Buy and Download - Lynda.com Foundations of Acrylic Painting

2015
Lynda
Will Kemp
3h 14m
English

Using acrylics is the simplest and most effective way for an absolute beginner to learn how to paint successfully. Acrylics can be used in thin layers like watercolors, or in thicker, more opaque applications of paint, like oil paint. Acrylics dry quickly and can be diluted and cleaned with water, making them simple to use, odorless, and accessible to all.
In this course, Will Kemp takes you on a journey that will unleash your inner artist, providing an introduction to the materials and techniques used in acrylic painting.
The course follows a progressive sequence, covering beginner and advanced acrylic painting methods, from underpainting and glazing to impasto and textural effects. It also addresses setup and materials, color mixing and pigment choice, brush-handling and palette-knife techniques, as well as gels and mediums.
By the end of the course you'll have a final still-life project you can hang with pride, and a solid foundation of painting knowledge, making the transition into more challenging subjects or mediums much easier.
Topics include:
Choosing a brush, palette, and canvas
Altering acrylic paint with water and other mediums
Blocking in and underpainting
Adding glazes
Choosing pigments
Understanding basic color theory
Creating texture
Signing and protecting your work

Introduction 2m 5s
Welcome 1m 37s
Using the exercise files 28s
1. Materials and Setup 22m 20s
The versatility of acrylics 2m 4s
Which brush to choose? 6m 20s
Palette choice 2m 5s
Canvas, paper, or board? 2m 0s
Preparing your support 5m 25s
Using a colored ground 2m 27s
Additional materials 1m 59s
2. Paint Properties 16m 14s
Heavy body vs. fluid body 4m 41s
Altering paint with water and mediums 5m 41s
Opacity vs. transparency 5m 52s
3. Basic Painting Techniques 35m 6s
Blocking in and underpainting 12m 3s
Three-tone masses 4m 48s
Introducing color 9m 28s
Adding glazes 8m 47s
4. The Power of Pigments 12m 0s
Earth colors vs. synthetic colors 2m 1s
Color bias 4m 22s
Choosing a white 5m 37s
5. A Simple Five-Color Palette 44m 50s
Five key colors 3m 10s
Color matching 7m 55s
Choosing a mood for a landscape 8m 16s
Mixing color strings 7m 52s
Landscape techniques: Painting clouds using color strings 7m 19s
Landscape techniques: Adding color to the landscape 10m 18s
6. Creative Mark Making and the Unique Properties of Acrylic Paints 11m 58s
Creating texture 6m 32s
Abstract techniques: Drips and pours 5m 26s
7. Final Project: Still Life 50m 3s
Final project: Preparing our colors 8m 58s
Final project: First stages 16m 10s
Final Project: Washes and blocking in 8m 8s
Final project: Impasto and thick passages of paint 11m 58s
Signing and protecting your work 4m 49s

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