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Acrylic Painting for Beginners: Colour, Brushwork and Landscapes

Acrylic Painting for Beginners: Colour, Brushwork and Landscapes

Paint with acrylics at home: kit, a safe set-up, colour mixing, brushwork and composition, then still lifes, landscapes and a final project. 50 written lessons plus 10 practice downloads.

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Expiry period	Lifetime
Made in	English
Last updated at	Mon Nov 2026
Level	Beginner
Total lectures	60
Total quizzes	10
Total duration	10:47:00 Hours
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Short description	Paint with acrylics at home: kit, a safe set-up, colour mixing, brushwork and composition, then still lifes, landscapes and a final project. 50 written lessons plus 10 practice downloads.
Outcomes	Choose a starter kit of eight colours by pigment name, brushes, knives, surfaces and a stay-wet palette Set up a safe, tidy place to paint, read paint labels, and deal with paint water and leftover paint responsibly Work with fast drying and colour shift, keep paint workable, and control thin, creamy and thick paint Mix greens, oranges, purples, greys and browns, avoid mud, and judge value, temperature and saturation Use washes, blending, soft and hard edges, dry brush, scumbling, glazing, impasto and knife work Plan paintings with simple shapes, thumbnails, value sketches and a clear focal point Paint a still life with convincing light, shadow, reflections and glass, plus simple flowers and textures Paint landscapes with skies, trees, water and a sense of distance Work from your own photos and from life, build layers, correct mistakes and keep a practice habit Finish, varnish in outline, frame and store your paintings, and complete a final painting of your own
Requirements	No painting experience needed; if you've tried watercolour, that helps but isn't essential A small starter kit of student acrylic paints, a few synthetic brushes, two knives and some acrylic paper or boards; Section 1 explains what to choose A table near a window that opens, and a place to keep materials out of reach of children and pets Kitchen paper, two water jars, a lidded food box for a stay-wet palette and baking parchment; a way to print the PDF sheets is useful but not essential