Acrylic Painting Foundations
7 Week Class | Registration opens 2026-04-14 12:00 PM
Explore the dynamic capabilities of acrylics in this comprehensive foundation course. Characterized by its rapid drying time and immense versatility, acrylic paint offers a unique range of applications—from thin, luminous washes to heavy, impasto textures.
Students will discover acrylic’s properties through a series of structured exercises such as colour mixing charts, value mapping, and the paint consistency exploration through various mediums. We will also explore advanced acrylic techniques such as glazing and scumbling, allowing for greater depth and detail in your work. In addition to technical exercises, students will have dedicated class time to develop an individual painting project with tailored instructor feedback, ensuring the successful technical execution of their personal vision.
This course is structured for both beginners, and the intermediate painter seeking to refine their technical vocabulary and gain a deeper command of the medium.
Base Tuition: $355 +
Material Fee: $6 =
$361 Total___________________________________________________________________________________
- What You Will Learn
- A comprehensive understanding of how to use and manipulate the physical properties of acrylic paint with various mediums.
- Gain an understanding of value, color palette variations, and paint application.
- Various techniques such as glazing, layering, dry brush and impasto.
- Best practices for studio setup, clean-up and brush maintenance.
Emily Joyce
Emily is a Toronto-based painter and paintings conservator. She specializes in the study of paint materials, from traditional egg tempera and oil paints to contemporary acrylics and mediums. The crossover of art and science in her profession has allowed her an in-depth exploration of the history and techniques of painters from a range of historical time periods such as the Renaissance, Impressionism and Pop Art. These studies have inspired her classes and workshops at the TSA. Emily has a Bachelor of Fine Arts (Honours) with a minor in art History and a Master's of Art Conservation (Queen’s University), as well as a certificate in Traditional Materials, Methods of Painting and Restoration techniques through San Gemini Preservation Studies in Italy. Outside of the TSA, Emily works at Toronto Art Restoration in the west end, conserving a range of artworks from Tom Thomson landscapes to Michael Snow's Eaton Centre’s Geese.