Acrylic workshopswith Karen Carter

Tuesday 13 June 2023 10am to 3:30pm, £60 (+ bring your own materials or £5 payable to tutor for materials used on the day).

This workshop is for adults (18+)

This workshop is designed to explore the absolute basics of acrylic painting; from colour mixing using just the primary colours, to different ways of applying the paint (thick, thin, opaque, transparent) and the use of basic mediums.

A fun and informal course, by the end of which students will have an understanding of the properties of acrylic paint, colour mixing, and simple techniques for creating their own paintings. Students will complete a number of exercises that can be developed into finished pieces of work.

There will be lots of step-by-step demos and individual help….no previous experience necessary.

About the tutor

Find tutor information for Karen Carter here

Other costs and Materials to bring

• Watercolour paper x 3 sheets (approx. A4 or bigger)
• Cartridge paper for initial exercises
• Soft drawing pencil, rubber,
• Acrylic paints – primaries: Process Cyan, Process Yellow, Process Magenta, White

It is better to buy four tubes of a decent brand such as Daler System 3 or Winsor & Newton than a large set of a cheap brand.

• Mixing palette with a large flat area (tear-off palettes or plates are fine)
• Range of brushes:  bring whatever you have – the tutor will have some available to borrow and advise on what to buy
• Kitchen roll, Old clothes / apron

Please Note:  As this is a complete beginners class the tutor offers the option of paying a £5 materials fee on the day to provide the paints and papers you will need for this class.

Please remember also to bring your own packed lunch.

Covid prevention

Please do not attend if you feel unwell or have CoVid-like symptoms. Please take a lateral flow test if you are feeling unwell.

Cancellation policy.

Please note that a ticketing fee of £2 is included in the price of this workshop and this is not refundable in any circumstance.

If you are unable to attend the workshop and you cancel your attendance more than two weeks prior to the workshop, the ticketing fee above will be retained.  If you cancel less than two weeks before the workshop no fees are refundable.

In the event of City Arts having to cancel the workshop due to participants’ numbers falling below the minimum requirement or government advice changes, we will refund the whole workshop amount.