Painting with Acrylics
Painting with Acrylics
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16 January 2023
This demo session on working with acrylics covered an orientation on paints and the difference between transparent and opaque painting media.
Introduction to Paints
Transparent vs. Opaque Media
Paint composition
How to take care of brushes, paint tubes, and art materials
Cleaning up without clogging up your drains.
EXERCISES:
Flat wash, gradated wash, variegated wash
Mixing primaries to produce secondary colors
Rendering the basic sphere and basic cylinder (direct painting)
Gradated washes
Gradated washes
Blending from one color to another and back
Keep a paper tissue nearby
Keep a paper tissue nearby
To test your colors and to wipe off excess paint
You only need 3 colors, really.
You only need 3 colors, really.
Start with the primaries of red, yellow, and blue
Working with white
Working with white
White adds opacity
Keep a reference handy
Keep a reference handy
Your smartphone's image sourcing apps are your best friends
[just remember to cite your sources]
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