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Beginners Acrylic Painting Workshops Calgary NW | Levels 1-4

Beginners Acrylic Painting Workshops Calgary NW | Levels 1-4

$360.00 CAD
$360.00 CAD
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Beginners Acrylic Painting Workshops in NW Calgary

Learn acrylic painting from with our leveled program designed to ensure your success. You will start with basic colour mixing, and value studies, and move on to exercises to build your knowledge of acrylic painting techniques.  Our program is tried and tested - improved with feedback from students over 15 years.  Demonstration at every level by instructors with formal art education. You will enjoy our gallery full of samples to learn from, and receive feedback on your practice work between sessions. No experience needed.

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Acrylic painting of a storm sky over golden prairie beside the five Tri-Art kit colours and brushes, Grasby Art Studio, NW Calgary
Beginners acrylic student painting colour mixing charts with a palette, Grasby Art Studio, NW Calgary
Beginners acrylic student painting a leaf design on canvas, Grasby Art Studio, NW Calgary

What you'll learn — Levels 1–4

  • Level 1 | Colour Theory & Colour Mixing — our colour-mixing strategy, and everything about value.
  • Level 2 | Wet Techniques — blend, glaze and move colour smoothly while the paint is wet.
  • Level 3 | Dry Techniques — texture, detail and bold marks with dry brush and layering.
  • Level 4 | Mixed Techniques — integrate and layer wet and dry techniques.

Levels 1–4 are the course. Levels 5–8 are the add-on, running the intake after, so you can continue straight on.

Dates & times

Four weekly workshops, 3 hours each, no sessions on holiday weekends. Fridays & Sundays 1–4pm · Thursday evenings 6–9pm · all in Studio A.

Late Fall — Fri Nov 6, 13, 20 & 27 · Sun Nov 15, 22, 29 & Dec 6 · Thu Nov 19, 26, Dec 3 & 10

New Year — Fri Jan 8, 15, 22 & 29 · Sun Jan 10, 17, 24 & 31 · Thu Jan 14, 21, 28 & Feb 4

Cost & booking

  • $360 — Levels 1–4 (four workshops)
  • $630 — Levels 1–4 + Levels 5–8 add-on (eight workshops; Levels 5–8 run the following intake) — save $90
  • $95 — single workshop (one level, one date)

Choose your option, pick your dates & times above, and add to cart. Booking more than one single date? Add each to your cart separately. Already finished Levels 1–4 with us? Use code PART2 at checkout for $90 off Levels 5–8.

Supplies

Beginners acrylic supply kit — five Tri-Art paint tubes, palette paper pad and brushes, Grasby Art Studio

We provide all specialty supplies. Bring a basic kit and a canvas to every workshop — you'll use them in class and for practice between sessions:

  • Paints: the three primaries plus black and white — Phthalo Blue, Cadmium Yellow, Quinacridone Red, Titanium White and Black.
  • Tools: a small palette knife, a disposable palette, a variety of flat or filbert brushes, and a script/rigger brush.

Bring what you already own. Our Beginners Acrylic Supply Kit covers the whole list for $88; kits and canvases are at the front desk on workshop day.

Where to find us

Grasby Art Studio, 6520 Bowness Road NW, Calgary. All acrylic workshops are in Studio A. Free street parking plus 5 fenced alley stalls.

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