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This practical 24 part acrylics course is
sent to you every week by E-mail. 

In each issue you will find:

• an audio introduction
• a painting project with several pages of step-by-step instructions
• video clips to show how it is done

The course covers all you need to know about acrylic painting and covers such topics as :

• understanding and using colour
• how to paint without drawing
• learning various essential painting techniques
• mastering different painting styles
• using acrylics like oils
• using acrylics like watercolours

Each week there is a project to paint and each one helps you learn a different style or technique.
The printed pages of step-by-step instructions are all numbered and can be filed in a ring binder for future reference, so you will build up a complete manual of acrylic painting.

Learn at your own pace!

Each weekly part will take between one and two hours to complete, but don’t worry if you think you may not be able to keep up. There’s absolutely no rush!
You can save the links to the various parts of the course and then download them at your leisure. You can revisit any of the back issues at any time, and there is no pressure to ‘keep up’. Just take the course at your own speed.

So why not give the course a try. It doesn’t matter if you already paint, or if you have never picked up a brush and painted before! It’s easy and I’ll show you how!

The course comes to you in 24 weekly parts and is broken down into six sections as follows:

Section 1: Painting with Colour
Part 1. Introducing the colour wheel
Part 2. Tones, greys, tints and shades
Part 3. Warm and cool colours
Part 4. Complementary colours
Part 5. Creating atmosphere with colour

Section 2: Painting without Drawing
Part 6. Painting a landscape
Part 7. Painting a still life

Section 3: Painting Techniques
Part 8. Scumbling
Part 9. Spattering and Sponging
Part 10. Wiping Out
Part 11. Glazing
Part 12. Sgraffito
Part 13. Knife Painting

Section 4: Painting Styles
Part 14. Impressionism
Parts 15 and 16. Trompe l’oeil
Part 17. Cubism
Part 18. Pointilism

Section 5: Using Acrylics like Oils
Parts 19 to 21. Painting a portrait in oils

Section 6: Using Acrylics as Watercolours
Part 22. Thin transparent washes
Part 23. Wet in wet
Part 24. Transparent and opaque

There is a practical painting project for you to have a go at with each weekly part, with clear instructions and video clips to show you how it is done.

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