Part Time Course code 7011

Want to try acrylic painting? Be encouraged to discover and explore the versatile properties of acrylic colour on this interactive and engaging course.

This course is designed for those who are completely new to acrylic painting and have a desire to learn the basics or build their confidence in this medium.

It’s a fun social session with lots of opportunities for meeting like-minded people and sharing ideas.

Available dates

  • 8 January 2026
    • Start date

      8 January 2026
    • Time

      09:30 - 11:30
    • Days

      Thursday
    • Duration

      10 weeks
    • Campus

      Watford Campus
    • Fees

      £155
    • Book now
  • 23 April 2026
    • Start date

      23 April 2026
    • Time

      09:30 - 11:30
    • Days

      Thursday
    • Duration

      10 weeks
    • Campus

      Watford Campus
    • Fees

      £155
    • Book now
  • Entry Criteria

    You do not require any formal qualifications for this course just a creative mind and an interest in learning to paint using acrylics.

  • What will I study?

    On this course, you will discover and explore the versatile properties of acrylic colour, as well as, learn the basic skills in the following:

    • Identifying and understanding various materials and brushes
    • How to set up for workspace/studio
    • How to mix colours to achieve accurate colour tones, tints and shades that represent the subject matter
    • How to control your palette of paint using a range of brushes on painting surfaces (i.e. paper and canvas)

    You will also learn the basic skills of

    • Adding shadows and highlights to acrylic paintings
    • Creating a background colour for acrylic paintings
    • Mixing colours
    • Knowing how much water to add
    • Easy acrylic painting ideas

    You will also have the opportunity to recreate a subject matter that will vary in the exploration of the paint. The subjects range from still life, life painting landscape, people and many other possible compositions

    You will also get to explore ideas using a painting material that is fun, easy to use and achieves great final results.

  • Future Prospects

    Our acrylic painting courses are ongoing with students regularly signing up to several terms. Whether you’re joining for just a term to refresh existing skills or choose to regularly re-enrol, the content is kept fresh and covers new skills and topics every week.