Acrylic Painting: Create Colorful Tropical Art
A course by Maria Gabriela Andrade , Visual Artist and Designer
Joined July 2020
Learn acrylic techniques to bring colorful, vibrant pieces to life on a range of surfaces
Learn acrylic techniques to bring colorful, vibrant pieces to life on a range of surfaces
Joined July 2020
Fall in love with the textures and colors of acrylic paints alongside Maria Gabriela Andrade. Brazilian visual artist and designer Maria Gabriela discovered acrylics as a way to visually express her country's natural surroundings, something that's apparent in her illustration and print projects for brands like Farm, Lux, and Cícero.
In this online course, learn to paint colorful, tropical pieces with acrylics on a number of different surfaces. Throughout the course, discover the characteristics of the material, how it behaves on different surfaces like wood or canvas, how to define the color palette for your sketch, and everything you need to complete your final project.
What will you learn in this online course?
13 lessons & 15 downloads
- 86% positive reviews (29)
- 1,299 students
- 13 lessons (50m)
- 15 additional resources (3 files)
- Online and at your own pace
- Available on the app
- Audio: Portuguese
- Portuguese · Spanish · English · German · French · Italian · Polish · Dutch
- Level: Beginner
- Unlimited access forever
What is this course's project?
As a final project, do a tropical-themed painting using acrylics.
Projects by course students
Who is this online course for?
Anyone interested in the world of acrylic paints.
Requirements and materials
No previous experience is necessary for this course.
As for materials, you need acrylic paints, paintbrushes, and a blank canvas such as wood, fabric, or wicker.
Reviews
A course by Maria Gabriela Andrade
Rio de Janeiro native Maria Gabriela Andrade started off her career in fashion and has been working in the field ever since. She has studied at SENAI CETIQT in Rio de Janeiro, Central Saint Martins in London, and Porto Illustration School in Porto, always with the intention of broadening her artistic vision.
Her work explores nature as well as tropical and Brazilian culture. Using lots of color, contrast, texture, and organic shapes, she loves experimenting with different mediums like watercolor, gouache, pastels, colored pencils, and acrylics.
Content
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U1
Introduction
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About Me
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Influences
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U2
Knowing the material and other possibilities
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Acrylic paint and appropriate brushes
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How the surfaces behave: straw, wood and canvas
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Ink techniques: light and shadow
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Creating an image bank for tropical compositions
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Testing the elements to be painted
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U3
Color chart and painting of the work
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Preparing to paint: separating colors
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Sketch and start drawing on chosen surface
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Painting the leaves
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Fruit painting
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U4
Finishing and care of the work
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Retouching and finishing
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Conservation
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FP
Final project
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Acrylic Painting: Create Colorful Tropical Art
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FAQs
Domestika's courses are online classes that provide you with the tools and skills you need to complete a specific project. Every step of the project combines video lessons with complementary instructional material, so you can learn by doing. Domestika's courses also allow you to share your own projects with the teacher and with other students, creating a dynamic course community.
All courses are 100% online, so once they're published, courses start and finish whenever you want. You set the pace of the class. You can go back to review what interests you most and skip what you already know, ask questions, answer questions, share your projects, and more.
The courses are divided into different units. Each one includes lessons, informational text, tasks, and practice exercises to help you carry out your project step by step, with additional complementary resources and downloads. You'll also have access to an exclusive forum where you can interact with the teacher and with other students, as well as share your work and your course project, creating a community around the course.
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nalda
PlusI expected more detail. This is very much nieve poor art work. Sorry.
wellerjanine
Not quite sure what to say... On the one hand I really liked Maria as a person a lot and of course her paintings. But somehow I expected a litte bit more knowledge about the ways of painting with acryl. How to hold and use the paint brushes or how to generate certain styles. The things she said are really basic with only a few stuff for me to take out of the course.
siobelvegas18
Excelente
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spalmeira66
Didática excelente. Aprendi bastante.
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santoshraj
Pretty disappointed with the course, since I was expecting a lot more tips for painting nature. It has nothing to do with painting nature. It's ore of an abstract art. The course is not expensive, but I didn't learn much. I am expecting the course to be on par with Diana Buitrago's or Yo Rühmer's course.