Instructor: Robin Adair
Wednesdays 9:00am-12:00pm
10 weeks: January 14 to Mar 25 (no class February 18)
Location: In-person Williams Building room 306
$517.50 (all supplies included)
Prerequisite: None

This course is for people who are new to art making, or returning after a hiatus, and would like a fun and low-stakes introduction to a variety of painting mediums and techniques. In the first half of the course, Robin will introduce students to watercolour, gouache, acrylics, coloured inks, and water-soluble crayons. In the second half we will continue to practice with the mediums by exploring a variety of subject matters and techniques, including painting skies with watercolour washes, making mountains with palette knives, and exploring mixed media techniques. The icing on the cake is Community Arts provides all the art materials and supplies needed for the course. 

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Syllabus

• Intro to watercolour 
• Intro to gouache 
• Intro to acrylics 
• Intro to coloured inks 
• Intro to water-soluble crayons 
• Painting skies with watercolour 
• Painting floral and botanicals with gouache 
• Painting mountains with acrylics 
• Painting abstract faces with coloured inks 
• Mixed media experiments with water soluble crayons 

Supplies

• All tools and consumable materials for use in studio are included

* For those who wish to purchase additional supplies for home use, a brief list of frequently used suppliers may be found under Where can I purchase supplies? on our FAQ page.