Acrylic Painting
Acrylic Painting with ArtMoment
The most rewarding technique for your first painting – it dries fast, covers well and forgives mistakes.
Acrylic painting for beginners – how to start
Acrylic paints are ideal for your first painting: they thin with water, dry within minutes, are water-resistant once dry and you can paint over anything. To start, all you need is a basic set (white, black, yellow, red, blue – you can mix the other shades), three brushes of different widths, a stretched canvas and a pot of water. If you want to try the technique without buying materials, come to an ArtMoment painting experience – everything is ready for you.
Try painting with an instructorAcrylic painting class with an instructor
At an ArtMoment class you paint with acrylics from a template: the instructor explains how to lay out the motif, mix shades, use brushstrokes and build the painting from the background to the details. In three hours you leave with a finished 40 × 50 cm canvas. We run classes in more than 20 cities – including Prague, Brno, Ostrava, Pilsen, Olomouc, Hradec Králové and more.
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Painting on canvas with acrylics – tips and process
Start with a light background and large areas, leave the details for the end. Mix your colours on the palette, not on the canvas; work quickly, acrylic dries fast. Thin layers with water give a “watercolour” effect, while thick impasto strokes create texture – with a decorative palette knife you can make 3D paintings (the ArtTexture format). Mistakes aren’t a problem: once dry, you simply paint over them.
ArtTexture 3D paintingsWhy start with acrylics at ArtMoment
- You don’t need to buy anything – canvas, paints, brushes, easel and apron are included in the price.
- The instructor guides you step by step, a finished painting in 3 hours.
- Dozens of templates sorted by difficulty – from simple to challenging.
- A welcome drink and stylish venues in more than 20 cities.
- Techniques to try next: ArtLab abstracts, gold leaf, 3D texture, painting in the dark.
Where to try acrylic painting
Painting pictures with a raised texture created with a decorative palette knife.
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An acrylic painting class as a gift
A first painting is an unforgettable experience – give it as a gift. The gift voucher arrives by e-mail within 5 minutes, has an open date, and the recipient chooses the city, date and motif. It’s also valid for all other ArtMoment experiences.
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Acrylic as your first paint – where to go next
- Painting for beginners – eight tips from our instructors plus what a first class involves.
- Painting class with an instructor – three hours, everything included, a painting to take home.
- What to paint on canvas – twenty motifs, starting with the simplest.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS – ACRYLIC PAINTING
Yes, it’s the most rewarding technique to start with: the paints thin with water, dry quickly, cover well and can be painted over once dry. Most guests at our classes are holding a brush for the first time since school.
A basic set of acrylic paints (white, black, yellow, red, blue), three brushes of different widths, a stretched canvas or acrylic paper, a palette, water and a cloth. At an ArtMoment class everything is ready for you and included in the price.
A thin layer dries within a few minutes, a thicker one within half an hour. Once dry, the paint is water-resistant and you can simply paint over a mistake – that’s why acrylic is ideal for a first painting.
At ArtMoment painting experiences in more than 20 Czech cities – including Prague, Brno, Ostrava, Pilsen, Liberec, Olomouc, Hradec Králové, Pardubice, Zlín, České Budějovice, Ústí nad Labem. In 3 hours you paint a finished 40 × 50 cm picture.
Oil takes days to weeks to dry and needs solvents; watercolour is translucent and doesn’t forgive mistakes. Acrylic dries quickly, thins with water, covers well even in thick layers and can do both – that’s why we start with it.
Join thousands of happy guests
More than 40,000 guests in more than 20 cities have already found out with ArtMoment that anyone can paint a picture in acrylics. Join them – just pick a date.
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