Are you ready to try some new painting techniques in 2012? Would you like to know more about how to use fluid acrylic paints? Do you want to wake up your color palette with bold, […]
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How to Create Your Own Stencil
Last week we talked about incorporating stencils in your acrylic paintings. To personalize your design, you can create your own stencil. In this example, I am showing the steps to create a stencil of a […]
Smooth is a Texture, Too!
Last week I encouraged you to experiment with acrylic mediums to add texture to your paintings. The dictionary defines texture as “the characteristic visual and tactile quality of the surface of a work of art […]
3 Things That Acrylics Do Better Than Watercolors
Acrylics paints are very versatile and can be used with techniques borrowed from other media. If you want use acrylics like watercolors, look for acrylics with low viscosity such as fluids, airbrush paints, or acrylic […]
Gesso Drawing
Another painting using the black gesso and warm glaze technique. Last week I talked about using gesso to establish the dark structure of a painting. You can use the gesso full strength for solid black […]