Amazon or pick up something similar at places like Hobbycraft or local Art Supplies Shop.
2B/3B Pencil

Here are some Amazon links but you will be able to find similar in your local art/craft store.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Royal-Langnickel-Large-Area-Brush/dp/B0018M9NLQ/ref=sr_1_7?keywords=royal+nickel+acrylic+painting+flat+brushes&qid=1636544098&sr=8-7

A couple of other synthetic brushes Size 10 and another smaller flat or filbert

A small round brush if you want fine detail.

A set like this is fine or similar.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Winsor-Newton-Foundation-Acrylic-Multicoloured/dp/B00DW7LC3C/ref=sr_1_7?crid=2ETVYSMRQ2804&keywords=acrylic+brushes&qid=1659794979&sprefix=acrylic+brushes%2Caps%2C80&sr=8-7

Acrylic Paints

Student grade -

Daler Rowney System3 Acrylic Paint or
Winsor & Newton Galeria Acrylic Paint

Introduction set – small tubes – you can add primary cyan if you like.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Daler-Rowney-System-Acrylic-Introduction/dp/B000NM92KY/ref=sr_1_2?crid=1L5OZGK5J99O&keywords=system3+acrylics&qid=1659795169&sprefix=system+3+acrylics%2Caps%2C50&sr=8-2

Professional grade -

Golden Paints - Heavy body Acrylic Paint or
Winsor & Newton Professional Acrylic Paint

Student grade are fine for this project.

Colours you can use or similar: If you are planning on doing many paintings get 60ml tubes if just a few 22ml size will be fine.

Warm Colour Wheel

Ultramarine Blue/ Pthalo Blue (Red shade)
Cadmium Yellow Hue
Cadmium red medium or Cadmium red hue
Titanium White

Cool Colour Wheel

Cadmium Yellow Light/Process Yellow/lemon yellow
Process Magenta/Pyrrol crimson
Process Cyan / Cerulean Blue
Paynes Grey or Black

For tonal ground you can buy yellow ochre or mix own colour.

If you are so pleased with your painting and want to hang it up:

Give it a coat of matt varnish such as Winsor & Newton Acrylic Matt Varnish.
Two D-rings and a cord.

By the end of this class, I am aiming that you will feel more confident in your abilities to paint a landscape painting.

I would love you to share your painting in the class gallery.

Exercises you can do for yourself are - Colour Mixing and Mark Making, practise trees & clouds.

Happy Painting!!

Your Project

For the project I would suggest having a try of your different brushes and palette knife first on a piece of paper to get use to the consistency of your acrylics and the different marks they make.

You can the use my reference photos or even better take some yourself of a view you love and go through the steps of painting a landscape in your own style.

Please note.

If you are planning to sell your work please do not copy my exact style or use my reference photos but instead develop your own unique style and use your own reference photos. All my work on my website is copyrighted. Thanks for your understanding

Colour Wheel

Here are the two different colour wheels showing how different primary colours will effect your colours.

Ira Bliznets

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