ACRYLIC PAINTING

the search for permanency and durability. Generally, the solid pigment or coloring

agent is the same in all paints. The variable,and that which gives each paint

its distinct characteristics, is the liquid binder or vehicle. Materials such as

water, oil, or egg yolkholds the color so that it can be spread along a surface.

The binder in acrylic paint is a plastic; a synthetic. Therefore,acrylics dry quickly

and are water soluble. This allows clean-up free from the disadvantageous smell

of other media.

Painting is to represent by application and manipulation of a

material. To paint, one must have knowledge of the medium and develop the

skills to use it. The learned sequences of method and procedure begin with

brush and paint care, arrangement of colors on a palette, mixing specific

hues, paint application, brush techniques and clean-up. Simple steps form a

complex activity. Thus painting is quite an undertaking; teaching tenacity as

well as technique. Lessons

learned in acrylics remain generally valid for all mediums. Glazing, wet

into wet (alla Prima), underpainting (imprimatura) are just a few of the

terms and skills students will become familiar with at this level.

Depending upon students manipulative abilities, their program may

include still-life, animals, landscape, and copying of the great masters.

To achieve quality results, proper materials play an important role in

students' training. Thus an acrylic painting kit has been prepared and is

comprised of materials chosen for their quality.

The materials fee for the Acrylic Painting Course covers all media necessary

for successful exploration of this class. Paint, canvas, brushes, illustration

board, palette, palette knife are supplied.

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