PAINTING CLASSES

Learn to paint with acrylic painting classes for beginners and improvers. Classes introduce a range of practical painting skills through weekly projects.

Maximum of 12 students per class. Classes cost between $40-$46 per week with ALL materials provided.

Spaces are limited and a minimum number of students is required to go ahead.

INTRO TO ACRYLIC PAINTING

BEGINNER COURSE

TUESDAYS 6.00-8.15PM | 7 WEEKS | MAY 2024, DATES TO BE CONFIRMED

Tutor: Emily Armstrong (MA&D)

Cost: $325/$336 (credit card payment incurs booking fee)

Held at Creative Arts Napier, 16 Byron St, Napier

If you want to learn how to paint but aren’t sure where to start, this course is for you. You’ll learn everything you need to know about acrylic painting to be able to paint on your own including:

how to mix colours, tints and shades
techniques for smooth and textured effects
how to paint realistic distance and 3D form

The first five classes consist of practical experimentation and discovery through step by step group projects. Once you are confident in a variety of painting techniques you will then create a painting of your own choice with one-on-one help from the tutor. All materials are provided for class use during the course, including a high quality canvas for your final painting!

INTRO TO WATERCOLOUR

BEGINNER COURSE

TUESDAYS 6.00-8.15PM 6 WEEKS | 2024 DATES TO BE CONFIRMED

Tutor: Emily Armstrong (MA&D)

Cost: $295/$305 (credit card payment incurs booking fee)

Held at Creative Arts Napier, 16 Byron St, Napier

Watercolour paint is a wonderfully fresh and fluid medium to work with but it comes with some technical challenges.

In this beginner art class Emily will take you through short painting projects to introduce you to key watercolour painting techniques. By the end of this course you’ll be equipped with the skills needed to take on your own watercolour painting projects.

You’ll learn:

what materials to use
how to mix watercolour paints
wet-in-wet painting technique
layering and glazing

If you’ve always wanted to try watercolour but you don’t know where to start, this is the class for you!

All materials provided, as well as tea/coffee/snacks during the break.

This course will run on demand so please register your interest via the waiting list.

PAINTING PROJECTS - TECHNIQUE

PROGRESS COURSE

TBC

Tutor: Emily Armstrong (MA&D)

Held at Creative Arts Napier, 16 Byron St, Napier

Get better, faster! To get better at anything takes time and practice and that’s exactly what this course is designed to give you.

Over eight weeks Emily will lead you step by step through several painting themes, enabling you to produce 2-3 finished paintings that you can be proud of. Each project will focus on a specific subject and technique.

You’ll gain:

practical acrylic painting techniques
one-on-one feedback as it relates to your own skill level
confidence and progression in your painting ability

This course is suitable for people with a basic understanding of how to mix and apply paint colours and who are comfortable working at their own pace. If you are a complete beginner this course may still be suitable if you are happy to jump straight in to painting!

All materials provided. Students are welcome to bring canvases and their own paints if preferred.

DEVELOP YOUR STYLE

PROGRESS COURSE

TBC

Tutor: Emily Armstrong (MA&D)

Held at Creative Arts Napier, 16 Byron St, Napier

An opportunity for people who are already painting to develop and refine their style through weekly practice and feedback.

If you are serious about improving your painting level and developing a series of paintings, this course is for you. Through guided individual tasks you’ll be encouraged to build on your strengths and refine your style.

This course is designed to help you figure out:

your painting strengths and interests
how to develop your ideas
how to refine your unique painting style

Please note that this class primarily self-directed with guidance and feedback from the tutor and other students. You must be comfortable mixing colours and painting in your chosen media.

All basic materials provided, students will need to purchase canvases if desired.

This course will run on demand so please register your interest via the waiting list.

PAINTING CLASSES