Experimenting with Acrylics Workshop with Rita Broughton | Friday 4/25 1:30-4pm| Spring 2025

Experimenting with Acrylics Workshop with Rita Broughton | Friday 4/25 1:30-4pm| Spring 2025

Workshops | Available

107 East Deer Park Road Dix Hills, NY 11746 United States
Studio 9
All Levels
4/25/2025 (one day)
1:30 PM-4:00 PM EDT on Fri
105.00 USD
Member Discount Available

Experimenting with Acrylics Workshop with Rita Broughton | Friday 4/25 1:30-4pm| Spring 2025

Workshops | Available

Acrylic painting is a versatile medium, this class is geared toward investigating the different possibilities of creating with acrylic. Using various tools and techniques, we investigate the freedom this medium provides. 

  • Varous techniques will include: 

    1. Sgraffito Technique- Sgreaffito: from the italian for "sctraticjoing" descroibes cratching theough fairly wet, thick or dry paint to reveal te original surface and another color underneath

    2. Removing paint

    3. Dabbing with a sponge

    4. Layering paint

    5. Stamping

    6. Sandpaper rub

    7. Toothbrush stipple

    8. Wax resist

    9. Wiping out

    10. Stenciling and printing

    11. Making patterns lifiting off

    12. Collage
  • Bring your basic acrylic tool kit along with:

    1. Bring different tools you'd like to experiment with- rubber tools, combs, stamps, stencils, etc

    2. Palette knives

    3. Several canvas panels 9"x12" or 11"x14"

    4. Rubber gloves
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