Canvas Painting- Begginer level

Canvas painting involves applying paint (usually acrylic, oil, or sometimes watercolor) to a stretched canvas—a fabric (commonly cotton or linen) that is stretched tightly across a wooden frame (called a stretcher bar).

🎓 Canvas Painting Syllabus (Beginner to Intermediate)

Module 1: Introduction to Canvas & Materials

• Understanding canvas types (cotton, linen, pre-stretched vs. roll)
• Tools overview: brushes, palette, easel, paints (acrylic/oil)
• Preparing the canvas (priming with gesso)
• Color theory basics: primary, secondary, complementary colors

Module 2: Painting Techniques

• Brush handling and stroke techniques
• Color mixing and blending
• Layering and underpainting
• Texture creation (dry brushing, impasto)
• Light and shadow (shading techniques)

Module 3: Composition and Design

• Rules of composition (rule of thirds, focal point, balance)
• Sketching the subject on canvas
• Planning color schemes
• Background vs foreground painting

Module 4: Themed Studies

• Still life (fruits, objects)
• Landscape painting (sky, trees, mountains, water)
• Floral compositions
• Abstract forms and textures

Module 5: Style Exploration

• Realism and observational painting
• Impressionism and loose brushwork
• Expressionism and emotional color use
• Introduction to abstract and modern styles

Module 6: Final Project & Portfolio

• Choose a subject or theme
• Develop a canvas from sketch to final work
• Presentation techniques (framing, signing, varnishing)
• Group critique or one-on-one feedback