Acrylic Painting - Flower Painting Workshop - All Abilities

Course intent

On this one-day workshop, you will develop your drawing and painting skills to create an acrylic painting of lovely seasonal spring flowers such as tulips, irises, pansies or poppies.

What will we cover?

We will be drawing and painting beautiful Spring flowers and you will be shown how to paint and draw petals, leaves and stems from life looking at colour, proportion, form, tone and texture.

Depending on your level, we will examine different methods of painting and drawing (including from a photograph, or similar found image if you do not bring your own flowers with you) and you will gain knowledge and confidence in using acrylic paint.

You will learn some colour mixing and simple colour theory and explore composition establishing a few key methods of drawing and using acrylic paints.

We will discuss and put into context how flowers can be painted by looking at other artists’ work and you will review your work with one-to-one support and group discussion.

The overall aim is to help you to develop techniques and methods on how to set up and compose a painting of a spring flower or flowers of your own choice and then paint it. This workshop could be used as an addition to another longer painting course.

Who is this course for? Is there anything I need to know before joining?

Beginners, with some drawing experience, and Improvers. If you are new to acrylics then this would be a good taster course, or starting point, to learning about acrylic painting techniques and methods. Additionally, as an improver, you could further improve your painting skills exploring this enjoyable theme. There will also be a focus on developing colour mixing and setting up an effective composition.

If you are unsure about your level, please contact the tutor by emailing adultlearning@surreycc.gov.uk

As our courses are taught in English, please contact us if you have any concerns about your level of English.

What do I need to bring to the first class? Will there be any extra costs?

Bring

• A set of acrylic paints which includes as many basic colours as possible that will be helpful painting your chosen flower(s)- for example phthalo blue, ultramarine blue, yellow, green, red, magenta and burnt umber) Daler Rowney or Winsor and Newton are good makes to use.
• White acrylic paint.
• Magenta pink - You cannot mix a magenta, so please bring if your flower is magenta or pink. This also mixes to a beautiful violet if you mix with ultramarine blue.
• acrylic paper (or alternatively a canvas or painting board)
• a sketch book
• brushes (any you already have), if buying- Daler Rowney System 3 Synthetic or their cheaper Graduate brushes are a good make or Windsor and Newton Galeria or their cheaper Foundation acrylic range. Bring a round, filbert and a flat brush. Please email the tutor Amanda.buchan@surreycc.gov.uk for advice if you need it. Sometimes a set can work out cheaper and give you a range of brushes such as Daler Rowney - Simply Gold Taklon Paint Brush Set and Zip Case - Set of 10 Brushes https://amzn.eu/d/dqMdeQI
• pencils
• an eraser
• a sharpener
• a palette
• a water jar
• Spring Flowers and a pot of water to keep them fresh throughout the day.
• Or photographs of Spring flowers that you wish to draw and paint.

Learners are expected to bring their own materials. Some less common or unusual materials may be brought by the tutor

What can I do when I finish the course?

In discussion with your tutor you may like to progress onto a longer course or to study other mediums, for instance your tutor runs longer term courses in drawing and acrylic painting at Guildford centre on a Monday and in drawing and acrylic painting on Friday morning. Drawing and painting at Farnham centre on a Thursday morning and drawing and acrylics on Thursday afternoon. SAL also offers other drawing and painting classes. Your tutor can advise you on how to join other art groups, societies or to develop further within the same class, meet people with similar interests and make friends.

Additional information

We welcome learners with additional needs and disabilities. When you enrol please let us know if you would like to discuss your extra support needs with a member of the Supported Learning Team who will then contact you as soon as possible. If you are enrolling within 10 days of the course start date, we may not be able to contact you before your first class. Surrey Adult Learning values and supports equality and diversity by promoting fairness and respect at all times

How to enrol

Our courses are for adult learners aged 19 or over. If you are under 19, please call 0300 200 1044.

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