Tag Archives: acrylic
The Acrylics Book
In order to fully develop your skills as an artist, your education must come from a variety of sources. Continue reading
Scumbling An Acrylic Painting Technique
Creating art with acrylic paint requires several specialized techniques for applying the paint in order to make the painting look realistic and believable. The technique that I want to talk about today is called scumbling. Continue reading
How to Clean Paint Brushes
One of the most import tools in an artist’s tool box, in my opinion, is a good set of quality brushes. No craftsman can produce quality work with inferior grade tools. Continue reading
Posted in From the Easel
Tagged acrylic, bristles, ferrule, how to clean paint brushes, oil
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Hidden Refuge A Mallard Duck Painting
Back in November 2010, I began comtemplating what my next wildlife painting would be. I began doing my standard research looking through all of my reference photographs to find the subject material for the painting. Continue reading
Posted in Preparation
Tagged acrylic, belted kingfisher, Color, foliage, mallard ducks, materials, reference materials, reflection, trees, water, waterfowl
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How to Blend Acrylic Paints
One of the largest complaints that I’ve seen about acrylic paints for creating art is it’s quick drying time which prevents the blending of tonal values the way oil paints can be blended. Some people refer to this effect as the paint-by-number look.
Posted in Acrylic Painting
Tagged acrylic, Color, dark, layers, successive color, tonal values
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Acrylic Painting – Painting the Background
In the numerous forums I visit, I’ve seen several questions come up about painting the background in an acrylic painting so I decided to create this post about the subject.
Selecting the Materials for a Wildlife Painting
There are actually three materials that we have to decide on when creating a wildlife painting. These choices hold true for any type of painting but are especially important in wildlife art. Continue reading
Posted in Preparation
Tagged acrylic, damar, frame, glass, linseed, materials, oil, solvent, support, turpentine, varnish, water
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