These are suggested materials. You may work with more or less and make substitutions. Ask Lorraine before you buy: a short list of good paint beats a long list of cheap paint.
What the acrylic painting class covers
Bring a work in progress or start something new. The class covers painting technique, materials and how to apply them, composition, color theory and the effects of light, at every level, with demonstrations and critiques.
Acrylic painting course objectives
- To understand and develop skills of constructing a painting technically and aesthetically.
- To develop visual perception using basic concepts of space, color, surface, form and content.
- To understand the physical properties of the painting medium.
- To develop a sense of visual composition.
- To develop an ability to verbalize ideas and judgments of the work.
How your acrylic paintings are evaluated
Group critique for each painting assignment, and each painting is evaluated individually.
Golden acrylic paints to buy
Golden brand acrylics are the recommendation. Equivalents in brackets are fine.
- Diarylide Yellow or Cadmium Yellow Deep
- Cadmium Yellow Medium and Cadmium Yellow Light
- Jenkins Green or Sap Green
- Dioxazine Purple
- Quinacridone Crimson and Quinacridone Magenta or Alizarin Crimson and Magenta
- Pyrrole Red and Cadmium Red Light
- Anthraquinone Blue or Ultramarine Blue
- Cerulean Blue
- Yellow Ochre
- Titanium White (large tube)
Acrylic materials for beginners: brushes, palette and surfaces
- Brushes: a small round, plus flats, angled or brights in small, medium and large
- A stay-wet palette. Acrylic dries fast and this is the single most useful thing you can own
- Water container and paper towels
- Canvas, board or panel in a size you can finish
Where to buy acrylic painting supplies
- Jerry’s Artarama
- Your Art Supplies, West Hartford
- Dick Blick