Painting project

COLOUR KEY

R=Permanent alizarin crimson

W=Titanium white

Bl=Ultramarine

Br=Burnt umber

Y=Cadmium yellow (hue)

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

■ Develop an understanding of acrylics and acrylic colours

■ Work with a limited palette

■ Make preliminary thumbnail sketches

Acrylics are an extremely versatile medium, allowing us to paint in a thick impasto style, used with thinned-down watercolour-like techniques, or pretty much anything in between. They have the advantage of being odourless and water soluble, and they can be applied to a range of surfaces, including paper and canvas. They also dry quickly, which can be both an advantage and a disadvantage.

This month I would like to explain how I used acrylics to paint my