Acrylic Painting for Beginners

Description

This course is for people with little or no experience in using acrylic paint. We will begin with the essentials of color mixing and strategies, as well as tonality and intensity. We will look at composition strategies and all the basic knowledge that is necessary to create compelling paintings. This is a great way to begin your journey in art. All concepts and techniques are clearly explained and demonstrated by highly experienced instructor Tony O’Regan. After the course you can join his teaching site with hundreds of great tutorial videos. ( www.toregan.com).

Offering 2WS22: Wednesdays, Apr 20 to May 18 2022, 6:30-pm to 8:30pm, Credo Christian High School 21846 52 Ave Langley

Recommended Materials for  Acrylic Painters:

Note – Treat all paints with proper care – They are professional materials. Buy from reputable makers/suppliers, READ THE LABELS – Use as directed by manufacturer. Keep away from food,  pets and children. Use gloves or barrier cream. Avoid skin contact. Always wash hands.

2 Acrylic-type Brushes: one flat  for shapes  ¾”  to 1” ; one point (also called a round) for details   #6 or #8 – bring whatever other brushes you have to the first class.

6 Acrylic Paint tube colours  (shown in order of preference):  ONE RED (a deep crimson such as alizarin or rose madder or quinochridon), ONE YELLOW (any spectrum yellow like hansa),  ONE BLUE (ultramarine), ONE GREEN (viridian or pthalo),  ONE small tube BLACK (small tube – any black), ONE WHITE ( large tube titanium only) You tend to use a lot of white with acrylic paint. Bring 2 white vinyl erasers to use as scrapers.

One roll of paper towel / Pencil 2b or 4b, paper for notes

Palette  and water container provided

A SMALL spritzer fine water spray bottle

CANVAS –  16 x 20  per session (stretched canvas is best, or your preference) coat it with titanium white acrylic paint and let dry – Bring one to first class and get more as needed. We will discuss then.

One small natural sponge and a white vinyl eraser for scrape-texturing.

Instructor Bio
Tony O’Regan was born in Cork, Ireland in a house called Santa Lucia, built by his uncle, Mark, a singer in the big band era. He grew up Canada and in Florida, and was educated in Art and Architecture. He painted many paintings and designed many buildings. Tony painted in Paris and the West Coast of Ireland. He taught Art and Design in major universities for over 20 years, including Emily Carr Univ. and UBC. He uses his skills in architecture, perspective, and landscape design to compose his images of what things are and what they might be. He drinks coffee at the Pelican Rouge and sketches gulls by the great White Rock as they ‘gyre and gimble’ in the waves.

Tony continues to create a collection of hundreds of his demonstrations and teaching videos as well as other useful content for artists, teachers, students and design school applicants at   www.toregan.com   and www.artcentro.com
Email  toregan@ecuad.ca