Painting on Texture - Online Courses - Adult Learning

Online Courses, Nottingham

Key details

Date -
Sessions Thursdays: 6pm - 8pm
No. sessions 5
Venue Online Courses, Nottingham
For ages 19+
Group size 5 - 15
Cost FREE - £50

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)

Please bring to the course with you:-

  • White acrylic gesso, sketching paper pad, canvas board, cling film, aluminum foil, acrylic paint, paint brushes,

Booking your place and fee information

If you receive 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 funding page for further information.

Residency in England

To book and enrol on one of our courses, you must be living in England permanently and live outside of the devolved areas listed below or live within the East Midlands Combined County Authority (EMCCA) devolved area (Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire).

  • 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

Residency Eligibility – other criteria

If you are living in the UK on a visa we will require evidence of this in order to be funded for the course, you can upload this evidence when you apply for the course. (completion of a questionnaire will be required).

Some exceptions may apply for example

  • Your visa expiry date must be beyond the end of your course

  • Asylum seekers must have lived in the UK for 6 months or longer while their claim is being considered by the Home Office

  • You are receiving local authority support under section 23C or section 23CA of the Children Act 1989 or the Care Act 2014

Any learner who is not funded full cost fees would apply to these courses.

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