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Art for Kids & Beginners: How to Paint 12 Acrylic Paintings (Udemy.com)

This Course is Intended for Purchase by Adults. How to Paint with Acrylic Paints: 12 Simple Step-by-Step Art Lessons!

4.4
347 reviews

Created by: Em Winn

Last updated August 2026

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What you will learn

  • Create 8 amazing acrylic paintings.
  • Apply the knowledge gained in this course to create unique masterpieces.
  • Learn interesting facts about the subject of each painting.
  • Participate in an activity that cultivates critical thinking skills, develops hand-eye coordination, and encourages self-expression.

How it compares

Against the other 194 rated Udemy courses in Drawing on CourseDuck:

  • Rating4.4 out of 5higher than 20% of them
  • Reviews347#108 of 195 by number of reviews
  • Length3.4 hoursshorter than 64% of them
  • Last updatedAugust 2026more recently than 93% of them

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Course Description

Recent feedback about this course:

Another Amazing Course! Miss Em has the BEST courses! My daughter loved this one so much as well! Educational and fun! They're the best! Thanks Miss Em!

~R.
W.

Are you seeking a course that will ensure artistic success and confidence?

The Art for Kids: Beginning Acrylic Painting course may be just what you are looking for! Designed with beginners in mind, this course is perfect for children ages 8-12 years old. With a total of 8 fun and unique acrylic art painting projects, your child will learn the skills to create masterpieces of their own long after the course is complete.

There are two (sometimes three) steps in each art project:

Step 1: Paint Background or Outline Step 2: Paint Main Subject onto Background

The process used to teach each project is a kid-tested, step-by-step method that will both inspire and delight your child into painting action! This process involves observing, following instructions, and creating until the student is happy with the desired outcome.

Students will learn basic acrylic painting techniques and apply these techniques to complete each project. The Art for Kids: Beginning Acrylic Painting course is designed to give children the tools they need to begin their artistic journey into self-expression, reflection, and creative thinking.

Supplies and materials needed for this course:

heavy paper (acrylic paper works great!)acrylic paints (various colors)paintbrushes (small, medium, large)small piece of cardboardpencil with eraserpaper towelspaper platesbowl of water

I would love to hear from you.

Please let me know if you have questions, comments, or suggestions. I will get back to you ASAP.

About the Instructor:

My name is Miss Em and teaching art to children is what I love to do! I pride myself on creating dynamic, meaningful, and engaging art lessons that are taught in a relaxing and joyful way. I have nearly 20 years teaching experience in the elementary classroom and in the art studio, and I feel that I have a good grasp on how to create an environment that makes children feel happy, motivated, confident, and successful.

I look forward to seeing both you and your child in this Art for Kids course.

Let the creative fun begin!
Who this course is for:
This is a beginning acrylic painting course designed for ages 8+.
Read More Beginner Beginner Level product length iconTime: 3.4h

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Instructor Details

Em Winn

Hi. My name is Em Winn and teaching art to children is what I love to do! I pride myself on creating dynamic, meaningful, and engaging art lessons that are taught in a relaxing and joyful way. I have over 20 years teaching experience in the elementary classroom and in the art studio, and I feel that I have a good grasp on how to create an environment that makes children feel happy, motivated, confident, and successful. Let the creative fun begin!

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Reviews

4.4

347 ratings on Udemy

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By Kenzington Bird on 9/27/2020

It was amazing

By Yida Jiang on 9/20/2020

it was veery fun for my child to learn how to draw such a wonderful backround for the shark pianting.

By Catherine McClenaghan on 9/17/2020

Good ideas, easy to adapt

By Yashini on 8/1/2020

The course was awsome, Yashini enjoyed and learnt a lot

By Kawasawa Family on 7/15/2020

I think the course is really good for beginners and kids because it the viewer of the course a little bit of everything like it give them experience to blending, some facts about the painting and even more

By Staci Poppleton on 6/27/2020

Because it is easy to follow.

By Parul Priya on 6/27/2020

Its perfect for the beginners. Simple and easy but so impressive. Good for the kids too.

By Adelheid Fogl Tupper on 6/17/2020

Wonderful class! My 5 year old loves the projects and fun techniques used.

By Joanne on 6/17/2020

Such good fun, I'm not a child but I am a beginner and so I have really enjoyed the fun projects and the great step by step instructions. This has helped me get through Lockdown and given me help to start using acrylic paints. Thank you.

By Janesha Aithani on 6/9/2020

It is really good to learn all this . It makes my confident !

By Mia P on 5/24/2020

hmm

By Tania Shute on 5/16/2020

It was super easy to follow and it has a lot of ideas that will help with my lessons plans for my Art classes. I believe they are going to love these lessons, as much as I did.

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Art for Kids & Beginners: How to Paint 12 Acrylic Paintings
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  • Price: $69.99
  • Provider: icon Udemy
  • Updated: icon August 2026
  • Level: Beginner Beginner
  • Language: icon English
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