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Materials, use and composition

Programming and content of module I

In this module of the
painting initiation course
we will deal with an important topic such as the necessary materials to draw and paint that we will use during the course.

We will analyze the composition of each of them and learn how to use them correctly through practical exercises.

We will deepen in aspects such as techniques for the use of charcoal, we will explore the handling of acrylic paint and we will acquire all the necessary knowledge about oil paintingand the use and order of the indispensable complements for painting and drawing.

At the end of this section we show you a free lesson of the online drawing and painting course.

Item 1 - Charcoal for lace

Lessons:

Charcoal
Rags, chamois and paper
Diffusers
Charcoal eraser
Charcoal gradients
Aerosol fixative
Tientos, rods and plumb bobs
Charcoal sphere
Fruits with charcoal

You will learn, gradually, to work with charcoal, starting with easy charcoal drawings, that is to say, charcoal drawings for beginners, to end up being able to make your own charcoal portraits.

We will teach you how to use all the materials and techniques you need to make your charcoal paintings.

Topic 2 - Main tools

Lessons:

Primers and gessos
Types of paper
Paper priming
Other supports
Fabrics and frames
Frame primer
Brushes and brushes
Spatulas and scrapers
Jars, jars and brush holders
General cleaning of utensils

We are going to talk in depth about the materials and tools we are going to work with(types of brushes, types of paper for charcoal, oil and acrylic,…). We will also see how to clean them, once we have finished working, to keep them in optimal conditions.

Item 3 - Paintings and complements

Lessons:

Pigments, paints and color charts
Acrylic paint (thinners, solvents, mediums and retarders)
Acrylic gradients
Cone with acrylic
Acrylic vase
Oil painting
Solvents, thinners and mediums (Oil)
The painter’s palette
Gradients with oil
Sphere sectioned with oil
Drying agents and varnishes for oil
Flower with oil

In the following lessons you will learn, among other things, what is acrylic painting, what is oil painting and how to make drawings with acrylic paint and oil painting in an easy and beginner friendly way. We will show you all the techniques and materials you need to know so that, when you finish the course, you will be able to make complex and modern oil paintings and acrylic paintings.

Item 4 - Auxiliary tools

Lessons:

Complementary tools
Support for learning

We will review those complementary materials that support us when painting pictures (some of them very necessary to facilitate our work sessions with charcoal, oil and acrylic).

Thanks to these tools, we will be able to work in a much more comfortable and relaxed way, avoiding smudging the charcoal or taking the wrong measurements for our drawing with oil paint or acrylic paint.

This is just a small brushstroke...

We offer you this free lesson of the

introductory course

so that you can test our teaching method.

Discover a lesson in this module about materials, their use and composition. Our
introductory course
is based on practical teaching. In this lesson you will find a proposal with which to practice this technique. and you can know what acrylic paint is and the use of acrylic paint in paintings.

➡ Start our Online Painting and Drawing Course ⬅.

Take a look at the dossier with the complete painting course schedule for information on each of the 10 modules and the end-of-course project block, which make up this Beginners + Advanced Painting and Drawing Course.

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Why are these classes important in the ArteEscuela.com course? ⬅

It’s time to get down to business, but what is the purpose of each of the materials you have sent me? how should I use each one of them?

In these lessons of the c
In these lessons of the online painting and drawing initiation course
you will learn the characteristics and use of each tool and art material, delving into techniques such as charcoal, oil and acrylic as it is essential to do a good job.