Acrylic Painting I

Acrylic Painting I
9 Weeks | $295 | In-class

Explore acrylic painting through exercises designed to help you gain confidence in your work. Learn the ins and outs of this amazing and multi-use medium when you enroll in Acrylic Painting I. Through attending this class, you will learn how to create a thumbnail drawing and plan your painting. Exercises in landscape, narrative, and portraiture encourage students to experiment with color and composition. Demonstrations of technique and class discussions will engage you in a dialog that focuses on the process and the potential of the painted image. You will learn color theory and how to mix and create the colors you wish to paint with. We will focus on mastering how to paint, which brushes to use, and when to walk away from your painting and let it rest. The course is intended for beginners although intermediates are welcome. The newfound confidence that you will take away from this class will give you a lifetime of understanding and appreciation of how to make and create meaningful art.

What You Will Learn:

• How to plan, design, and create acrylic abstract, landscape, and still life paintings.
• Understand the basics of color theory and how to mix and create colors.
• Learn painting techniques and understanding which brushes to use.
• Determine when to walk away from your painting and let it rest.

 
Quarters Offered: Spring | In-class
Course Fee: $595
Prerequisites: Introduction to Painting (ART-40180) or equivalent experience.
Materials/Software/Hardware: Materials list distributed at first class meeting.
Note: Elective course for Art and the Creative Process professional certificate.
Contact: For more information about this course, please email the academic department at ahl@ucsd.edu.

Course Number: ART-40242
Credit: 3.00 unit(s)
Related Certificate Programs: Art and the Creative Process

+ Expand All

4/8/2021 - 6/3/2021

$295

Live Online

Add To Cart

• SECTION ID:

  154543

• CLASS TYPE:

  Synchronous web-based class meetings that are scheduled to meet online at published times (time/date).

• INSTRUCTOR:
  

  McCunney, Michelle, Visual artist, art instructor for undergraduate programs since 1988; has exhibited paintings and books in California, Mexico, Cuba, Italy and Japan.

  Michelle McCunney teaches  Drawing I: Focus on Perception , Watercolor I: Basic Techniques and Materials , Intermediate Watercolor , Introduction to Book Arts , and Introduction to Painting for the  UC San Diego Extension Art and the Creative Process Professional Certificate . She received a master's in visual arts from the Escuela Nacional de Artes Plásticas (UNAM) in Mexico City and bachelor's in visual arts from the University of California San Diego. She has taught painting, drawing and illustration for university programs in Mexico and the US since 1988. Her work varies in format from artists' books to larger series on canvas and online episodic narratives, and often focuses on the natural environment.   At the UC San Diego Extension, Michelle...Read More

• TEXTBOOKS:

  No textbook required.

• POLICIES:

  Early enrollment advised.
  No visitors permitted.
  Prerequisite required.
  No refunds after: 4/14/2021.
  Early Enrollment Discount: $270 ($295 if enrolled after 3/8/2021).
  

• NOTE:

  SCBWI/MOPA members can receive our $25 Early Enrollment discount prior to course start date. The max discount a MOPA/SCBWI member can receive for one class is $25. It is applied upon course enrollment over the phone or in person with proof of membership. This is a blended course; all class sessions are taught in a classroom. Course materials like the syllabus and handouts are delivered online. Login on your MyExtension account, select My Courses and click the link under LOCATION.

DATE	DAY	START	END	LOCATION
4/8/2021	Thu	6:30 p.m.	9:30 p.m.
4/15/2021	Thu	6:30 p.m.	9:30 p.m.
4/22/2021	Thu	6:30 p.m.	9:30 p.m.
4/29/2021	Thu	6:30 p.m.	9:30 p.m.
5/6/2021	Thu	6:30 p.m.	9:30 p.m.
5/13/2021	Thu	6:30 p.m.	9:30 p.m.
5/20/2021	Thu	6:30 p.m.	9:30 p.m.
5/27/2021	Thu	6:30 p.m.	9:30 p.m.
6/3/2021	Thu	6:30 p.m.	9:30 p.m.