Acrylic Painting Essentials - Beginners
Saturday 17th & Sunday 18th July 2027 - Cober Hill with Christopher Shaw - Weekend Break Available
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This two-day acrylic painting course is designed for beginners looking to explore the vibrant and versatile world of acrylics. With guidance, you will learn foundational painting techniques and develop your skills while creating your own unique artworks in a supportive, creative and friendly environment. Day 1: We'll jump straight in and start a painting based on a limited colour palette. We'll have an image for you. This first session, with your limited palette, is just feeling how the paint works. You'll be shown how to mix your limited range of hues with a palette knife. There'll be guidance on how to apply paint. Chris will talk a lot about the properties of acrylic, the right brushes to use, the various suitable grounds etc. After lunch we'll create a colour wheel and turn our attention to how colour works. We'll focus on primary, secondary and tertiary colours, the importance of values, shades and warm and cool tones. We'll start a full-colour painting. Day 2: Feeling more sure and continuing with the painting we started on Day 1, Chris will start talking about technique and application and how this is really about attitude, pace and doing it your way! Some people will complete their first full colour painting before lunch, and will select another image to paint. Other needn't feel they have to play catch up. It isn't a competition. By the end of the course you will: - Understand fundamental acrylic painting techniques - Understand the fundamentals of colour theory - Create an underpainting as a compositional foundation - Explore various painting subjects - Develop the confidence to carry on at home - Start thinking about what it might mean to paint in your style. Saturday 17th & Sunday 18th July 2027 10am - 4pm with Christopher Shaw This class takes place at: Cober Hill Cloughton Scarborough North Yorkshire YO13 0AR The workshop runs from 10am to 4pm. Please arrive at Cober Hill between 9:30am and 9:45am for refreshments before heading to the studio for a prompt 10am start. Turn this workshop into a three-night stay at Cober Hill’s historic mansion house. The residential package costs an additional £405 per person. Check-in from 3pm Friday 16th July, check-out by 10.30am Monday 19th July. Please select the accommodation option on the booking form.
Cancellation Policy
Booking & Cancellation Policy Payment Options You can pay in full at the time of booking via card, Google Pay, Apple Pay or PayPal, or choose to pay a 25% deposit and pay the remaining balance 45 days before the event. Cash payment can be made in person at the school, shop or venue. Deposits A 25% non-refundable deposit is required to secure your place on Workshops, Courses and Residentials. This deposit is non-refundable in all circumstances. Balance Due If you pay by deposit, the remaining 75% balance must be paid no later than 45 days before the start date. We will send you a reminder email with a payment link. Cancellation Policy Courses & Workshops More than 8 weeks before start: Full refund minus £20 admin fee. 4–8 weeks before: 70% refund. 2–4 weeks before: 50% refund. Less than 2 weeks before or after start: No refund.