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08-23-2012, 11:35 AM
Join Laurie Humble (http://www.artistsnetworkuniversity.com/meet-the-instructors/) for this exciting trip into the world of acrylic painting! Students will have fun completing 4 small paintings while learning about color, style, value, detail, and overall composition. Beginners will enjoy trying their hand at a variety of subject matter which will include a landscape, a still life, a floral, and an abstract for an outstanding introduction into the possibilities of the medium. If you've always wanted to learn how to paint with acrylics, this is the online course for you!Course registration comes with a digital (PDF) download of Watercolor Depth & Realism (http://www.northlightshop.com/ebook-wc-depth-realism-pdf/?lid=anuamh08282012) by Laurie Humble and three handouts to be posted on Blackboard covering color, acrylic options, and abstract prompt.
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COURSE BEGINS: August 28, 2012 (http://anu.register.fwmedia.com/Course?CourseId=3033-1)
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COURSE LENGTH: 4 weeks
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TUITION: $149.99 ($135.00 for VIP (http://www.northlightshop.com/northlight-vip?icid=nlsheadvip/?lid=anuamh08282012))
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INSTRUCTOR: Laurie Humble (Bio (http://www.artistsnetworkuniversity.com/meet-the-instructors/))
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WHAT YOU'LL LEARN IN THIS ACRYLIC PAINTING TUTORIAL:
Basic compositional tools necessary to add interest and depth to any art piece.
Two distinct ways to use acrylics
Use of color, value, and detail with this mediumWHO SHOULD TAKE THIS ONLINE ART COURSE:
Beginners
Anyone interested in learning to paint
Artists who have worked in other mediums and have an interest in adding acrylic to their knowledge baseART SUPPLIES YOU'LL NEED:
Tube acrylics, your choice of brand, extra colors of your choiceThe instructor suggests the following colors:
White
Black
At least one red, yellow, and blue. The more options you give yourself the easier it will be for you
Cad. Yellow
Cad. Red
Permanent red
Alizeran crimson
Ultramarine blue
Cerulean blue
Pthalo blueAnd it would be helpful to have:
Burnt sienna
Burnt umber
Sap green
Pthalo green
At least 11 x 14 watercolor paper and a few canvases or canvas boards
Assortment of acrylic brushes, both rounds and flats: nylon bristles work best
Water containers
Easel is optionalhttp://www.familytreeuniversity.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/button.png (http://anu.register.fwmedia.com/Course?CourseId=3033-1)
COURSE SYLLABUS
Session 1
Reading Assignments:
Review text introduction and Chapter 1
Read the "Acrylic Options" handout and decide which option you will use for the first piece; you will need to try both options sometime in this courseHomework Assignment: Using your own photo as reference material, paint a landscape focusing on attaining a full range of values form white to dark. Submit reference photo and finished painting.
Session 2
Reading Assignments:
Read over chapter 2
Read the "Color" handout
Practice color mixing and mixing neutralsHomework Assignment: Using your own photo as reference material, paint a floral focusing on using color to create a focal point. Submit your reference photo and finished painting, as well as the neutral mixing practice sheet.
Session 3
Reading Assignment:
Read chapters 3 and 4Homework Assignment: Using your own photo as reference material, paint a still life focusing on using detail to create a focal area. Use hard, crisp edges in the focal area and softer, fuzzier edges in less important areas. Submit your reference photo and finished painting.
Session 4
Reading Assignment:
Read chapters 5 and 6
Read the "Abstract Prompt" handout and choose an optionHomework Assignment: Submit completed abstract painting using one of the prompt ideas. Make sure you have created a focal point using one of Laurie's 5 techniques. In the text of your submission make sure to tell Laurie which prompt you started with.
http://www.familytreeuniversity.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/button.png (http://anu.register.fwmedia.com/Course?CourseId=3033-1)
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COURSE BEGINS: August 28, 2012 (http://anu.register.fwmedia.com/Course?CourseId=3033-1)
.
COURSE LENGTH: 4 weeks
.
TUITION: $149.99 ($135.00 for VIP (http://www.northlightshop.com/northlight-vip?icid=nlsheadvip/?lid=anuamh08282012))
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INSTRUCTOR: Laurie Humble (Bio (http://www.artistsnetworkuniversity.com/meet-the-instructors/))
.
WHAT YOU'LL LEARN IN THIS ACRYLIC PAINTING TUTORIAL:
Basic compositional tools necessary to add interest and depth to any art piece.
Two distinct ways to use acrylics
Use of color, value, and detail with this mediumWHO SHOULD TAKE THIS ONLINE ART COURSE:
Beginners
Anyone interested in learning to paint
Artists who have worked in other mediums and have an interest in adding acrylic to their knowledge baseART SUPPLIES YOU'LL NEED:
Tube acrylics, your choice of brand, extra colors of your choiceThe instructor suggests the following colors:
White
Black
At least one red, yellow, and blue. The more options you give yourself the easier it will be for you
Cad. Yellow
Cad. Red
Permanent red
Alizeran crimson
Ultramarine blue
Cerulean blue
Pthalo blueAnd it would be helpful to have:
Burnt sienna
Burnt umber
Sap green
Pthalo green
At least 11 x 14 watercolor paper and a few canvases or canvas boards
Assortment of acrylic brushes, both rounds and flats: nylon bristles work best
Water containers
Easel is optionalhttp://www.familytreeuniversity.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/button.png (http://anu.register.fwmedia.com/Course?CourseId=3033-1)
COURSE SYLLABUS
Session 1
Reading Assignments:
Review text introduction and Chapter 1
Read the "Acrylic Options" handout and decide which option you will use for the first piece; you will need to try both options sometime in this courseHomework Assignment: Using your own photo as reference material, paint a landscape focusing on attaining a full range of values form white to dark. Submit reference photo and finished painting.
Session 2
Reading Assignments:
Read over chapter 2
Read the "Color" handout
Practice color mixing and mixing neutralsHomework Assignment: Using your own photo as reference material, paint a floral focusing on using color to create a focal point. Submit your reference photo and finished painting, as well as the neutral mixing practice sheet.
Session 3
Reading Assignment:
Read chapters 3 and 4Homework Assignment: Using your own photo as reference material, paint a still life focusing on using detail to create a focal area. Use hard, crisp edges in the focal area and softer, fuzzier edges in less important areas. Submit your reference photo and finished painting.
Session 4
Reading Assignment:
Read chapters 5 and 6
Read the "Abstract Prompt" handout and choose an optionHomework Assignment: Submit completed abstract painting using one of the prompt ideas. Make sure you have created a focal point using one of Laurie's 5 techniques. In the text of your submission make sure to tell Laurie which prompt you started with.
http://www.familytreeuniversity.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/button.png (http://anu.register.fwmedia.com/Course?CourseId=3033-1)