b Class Description

Create elegance with a modern twist in this real-time paint along class, where you’ll learn to paint a stylish Art Nouveau-inspired portrait using acrylics and paint pens. With flowing lines, flat colour areas, and decorative floral elements, this project captures the timeless beauty of the Art Nouveau style while introducing you to fresh techniques and tools.

Your Learning Journey Includes:

🎨 Acrylic Paint Pen Techniques: Learn how to use paint pens effectively to create clean outlines and delicate linework that enhance the Art Nouveau aesthetic.
🖌️ Painting Stylised Features: Discover how to simplify and stylise facial features for a decorative portrait without losing impact.
🌿 Botanical Line Art: Add intricate floral patterns in the background using line-based design principles that are easy to master.
🖼️ Balancing Colour and Composition: Get tips on choosing colours that complement the portrait while keeping the overall piece cohesive and elegant.
🎯 Mixing Mediums with Confidence: Combine brushwork and pen work for a layered, illustrative finish.

Tools for Success:

  • Real-Time Instruction: Follow along at your own pace with step-by-step guidance.

  • Acrylic-Friendly Focus: Perfect for acrylic painters wanting to explore stylisation and line-driven artwork.

  • Beginner to Intermediate Friendly: Great for artists who want to explore character painting without going into realism.

Bring a touch of timeless beauty to your canvas—join now and paint your own Art Nouveau-inspired portrait!

If you would like to learn more about the Art Nouveau movement you can watch this video : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P4luPnObQYo

You Will Need

  • a 400mm x 300mm canvas (roughly 16″ x 12″).
  • Set of bristle brushes
  • Finer liners and fine round brushes
  • 1cm (0.5″) Soft Filbert Brush
  • Painting Knife
  • These Liquitex Acrylic Paint Pens : Bright Aqua Green, Cerulean Blue Hue, Iridescent Antique Gold and Carbon Black. (All are the 2-4mm tips)
  • Paint : Titanium White, Crimson, French Ultramarine, Yellow Ochre, Burnt Sienna, Light Green