Painting with Georgia is a comprehensive online video program that will teach you how to paint with acrylics. The videos will give you a solid foundation in choosing the right supplies, using colour, techniques for achieving realistic effects, and moving from simple structure and composition to realistically detailed finishing touches. Each video class is approximately 30-35 minutes in duration.
WELCOME CLASS
Students are offered a WELCOME Class that covers:
- Art supply stores in your neighbourhood
- Why paints have various prices and which ones to buy
- The best brushes to buy for painting with acrylics
- The importance of good photographs
The welcome class offers a preview of the paintings you will create in the Introduction to Acrylic Painting.
Learn more about the Welcome Class
PART I – INTRODUCTION TO ACRYLIC PAINTING
You will then complete Part I – Introduction to Acrylic Painting. This section teaches colour theory by having you complete four individual artworks based on still life subjects.
Part I – Introduction to Acrylic Painting includes:
- An introduction
- Colour theory class
- Four still life painting classes
- A summary video
- Page of supplies listing the paint colours and brushes you will need
Once you have completed the basic acrylic course, you will choose from a variety of courses that interest you. All are designed with a main lesson in mind, but will also cover lots of other painting and art concepts as well.
Learn more about Part I, Introduction to Acrylic Painting
PART II – Acrylic Painting
Part II is a series of four video classes that include:
- Painting a still life by Cezanne
- Painting a portrait by Vermeer
- Painting a landscape by Tom Thomson
- A landscape painting by Georgia
Bonus video lesson: Canvas Size and Finishing Edges
Learn more about Part II – Acrylic Painting
PART III – Acrylic Painting
Part III is a series of four video classes that include:
- Flowers in a Garden
- Flower and Sky
- Still Life in White
- Still Life in Green
Bonus video lesson: Brush Strokes Good and Bad
Learn more about Part III – Acrylic Painting
Over time, as Georgia adds additional courses, you will be notified as they become available.