Easy Acrylic Painting Techniques

Description

Acrylic paint dries quickly and is forgiving, which makes it a good first medium. The lessons start with supplies and setup, then teach basic brush control through short exercises.

You learn colour mixing and palette building, layering and blending for smooth transitions, and texture with dry brushing and palette knives. Later lessons cover washes, simple landscapes built from basic shapes, still life with light and shadow, and a first complete painting. The final lesson covers common beginner mistakes. Most lessons include exercises. The lessons are ordered so that you finish with a complete painting built from the earlier exercises.

Who it is for: adult beginners who want to start painting with acrylics.

What’s included
10 PDF lessons · 59 pages · about 19,500 words
One ZIP download that is yours to keep — read on any device, no subscription or app needed.

Course programme

1. Getting Started with Acrylics
2. Basic Brush Techniques and Control Exercises
3. Color Mixing Fundamentals and Creating Your Palette
4. Layering and Blending Methods for Smooth Transitions
5. Creating Texture with Dry Brushing and Palette Knives
6. Working with Washes and Water Effects
7. Painting Simple Landscapes with Basic Shapes
8. Still Life Painting with Light and Shadow
9. Creating Your First Complete Painting Project
10. Troubleshooting Common Beginner Mistakes