Naugatuck Adult and Continuing Education

In this acrylic painting course, students will learn basic techniques to create beautiful canvas paintings. Focusing on color mixing, color blending, and shadowing techniques. This class is meant to be fun, informative and a chance to learn and connect with how paint and colors can flow together on a canvas. Paintings can range from still life to landscape and some whimsical scenes as well. Any level of painting/art experience is welcome. 

The supply list:

acrylic paint, 1 tube each in:

Titanium white (may need to purchase another as class goes on) 

Primary Red (any red will do, Crimson may be too dark though)

Orange Red or Cadmium Orange Hue (any orange will work)

Cadmium yellow medium (any yellow will work)

Phthalo Green

Phthalo blue (phthalocyanine)

Dioxazine Purple (any purple can work)

Burnt Siena

Mars Black (any black will work) 

1 Flat nylon bristle brush for painting backgrounds, about 1” wide (or width of a thumb)

1-2 round or flat nylon bristle brushes, (approximate sizes 6 and 8) 

1 round nylon detail brush (size 0) 

Canvas, stretched or canvas panel 12” x 16” is ideal, but nothing smaller than 11” x 17”

Easel, not needed but can bring 

Disposable drinking cup for water

Disposable plastic coated paper plate for a palette 

Paper towels

Students can bring whatever brushes they may already have. And can bring other size brushes as well. The paint colors are standard at any craft store, but there are similar shades you can purchase if you can’t find the exact ones listed. Make sure to NOT buy acrylic craft paint or matte acrylic paint.