Ah, sweet summertime… the perfect season for sipping lemonade, lounging on the beach, and, of course, painting.
Well, okay—you can literally paint any time of year, but there’s just something special about making “tropical-themed” pictures during the warmer months. And that’s what we’re about to delve right into… 5 of the best painting classes you can right now to get in the summer mood!
Know that all of these classes are offered fully online, and most are free for anyone to take anytime, anywhere.
1. Seaside Beach Painting Class
You can’t go wrong with painting a beach scene, especially when it’s the summer season. Even if you can’t get to the beach, just making this pretty little picture will make you feel like you’ve really got your toes in the sand!
This class is free to take online, and it caters to beginner-level artists. Use acrylic paints and any paintbrushes you’ve got to follow along.
2. Tulip Fields Painting Class
Both spring and summer are the times of year when flowers are constantly blooming, so it makes sense to try capturing the beauty of the petals we see in our summertime paintings—just like this one.
Behold—it’s a painting class that will teach you how to paint a field full of rainbow-hued tulips!
This class is for beginner-intermediate painters, but it goes at a slow pace and will take you through every step from color mixing to blending and building textures right on the page.
3. Bicycle with Flowers Painting Class
Here’s another great free class for beginners—it’s how to paint a freestanding bicycle complete with a basket of fresh-cut flowers.
This painting has the classic look of summertime, so it’s perfect to paint and hang in your home during this time of year. It’s also quite simple to follow along with the full class, and you will have lots of options to “customize” your bike in the class (for example, by changing the color of the bicycle itself).
4. Orange & Lemon Still-Life Painting Class
When you think of summer, you might often think of fresh fruits. That’s why summer is a great time to practice painting “still-lifes”, which is a genre of painting that often features fruits and similar inanimate objects arranged in an appealing way.
You can practice painting fruits like this with this super beginner-friendly orange and lemon painting online. Again, this is a free class for all, and it will teach you important art skills, like blending and a bit of color theory.
5. Two Sunsets Painting Class
Here’s a class that gives you a bit of a “two for one” deal…
It’s all about how to paint sunsets, both in acrylic and in watercolor paints! It’s all tailored to beginners, too, and it features red, orange, yellow, and pink hues. It’s all about making the classic summer sunset.
It’s time for some summer painting, so pick up a brush, stay cool, and have fun with your creative side!
And, if you’d like to take even more painting classes, whether you’re a beginner or more intermediate artist, be sure to check out all of the premium painting classes and courses now offered through Canvas Academy online.
Canvas Academy is your guide to becoming the best painter you can possibly be, teaching you step-by-step how to paint everything from landscapes and flowers to portraits and so much more.
Check it out!
And happy painting to all…
–Kari
Kari Lynn M. 