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Acrylic Painting for Absolute Beginners

Discover the beauty and versatility of acrylic paint in this personalized course offered by 92nd Street Y. Expert teaching artists will guide absolute beginners in rendering still-lifes and live models while exploring textures and surfaces, perspective, value, and color theory. Unleash your creativity and learn to create depth and luminosity in your artwork.

  • Beginner
  • 18 and older
  • $295$355
  • 1395 Lexington Ave, New York, NY

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  • Wed, May 22 at 10:00am - 12:30pm
  • Wed, May 29 at 10:00am - 12:30pm
  • Wed, Jun 05 at 10:00am - 12:30pm
  • Wed, Jun 12 at 10:00am - 12:30pm
  • Wed, Jun 19 at 10:00am - 12:30pm
  • Wed, Jun 26 at 10:00am - 12:30pm
  • Wed, Jul 03 at 10:00am - 12:30pm
Notes Room: S371, 3rd Fl, S Bldg
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  • Wed, May 22 at 6:30pm - 8:30pm
  • Wed, May 29 at 6:30pm - 8:30pm
  • Wed, Jun 05 at 6:30pm - 8:30pm
  • Wed, Jun 12 at 6:30pm - 8:30pm
  • Wed, Jun 19 at 6:30pm - 8:30pm
  • Wed, Jun 26 at 6:30pm - 8:30pm
  • Wed, Jul 03 at 6:30pm - 8:30pm
Notes Room: S107, Main Fl, S Bldg
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  • Sun, Jun 02 at 1:30pm - 4:00pm
  • Sun, Jun 09 at 1:30pm - 4:00pm
  • Sun, Jun 16 at 1:30pm - 4:00pm
  • Sun, Jun 23 at 1:30pm - 4:00pm
  • Sun, Jun 30 at 1:30pm - 4:00pm
Notes Room: S114, Main Fl, S Bldg
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Class Description

Description

What you'll learn in this acrylic painting class:

This class provides personalized instruction from expert teaching artists in the beautiful and flexible medium of acrylic paint.

Working from direct observation, you’ll learn to render what’s in front of you and create depth and luminosity as you explore the use of textures and different surfaces. Beginning with basic forms, the class progresses from still-lifes to the live model and covers perspective, value and tone as well as the basics of color theory.

Please note: This class requires the purchase of materials. Supply List

All levels; no experience necessary.


School Notes:  

Online programs:

An access link will be emailed to you after purchase.

Refund Policy

In the event that some or all of the meetings of the program cannot happen in person, programs will be held at the scheduled time in a virtual format via a video conferencing platform. The programs will continue through hands-on, at-home activities, lectures, presentations, and/or group discussions. No refunds will be issued should any portion of a course be held virtually.

We are not responsible for providing makeup classes or issuing refunds for programs missed as a result of illness, emergencies or other events beyond our control.

There are no refunds for outings, classes or workshops that meet fewer than three times per semester.

If you are unable to attend, you may contact [email protected] prior to the first date for a receipt that enables you to claim your contribution as a tax-deductible gift.

Unless otherwise noted in program description, the following schedule applies to programs which meet three times or more per semester:

  • To receive a 95% refund, written request must be received 14 business days prior to the first session.
  • To receive a 75% refund, written request must be received at least 2 business days prior to the first session.
  • To receive a 50% refund, written request must be received at least 2 business days prior to the second session.
  • After that, refunds cannot be granted.

All refund requests must be submitted in writing to [email protected]

Refunds are computed from the date written notice is received. To receive a refund, you must enclose the original of your confirmation letter.

Please allow three to four weeks for processing of your refund request.

Processing fees, membership fees, auditions fees and class or exercise cards are not refundable. No cash refunds.

In any event where a customer wants to cancel their enrollment and is eligible for a full refund, a 5% processing fee will be deducted from the refund amount.

Reviews of Classes at 92nd Street Y (1,068)

(4.5-star rating across 1,068 reviews)
  • Acrylic Painting for Absolute Beginners

    Anonymous review on 12/18/2021
    I wanted to like the class, I really did. I've heard so many positive things about 92y. When you use the phrase "absolute beginner" and you have a teacher who doesn't want to go over the basics, then can you call that a beginner class? Such as, what kinds of brushes to use, how to use them in which situations, what a color wheel is, what complimentary colors are -- these are things I scrambled to learn on the internet in between the 1st and 2nd class, when I could see he wasn't going to teach us these basic things. I suspect he's an excellent artist but just wanted to come in and do his thing and then leave. At one point he lost his temper and yelled (at the class): I can't answer all your questions ... some of this you're just going to have to figure out on your own! Mostly 60ish something women weren't going to have much of a reaction to someone having an outburst 20 years their junior. Most of the time he was very pleasant and I did learn a few things. There were people in the class who had followed him from previous classes working on on-going projects. How could that be called an "absolute beginner class?" I'm grateful to have had a live setting and to interact with others. Also, I enjoyed the chance to get gentle feedback from a nice man who I've heard is skilled at his craft. But most of what I learned in the past month as an absolute beginner was from watching youtube videos or reading books. The experience turned into something stressful for me, something that could've have been avoided with a little more interest and patience as a teacher.
  • Acrylic Painting for Absolute Beginners

    Reviewed by Joan R. on 6/5/2023
  • Acrylic Painting for Absolute Beginners

    Reviewed by Joan R. on 5/25/2023
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Some students were disappointed with the Acrylic Painting for Absolute Beginners class at 92y, as they felt that the teacher did not cover the basics that they expected from a beginner class. The teacher did not provide instruction on topics such as brushes, color theory, and complimentary colors, leaving students to scramble to learn these concepts on their own. The teacher also lost their temper during one class, which was met with little reaction from the mostly older women in the class. Despite these shortcomings, some students still found value in the live setting and interaction with others, as well as receiving feedback from the teacher. However, they felt that the majority of their learning came from online videos and books. Quote: "When you use the phrase 'absolute beginner' and you have a teacher who doesn't want to go over the basics, then can you call that a beginner class? Such as, what kinds of brushes to use, how to use them in which situations, what a color wheel is, what complimentary colors are -- these are things I scrambled to learn on the internet in between the 1st and 2nd class, when I could see he wasn't going to teach us these basic things."

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