{"id":17318,"date":"2015-07-31T17:52:20","date_gmt":"2015-07-31T17:52:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/?page_id=17318"},"modified":"2026-04-06T13:59:26","modified_gmt":"2026-04-06T13:59:26","slug":"the-acrylic-painting-academy-direct-painting-part-1","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/the-acrylic-painting-academy-direct-painting-part-1","title":{"rendered":"The Acrylic Painting Academy &#8211; Direct Painting Part 1"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"coursetitlecontainer\">\n<div class=\"coursetitle\">\n<h1><span>The Acrylic Painting Academy:<\/span> Direct Painting - Part 1<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"insertbackground\">\n<div class=\"removep\">\n<div class=\"videoflexwrapper\">\n<div class=\"videotop\">\n  <iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/150839345\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" frameborder=\"0\" webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div style=\"clear:both;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sidebartop\">\n<div class=\"vertalign\">\n\n    <div class=\"sidebarcarddescriptiondark\">\n<span>JOIN THE VIRTUAL INSTRUCTOR<\/span><br>\n    Get ALL of our courses, ebooks, live lessons, critiques, lesson plans and more today.\n<\/div>\n    <\/p>\n<div class=\"sidebarbuttonholder\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"sidebuttonsmem\">START FREE TRIAL<\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/p>\n<hr style=\"background-color:#272727;margin-top:1em;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/register-the-acrylic-painting-academy\/\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"sidebuttons\">BUY COURSE $77<\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"clear:both;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"courseperkscontainer\">\n<div class=\"courseperks\"><span>This course features:<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"courseperks\"><i class=\"far fa-clock\" style=\"margin-right:10px;\"><\/I>4 Hours of Instruction<\/div>\n<div class=\"courseperks\"><i class=\"fas fa-film\" style=\"margin-right:10px;\"><\/I>15 Videos<\/div>\n<div class=\"courseperks\"><i class=\"fas fa-book\" style=\"margin-right:10px;\"><\/I>14 eBooks<\/div>\n<div class=\"courseperks\"><i class=\"fas fa-shield-alt\" style=\"margin-right:10px;\"><\/i>30 Day Money Back Guarantee<\/div>\n<div style=\"clear:both;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"clear:both;\"><\/div>\n<p>\n\n<div class=\"contentfix\">\n<div class=\"favorites\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tabs\">\n  <input name=\"tabs\" type=\"radio\" id=\"tab-1\" checked=\"checked\" class=\"input\"\/><br \/>\n  <label for=\"tab-1\" class=\"label\">Description<\/label><\/p>\n<div class=\"panel\">\n<h2>Lesson Description<\/h2>\n<p>Part one of a two part series on direct painting (<em>Alla Prima<\/em>) in which colors and values are applied as they are observed without underpainting. In this first lesson, we draw the paint tube and begin with acrylic applications.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>  <input name=\"tabs\" type=\"radio\" id=\"tab-2\" class=\"input\"\/><br \/>\n  <label for=\"tab-2\" class=\"label\">Materials<\/label><\/p>\n<div class=\"panel\">\n<h2>Lesson Materials<\/h2>\n<p>Stretched canvas, acrylic paints (Indian Yellow Hue, Titanium White, Burnt Umber, Payne's Gray, Cadmium Red Light, Cadmium Yellow Light), nylon brushes (flat and round), \"4B\" graphite pencil, \"2H\" graphite pencil.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>  <input name=\"tabs\" type=\"radio\" id=\"tab-3\" class=\"input\"\/><br \/>\n  <label for=\"tab-3\" class=\"label\">Resources<\/label><\/p>\n<div class=\"panel\">\n<h2>Lesson Resources<\/h2>\n<p><i class=\"fas fa-lock\" style=\"margin-right:10px;\"><\/I>Download eBook<\/p>\n<p><i class=\"fas fa-lock\" style=\"margin-right:10px;\"><\/I>Reference Image<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><input name=\"tabs\" type=\"radio\" id=\"tab-4\" class=\"input\"\/><br \/>\n  <label for=\"tab-4\" class=\"label\">Curriculum<\/label><\/p>\n<div class=\"panel\">\n<h2>Course Curriculum<\/h2>\n<p><div class=\"curriculumcontainer\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/the-acrylic-painting-academy-introduction-and-materials\" class=\"curriculum\"><i class=\"far fa-play-circle\" style=\"margin-right:5px;\"><\/i>Lesson 1: Introduction and Materials (7:59)<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/the-acrylic-painting-academy-light-and-form\" class=\"curriculum\"><i class=\"far fa-play-circle\" style=\"margin-right:5px;\"><\/i>Lesson 2: Light and Form (11:57)<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/the-acrylic-painting-academy-stretching-canvas\" class=\"curriculum\"><i class=\"far fa-play-circle\" style=\"margin-right:5px;\"><\/i>Lesson 3: Stretching Canvas (7:27)<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/the-acrylic-painting-academy-direct-painting-part-1\" class=\"curriculumselected\"><i class=\"far fa-play-circle\" style=\"margin-right:5px;\"><\/i>Lesson 4: Direct Painting - Part 1 (18:25)<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/the-acrylic-painting-academy-direct-painting-part-2\" class=\"curriculum\"><i class=\"far fa-play-circle\" style=\"margin-right:5px;\"><\/i>Lesson 5: Direct Painting - Part 2 (23:29)<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/the-acrylic-painting-academy-color-theory-and-mixing\" class=\"curriculum\"><i class=\"far fa-play-circle\" style=\"margin-right:5px;\"><\/i>Lesson 6: Color Theory and Mixing (21:11)<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/the-acrylic-painting-academy-color-theory-in-action\" class=\"curriculum\"><i class=\"far fa-play-circle\" style=\"margin-right:5px;\"><\/i>Lesson 7: Color Theory in Action (25:49)<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/the-acrylic-painting-academy-acrylic-mediums\" class=\"curriculum\"><i class=\"far fa-play-circle\" style=\"margin-right:5px;\"><\/i>Lesson 8: Acrylic Mediums (12:09)<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/the-acrylic-painting-academy-underpainting-part-1\" class=\"curriculum\"><i class=\"far fa-play-circle\" style=\"margin-right:5px;\"><\/i>Lesson 9: Underpainting - Part 1 (27:06)<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/the-acrylic-painting-academy-underpainting-part-2\" class=\"curriculum\"><i class=\"far fa-play-circle\" style=\"margin-right:5px;\"><\/i>Lesson 10: Underpainting - Part 2 (26:19)<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/the-acrylic-painting-academy-glazing-part-1\" class=\"curriculum\"><i class=\"far fa-play-circle\" style=\"margin-right:5px;\"><\/i>Lesson 11: Glazing - Part 1 (18:44)<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/the-acrylic-painting-academy-glazing-part-2\" class=\"curriculum\"><i class=\"far fa-play-circle\" style=\"margin-right:5px;\"><\/i>Lesson 12: Glazing - Part 2 (13:31)<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/the-acrylic-painting-academy-painting-with-a-knife\" class=\"curriculum\"><i class=\"far fa-play-circle\" style=\"margin-right:5px;\"><\/i>Lesson 13: Painting with a Knife (19:17)<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/the-acrylic-painting-academy-abstraction-non-objective\" class=\"curriculum\"><i class=\"far fa-play-circle\" style=\"margin-right:5px;\"><\/i>Lesson 14: Abstraction \/ Non-Objective (11:12)<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/the-acrylic-painting-academy-conclusion\" class=\"curriculum\"><i class=\"far fa-play-circle\" style=\"margin-right:5px;\"><\/i>Lesson 15: Conclusion (3:49)<\/a><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Acrylic Painting Academy: Direct Painting &#8211; Part 1 Description Lesson Description Part one of a two part series on direct painting (Alla Prima) in which colors and values are applied as they are observed without underpainting. In this first lesson, we draw the paint tube and begin with acrylic applications. 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