Painting on Texture - Online Courses - Adult Learning

About this course

Whether you're a beginner or looking to enhance your existing skills, Painting on texture course guides you step-by-step in exploring the dynamic world of acrylic painting with an emphasis on texture. You'll learn how to build and layer textures, apply acrylic mediums, and create visually rich, tactile artworks from the comfort of your home. Each week includes guided demonstrations, creative exercises, and personalised feedback to help you develop your unique artistic voice. Designed for adult learners of all skill levels, the course introduces essential techniques and tools used to create rich, tactile surfaces, while guiding students to express their own artistic ideas in compelling, textured artworks. Throughout the course, participants will: Explore the Basics of Acrylics: Understand the properties of acrylic paints, tools, surfaces, and mediums. Learn how to mix colours, control drying time, and achieve different effects with brushes, palette knives, and unconventional tools. Introduction to Texture Techniques: Discover how to build texture using modeling paste, gel mediums, collage elements, fabric, sand, and natural materials. Learn how to layer and manipulate these materials to create depth and interest. Understanding Composition and Design: Learn how to plan a balanced composition, choose a focal point, and use textured elements to enhance the visual flow of a painting. Layering and Mixed Media: Dive into layering techniques with both paint and texture, integrating materials like paper, fabric, and found objects to create mixed-media works. By the end of this course, learners will be able to: Identify and describe at least 3 different texture-building materials and mediums used in acrylic painting, Create modelling paste to apply on the surface . Create a minimum of 3 textured painting studies that demonstrate specific techniques such as layering, impasto, and mixed media integration. Apply principles of composition and design to develop a balanced and visually engaging textured artwork on canvas or board. Demonstrate confidence in using acrylic paint in combination with texture, completing one final personal project that showcases learned techniques and individual expression. Develop and implement a marketing plan using at least 3 different channels (e.g., social media, email marketing, and local events) to promote their products. (MARKETING SKILLS)

Booking your place and fee information

Booking your place and fee information If you are in receipt of certain benefits you will be offered the course for free, however if you have a financial barrier which may prevent you from enrolling on the course, please visit our webpage for further information https www.inspireculture.org.uk skills learning funding your courses Complete our INSPIRE ONLINE ENROLMENT FORM for each person attending the course. To enrol on one of our courses, you must have been living in England and have been resident in the UK for the past 3 years. Some exceptions may apply if you are living in England with evidence of the right to remain and are from an EEU EEAU country (completion of a questionnaire will be required). As we no longer receive funding for our ESFA funded courses for learners living in the devolved areas listed below, full cost fees would apply to these courses if you live in these areas: Barnsley, Doncaster, Rotherham and Sheffield Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Greater London Greater Manchester Liverpool City Region Newcastle Upon Tyne, North Tyneside and Northumberland Tees Valley West of England West Midlands West Yorkshire