NOTE: Learners will be expected to be set up with their canvas,acrylic paints, palette, water, and paint brushes before class starts. I will not be able to wait to allow students to set up during class time.

In this class, students will be guided in using various techniques to create a wide variety of techniques using acrylic paints. Each class will be taken up with a step-by-step tutorial that will allow students to practice these techniques actively and add their own personal flair when and where they feel like it.
While students will be guided on what basic brushes to use and what basic colors to use, they will have freedom to divert from my instructions to best suit what they are comfortable doing. I'm here to guide them and to help them learn, but art is a flexible subject and I will leave room for creative freedom if they would like to make their own alterations to their paintings.

Some of these classes will require students to pre-prep their canvases: for instance, paint them black. I will let the students know ahead of time and post reminders in the classroom.

The class will be broken down into the following lessons:
Week 1: Fingerpainted Sunset (Acrylic safety and a fun, messy introduction)
Week 2: Balloons in the Sky (Getting familiar with the texture of paint and how it blends and layers)
Week 3: Four Seasons Tree (Using masking tape to create clear sections)
Week 4: Geometric Gradients (Fading and blending)
Week 5: Rainbow Waterfall (Mixing colors, only using red, blue, yellow, black, and white)
Week 6: Lone Pine at Night (Reflections and focal point)
Week 7: City Skyline (A lesson in value)
Week 8: Underwater Scene (Background, midground, foreground, and focal point)
Week 9: Time of Day Tree (Lighting and shading)
Week 10: Bamboo Forest (Value and distance)
Week 11: Desert Sunset (Painting clouds)
Week 12: Phoenix (Silhouettes and blending)
Week 13: Misty Mountains (Gradients, value, and tone using a single color)
Week 14: Solar System: Pick your own color! (Creating depth and value through shading) !Black canvas!
Week 15: Beach Sunrise (Horizon line and vanishing point)
Week 16: Lone Candle (Value and intense light) !Black canvas!
Week 17: Northern lights (Blending and Value)
Week 18: Tell me what to paint! We'll create a landscape together using input form each student.