BUST OUT OF THE MOLD WITH THICK ACRYLIC!
When Acrylic Gets Deliciously Chunky
Forget flat, polite painting. This is acrylic turned up to eleven—bold, juicy, and full of texture you can practically feel from across the room. In Thick Acrylic, you’ll swap your brush for a palette knife and dive into a world of luscious paint peaks, creamy blends, and gradients so smooth they look like magic.
We’ll play with vibrant color, unexpected tools, and techniques that make your art irresistible to the eyes and the fingertips. It’s art-making that’s joyful, satisfying, and just a little bit addictive.
Here’s What We’ll Make!
In this course, you’ll not only learn the tools and techniques behind thick acrylic painting—you’ll actually create your own richly textured pieces from start to finish. Each lesson is a bite-sized creative adventure, building your skills layer by luscious layer.
The lessons inside the
Thick Acrylic Course
Lesson 1:
Choosing the best materials for your thick painting experience
Lesson 2:
Perfecting the shape of classic Dragon Petal technique
Lesson 3:
Mastery of subtle monochromatic color shifts
Lesson 4:
Creating stunning layering with the classic ‘chunky’ technique
Lesson 5:
Simple tricks for creating a meticulous weave pattern painting
Lesson 6:
Blending methods for creating vibrant agate petals
Lesson 7:
Creating metallic shimmer by using mica and glitter with your medium
Lesson 8:
Use frosting tips to make paintings that look good enough to eat!
Lesson 9:
Learn the “bloom” technique and make your paintings blossom.
Lesson 10:
Pro tips for finishing and and displaying your thick acrylic paintings
Go Big. Go Bold. Go Thick.
If you’re ready to kick up your heels and do something different, the Thick Acrylic course is here to…
Give you the confidence to go big with texture and color
Inspire you with new creative ideas
Provide practical color mixing instruction that you’ll remember forever
Give you permission to USE YOUR PAINT
Teach you the same thick acrylic techniques I use that have stopped millions of Instagram scrollers in their tracks
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This course is easy to follow and FUN!
I like how Josie explains the different mediums and how she came to settle on a few brands that were her favorites after trial and error.
— Steph Strong
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The Thick Acrylic Painting course inspired me and gave me the confidence to express my creativity and try something new!
My first tries weren’t perfect, but I watched the videos again as I was trying the techniques and I have created several thick paintings I love, with plans to create more. Thank you so much for creating a course that is so easy to follow and refer back to.
— Liz Goldhawk
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I was hesitant to jump in at first but Josie is so great at putting you at ease and giving you permission to play around and have fun.
— Amanda Brown
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I've really enjoyed this course!
Josie’s course is informative, easy-to-follow, and easy to do!
— Denise Wilsonville
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I've loved this course!
When I was getting back into art more seriously, I fell in love with textured art and this was an amazing opportunity to experiment, learn, and have fun!!
— Sarah Johnson
Get the Thick Acrylic Course alone ($39)
OR inside a giant art course bundle!
GET THE ART MAKERS BUNDLE!
Art Heart Academy (AHA) is a membership where you can get a giant bundle of over 100 projects, lessons and tutorials on exciting art processes, including my most popular course, Thick Acrylic.
This membership includes every art course that Josie has ever created—or ever will create. It’s all included for the low monthly fee.
Here’s a peek at the courses you will get access to inside the Art Heart Academy Membership
Recent addition! Geode Resin Collage
This 8-module course will include the full tutorial on this fun and easy collage process using magazines from around your house and finished with a glossy, gorgeous coat of resin.
Thick Acrylic
A 10 lesson course all about using thick acrylic, mediums and COLOR!
Hip Gel
19 lessons on Gel Plate Mono Prints. Make cool, easy and fun prints!
Mix Master
Master color! 18 lessons to help you tame the wild hue.
Watercolor for Rebels
Josie’s signature watercolor course with 8 lessons on vibrant watercolors!
Painting Pattern Pack
Follow along with Josie by painting beautiful geometry.
Modern Abstract Watercolor
Create dynamic paintings with bold, modern mark making.
Boost Your Practice
Josie will teach you to find your unique voice, understand your creativity, and find your flow.
AND MORE
The AHA library includes 4 bonus courses to spark your creativity.
+NEW SERIES
[Unboring] Art History
New series! Over the next few months, I’ll be exploring everything you need to fully understand art and art history, both as a maker and as a art fan. The first episode, “What Even IS Art”, has been released, and future episodes are coming soon.
Have we met? Hi, I’m Josie!
I’m a lifelong full time artist who loves color, process and fun! I’ve also written a book on color mixing, had my line of art materials on sale at Michaels across the USA and Canada, been a college art professor, had my art collected around the world, and my art process videos have had more than 1 billion views. (Dude. What???) You can find me everywhere as @josielewisart and I hope you say hi!
I’ve also taught thousands of art-curious creatives in workshops and online courses, and I love inspiring people to take bold moves for their art passions!
Want more back story? Watch the 2 minute video!
Views of Art My Videos
1 Billion +
3 Million +
My Social Media Followers
My Art Packages Shipped
17,000+
5000 +
Students in My Paid Courses
Join Art Heart Academy now to get access to these limited time bonuses
Limited Time Bonuses
You might not realize that there are distinct phases of the creative process. Research, exploration, skill development, refinement, iteration and the big reveal. When you understand the phases, your art making practice will flow!
Everyone has a personal color palette that is unique to them! This 60 minute presentation gives you a few ways to find, refine, and hone your own personal color palette.
If you are interested in gaining skill and technical mastery, as well as expressing something that is unique to YOUR journey as an artist and maker, this 6 episode series is exactly what you need.
You’re Ready for This If…
You can’t stop watching those satisfying, textured painting videos and want to try them yourself
You can’t stop watching those satisfying, textured painting videos and want to try them yourself
You love bold, joyful color and want to make it sing on your canvas
You’ve got art supplies waiting to be used
You want fun, approachable techniques that keep you inspired
You want clear guidance with room for your own style
Whether you join Thick Acrylic on its own or dive into Art Heart Academy for the full bundle of classes, you’ll leave feeling inspired, confident, and ready to play with your art.
PURCHASE OPTION #1
The Thick Acrylic Course
$60.00 $39.00 (25% Off)
One time purchase
You’ll get:
The Thick Acrylic course
Permanent, lifetime access
The Limited Time Bonuses:
Color 101 Finding Your Personal Color Palette
Unlocking Your Creative Process
Refining Your Unique Voice
PURCHASE OPTION #2
Join Art Heart Academy
$9.00/mo
($111 paid yearly)
Join Art Heart Academy to get access to:
The Thick Acrylic course ($39 value)
Access to the private art sharing community
Features Include:
open access and unlimited replays of more than 10 full courses, 100 projects, and valuable
real time, step-by step, high quality videos showing the art processes you want to learn
detailed spoken descriptions along with real-time video for hundreds of lessons
captions available in every lesson
Full Length Courses:
Geode Resin Collage ($75 value)
Thick Acrylic: Working with Gel Mediums and Palette Knives ($39 value)
Hip Gel: A Guide to Gel Plate Printing ($60 value)
Mix Master: A Color Mixing Companion ($60 value)
Watercolor for Rebels ($60 value)
Painting Pattern Pack ($60 value)
Modern, Bright & Abstract Watercolor ($60 value)
Limited Time Bonus: The Creativity Pack ($275 value)
Color 101 Finding Your Personal Color Palette
Unlocking Your Creative Process
Refining Your Unique Voice
How to Build a Thriving Studio Practice
From Michelangelo to the Banana
AND access to any future art courses and lessons that Josie will make (and she’s always adding and updating things!)
Total value: $750
ACRYLIC FAQs
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Thick acrylic paintings usually dry within 3 days. Yes, you will need to keep the cat away! If it is very dry where you live, they will dry faster.
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Yes! If you use my acrylic mediums and my methods, there is minimal shrinkage or “melting” and the paintings will look wonderfully 3D when completely dry.
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When fully dry, acrylic paintings are very durable, and a soft rag or feather duster will be fine to use for dusting.
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If you join the Art Heart Academy membership, you will have access to Thick Acrylic plus more than 10 other art courses by Josie, and anything else we add, for as long as you're a member.
If you buy the course ala carte, you will have permanent, lifetime access to Thick Acrylic.