Join us in this course to greatly improve your painting skills! Every 1-2 weeks we progress through beginner to intermediate paintings. Learn effective brushwork techniques and memorable concepts that will help you improve quickly, and being informed in all subjects of painting: still life, figure and landscape. Using chosen reference images, this course will provide the practical painting knowledge every beginner/intermediate should know.
- Basics of Painting: How to make a painting from start to finish, the processes, brush techniques, colouring and details.
- Simplifying and Detailing: How to take a painting from simple to detailed
- Other techniques: Learn techniques from various old and contemporary painters, as well as analysing different effective paintings
- Palette and Colour Theory: How to use colour effectively to create desired effects.
By the end of this course, students should be able to:
- Paint and copy images accurately and realistically
- Use and mix colours with confidence
- Mimic other styles and apply knowledge to achieve desired results.
- Acrylic paint set: crimson/red, lemon/cadmium yellow, ultramarine/phathlo blue, burnt umber, black and white (other colours optional) Brands such as reno art, mont marte, derivan matisse, or student/professional brands all work well.
- Brush set 3-10, small to bigger brushes, detail brushes, filbert brush (must), flat brush, round brush
- Water container and palette for mixing, rag for drying
- Canvas (medium size e.g. 20 x 30cm, 30x40cm, 40 x 50cm range)
IMPORTANT: Please arrive to the first class with all the relevant materials. A lack of materials is not just a handicap to you but to the ability to teach. Materials cost is not included in a course fee. In the event of a course being cancelled WEA cannot be held responsible for the purchase of any course materials. We therefore suggest you purchase your materials closer to the time of the course commencing.
The following stockists are examples of places where you can purchase art materials for your course:
- Art on King: 199-201 King Street, Newtown. Ph: 9516 2342
- Eckersley's Art and Craft Store: 93 York Street, Sydney. Ph: 9299 4151. Also located in various locations throughout Greater Sydney. WEA students receive a 10% discount on materials required for their course at the York Street store when showing their course confirmation email.
- Parkers Art Supplies: 3 Cambridge Street, The Rocks. Ph: 9247 9979
- The Art Scene: 914 Victoria Road, West Ryde. Ph: 9807 6900
- The Sydney Art Store: 11 Salisbury Street, Botany. Ph: 9699 2162
You can also purchase materials from places such as Dymocks, Officeworks, Spotlight, Lincraft or online art suppliers such as Art Shed Online.
