{"product_id":"5-week-acrylic-painting-course-in-upper-hutt-paint-native-nz-birds-with-grisaille-glazing-1","title":"5 Week Acrylic Painting Course in Upper Hutt | Paint Native NZ Birds with Grisaille \u0026 Glazing","description":"\u003cdiv aria-hidden=\"true\" data-edge=\"true\" class=\"pointer-events-none h-px w-px absolute top-0\"\u003eJoin Upper Hutt artist Dawn Duthie for an inspiring\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"259\" data-end=\"323\"\u003e5 week acrylic painting course focused on native NZ bird art\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eat\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"327\" data-end=\"368\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003eDawn's Atelier\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e, Shop 5, City Arcade, 123–125 Main Street, Upper Hutt.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"flex flex-col text-sm keyboard-open:pb-[calc(var(--composer-height,100px)+var(--screen-keyboard-height,0))]\"\u003e\n\u003carticle class=\"text-token-text-primary w-full focus:outline-none [--shadow-height:45px] has-data-writing-block:pointer-events-none has-data-writing-block:-mt-(--shadow-height) has-data-writing-block:pt-(--shadow-height) [\u0026amp;:has([data-writing-block])\u0026gt;*]:pointer-events-auto scroll-mt-[calc(var(--header-height)+min(200px,max(70px,20svh)))]\" dir=\"auto\" data-turn-id=\"request-WEB:cbad492e-8073-497c-b5fe-f354819a68dd-2\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-6\" data-scroll-anchor=\"true\" data-turn=\"assistant\" tabindex=\"-1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"text-base my-auto mx-auto pb-10 [--thread-content-margin:--spacing(4)] @w-sm\/main:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(6)] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(16)] px-(--thread-content-margin)\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"[--thread-content-max-width:40rem] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-max-width:48rem] mx-auto max-w-(--thread-content-max-width) flex-1 group\/turn-messages focus-visible:outline-hidden relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn\" tabindex=\"-1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col grow\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"180cfa5c-6f41-48b7-a7e7-2e6350090c1b\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-5-2\" class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal [.text-message+\u0026amp;]:mt-1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden first:pt-[1px]\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"markdown prose dark:prose-invert w-full wrap-break-word light markdown-new-styling\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"425\" data-end=\"770\"\u003eIn this in-depth acrylic course, students will learn Dawn’s signature\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"495\" data-end=\"532\"\u003egrisaille underpainting technique\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e— a dramatic monotone white-on-black foundation — before building luminous colour using layered acrylic glazes. 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