I was once a member of a painting class back in high school and it left me with a lot of experiences I will always remember. It was through that class where I met my future husband and became a full-blown art aficionado. The experience opened to me the beauty of art and beauty around me. That is the reason why I also took up art classes in College. Since then, I became a huge art fan.
The Pendleton Art Center in 1537 Winchester Ave., Ashland Kentucky holds an Acrylic Painting class for beginners. Young ones are encouraged to get creative as they are offered hands on classes that will maximize their potentials and work on their creative juices. If given an opportunity, I would love to have my own kid attend this class so she can enhance her creativity and her social skills.
Acrylic paints are different from watercolor, although both are water-based meaning they can be thinned down by water. Acrylic paints are thicker and dries quickly and thickly. It is more often used in large canvas applications. Acrylics come off opaque although it can be thinned down by mixing drops of water into the paint. Mediums can be added to the acrylic paint to play with the flow or consistency to suit the artist.
Acrylic has chemical compositions that could dry quickly that are why it is important to place a few drops of water on it on a regular basis to retain its flow.
In the acrylic painting class, kids are given wide sheets of paper to work on. They are not really given the real acrylic paints but cheap and safe paints that almost have the same color as the real thing. They are allowed to spread paint on the white sheet and not reprimanded if some went to their clothes or faces. These paints are water based and can be washed down with water after.