This course unit outlines the basic materials you need to prepare before you can put paint to canvas. It gives you all the information a beginner needs to get started painting with acrylics.

In this course you will learn:

• the relative advantages and disadvantages of oils, acrylics, and watercolors
• which pigments you need and the properties of each type of pigment
• which mediums you can use with acrylic paints and why you use them

Number of pages: 28