Painting Acrylic Mandalas with Professional Techniques

Description

In this course, you will :

• Learn about her creative journey that led to a full-time career as an artist, as well as the influences that inspire her and the work she creates.
• Learn about the mandala and the steps involved in creating professional-quality patterns. Before you begin practising different techniques, choose your materials. Choose a colour palette for your piece and a final design.
• Using a compass, ruler, and pencil, learn how to prepare your panel and create a grid for your mandala. In preparation for painting, experiment with different methods for sketching your design onto your canvas.
• Paint over your line work, then add color. Add the finishing touches to your work by embellishing details, erasing pencil marks, signing it, and varnishing it.
• Learn how to photograph your work for social media or archiving purposes. Lizzie concludes the course by walking you through the process of creating a digital mockup of your art to present to collectors.

Syllabus :

1. Learning the Foundations

• Deciding on a Design
• The Colour Palette
• Practising Patterns and Techniques
• Choosing the Materials
• The Mandala

 

2. Assembling the Steps

• Setting up the Grid
• Pencil Sketching
• Prepping the Panel

 

3. Painting Your Artwork

• The Linework
• Adding Colour 
• The Details and Finishing Touches 

 

4. The Photography and Presentation

• Creating a Digital Mock-up
• Photographing Your Art

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