What you'll learn
Learn how to make an abstract painting with our painting short courses in Sydney!
This course is ideal for both beginners and those with some painting experience. Participants will explore various techniques of abstraction, drawing inspiration from organic forms found in flowers and plants. They will experiment with combinations of transparent and opaque paints to understand their distinct effects.
The workshop starts with warm-up exercises conducted on paper. Discussions on composition, colour combinations, and visual impact will guide participants as they create several small studies to inform their larger canvas works. Throughout the course, participants will be encouraged to refine their compositions and track their progress.
Each participant will be provided with a canvas to work on. They are encouraged to bring additional materials and their preferred colours, such as textured items like doilies or hessian, acrylic spray paint (for outdoor use), and any other materials that spark their creativity.
The course fee covers all necessary acrylic paints, inks, and brushes. Prior to the workshop, participants will receive a selection of abstract images via email from their instructor for inspiration.
Learning outcomes
By the end of this Acrylic Painting Workshop, you should be able to:
- Understand certain processes by which you can develop abstract motifs
- Come up with ideas for starting points of abstract composition and image generation
- Working with colour and think about how colours function together and how the different physical properties of inks vs acrylics can work together
- Have confidence in devising your own future projects
- Take home a couple of pieces of work and prep sketches
Course content
What will be covered in this Acrylic Painting Workshop?
- Abstract art techniques
- Colour – the expressive use of colour
- Composition
- Brush and acrylic paint handling
Intended audience
Who is this Acrylic Painting Workshop for?
This abstract art painting workshop course is designed for beginners or more experienced students wanting to learn and practice new techniques.
Course venue
2A Gordon Street, Rozelle NSW 2039 (corner of Gordon St & Victoria Rd)
Course materials
What to bring to class
- Palette knife, silicone kitchen spatula, or an old credit card.
- Bring materials like netting, fabric, combs, forks, leaves, sticks, feathers, sponges, and stencilling letters. Let your creativity guide your choices.
- Bring any favourite brushes you have; we also provide brushes.
- 2-3 old cloth rags, each cut into 20cm pieces.
Optional: If you prefer working with thicker paint, bring Impasto Medium.
What We Provide
- 1 canvas (40cm x 50cm)
- Various acrylic paints (note: we may not have all colours, so bring any specific paints you prefer to use).
What will be provided
- Acrylic paints and inks (but feel free to bring your favourite colours to class if you wish)
- Paint brushes
Additional information
Please note the following:
- Closed-in shoes required
- Please wear old clothes
- Long hair must be tied back
Course testimonials
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Tonya said: Sally is an exceptional teacher. She worked with each student to encourage and teach technique. We also leant about current and past abstract artists. Our class was practical and informative. Would highly recommend it.
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Uma said: The tutor was very knowledgeable, communicated well and made us understand the ideas and develop new skills... thoroughly enjoyed the course.
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Mardi said: Our teacher was very engaging and knowledgable. She explained things easily and encouraged a lot of thinking and feedback. I would have loved some more detail around brush techniques.
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Milad said: Great course! Discovered and experimented with some new techniques.
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Sarah said: Love this class! Will definitely be back again.
Course tutors
Sally Mowbray
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