Painting With Acrylics
Gone are the days when acrylics were what artists allergic to the solvents in oil painting used. Acrylics have their own advantages, characteristics, and unique possibilities. Here you'll find helpful tips, essential techniques, and step-by-step demonstrations on using acrylic paints for artists of all levels.
Painting Glazes: An Acrylic Painter Reveals His Glazing Secrets
Painter Brian Rice explains his success with painting glazes using acrylics.
Painter Brian Rice explains his success with painting glazes using acrylics.
Acrylic Painting Techniques: Pouring Paint
Instead of using a brush or knife to apply painting, this painting technique involves pouring it onto and cross a canvas.
Instead of using a brush or knife to apply painting, this painting technique involves pouring it onto and cross a canvas.
Acrylic Painting: Getting Started
So you've decided you'd like to paint with acrylics? What art supplies do you need to get going? This Q&A will answer questions such as which brand of acrylic paint to buy and what brushes.
So you've decided you'd like to paint with acrylics? What art supplies do you need to get going? This Q&A will answer questions such as which brand of acrylic paint to buy and what brushes.
Acrylic Painting: Basic Color Palette
With so many colors available, which ones should you buy when you first start painting with acrylics? The colors listed here make up a good basic palette of acrylic colors and from it you should be able to mix all the colors you'll want.
With so many colors available, which ones should you buy when you first start painting with acrylics? The colors listed here make up a good basic palette of acrylic colors and from it you should be able to mix all the colors you'll want.
10 Acrylic Painting Tips for Beginners
Acrylics are extremely versatile, fast-drying paints; here are 10 tips to help you get started painting with acrylics.
Acrylics are extremely versatile, fast-drying paints; here are 10 tips to help you get started painting with acrylics.
Painting Glazes with Acrylics Step-by-Step Demo
A step-by-step demonstration of painting glazes with acrylics to build up color.
A step-by-step demonstration of painting glazes with acrylics to build up color.
Which Brand of Acrylic Paint is Best?
Which is the best brand of acrylic paint on the market? Here's my choice of my favorite acrylic paints.
Which is the best brand of acrylic paint on the market? Here's my choice of my favorite acrylic paints.
An Introduction to Acrylic Paint Mediums
Acrylic paint mediums range from thin glazing mediums to thick impasto mediums, with all sorts in between. Find out what you can use them for here.
Acrylic paint mediums range from thin glazing mediums to thick impasto mediums, with all sorts in between. Find out what you can use them for here.
How to Use a Moisture-Retaining Palette for Acrylic Paint
The fact that acrylic paints dry very fast means that you cannot put a lot of paint on an ordinary acrylic paint palette as it'll most likely dry out before you've finished. Various art supply companies have produced moisture-retaining acrylic palettes to solve this problem.
The fact that acrylic paints dry very fast means that you cannot put a lot of paint on an ordinary acrylic paint palette as it'll most likely dry out before you've finished. Various art supply companies have produced moisture-retaining acrylic palettes to solve this problem.
How to Make Your Own a Moisture-Retaining Palette
You can make rather than buy an acrylic paint palette that will keep acrylic paints wet during and between painting sessions. All you need are a plastic container, a sheet of watercolour paper, and some greaseproof paper.
You can make rather than buy an acrylic paint palette that will keep acrylic paints wet during and between painting sessions. All you need are a plastic container, a sheet of watercolour paper, and some greaseproof paper.
Acrylic Painting Techniques: Painting Without an Artist's Palette
Have you ever considered working with acrylic paints without using an artist's palette?
Have you ever considered working with acrylic paints without using an artist's palette?
Tips on Buying Acrylic Painting Supplies
Acrylics have the advantage of drying faster than oil paints and being water soluble. Find out what you need to get started in acrylics and the things you should consider before you buy acrylic painting materials.
Acrylics have the advantage of drying faster than oil paints and being water soluble. Find out what you need to get started in acrylics and the things you should consider before you buy acrylic painting materials.
How to Make Your Own Fluid Acrylics
Fluid acrylics are acrylic paints with a runny or thin consistency, designed to flow and spread easily.
Fluid acrylics are acrylic paints with a runny or thin consistency, designed to flow and spread easily.
How To Varnish an Acrylic Painting
Varnish is more than simply a layer to protect your painting from pollution in the atmosphere and abrasion. It will also bring out the colours to the brilliance they had when you applied them.
Varnish is more than simply a layer to protect your painting from pollution in the atmosphere and abrasion. It will also bring out the colours to the brilliance they had when you applied them.
Self Portrait: A Step-by-Step Demonstration
An illustrated, step-by-step demonstration of a self-portrait painting I did in acrylics. Each of the six parts have an explanation of what I did in that step, what I felt was working and what not.
An illustrated, step-by-step demonstration of a self-portrait painting I did in acrylics. Each of the six parts have an explanation of what I did in that step, what I felt was working and what not.
Painting Quiz: Should You Use Oils or Acrylics?
Find out whether you're more suited to using oil paints or acrylics with this quick quiz.
Find out whether you're more suited to using oil paints or acrylics with this quick quiz.
Acrylics Painting Tips
A growing collection of helpful acrylic painting tips submitted by fellow artists.
A growing collection of helpful acrylic painting tips submitted by fellow artists.
Safe Storage and Transportation of Acrylic Paintings
An indepth look at how to safely package an acrylic painting for transportation, including diagrams of making packing cases, from "Just Paint" Issue 11, published by Golden Artist Colors. (Count how many times it gets mentioned the paint needs to be dry!)
An indepth look at how to safely package an acrylic painting for transportation, including diagrams of making packing cases, from "Just Paint" Issue 11, published by Golden Artist Colors. (Count how many times it gets mentioned the paint needs to be dry!)
Introduction to Acrylics
A long article setting out just about everything a beginner could need to know about getting set up with and using acrylics. Don't let the fact that it's written by a fantasy artist put you off, the information is great and applicable to any subject.
A long article setting out just about everything a beginner could need to know about getting set up with and using acrylics. Don't let the fact that it's written by a fantasy artist put you off, the information is great and applicable to any subject.
Preparing Supports for Acrylic Painting
Whether you're wanting to paint on paper, canvas, hardboard, plasterboard, plywood, or something else, you'll find information on preparing it here. Scroll down to the end and you'll find out how to test whether you've got good surface adhesion or not. Very useful when you're going to paint on a surface you've not used before.
Whether you're wanting to paint on paper, canvas, hardboard, plasterboard, plywood, or something else, you'll find information on preparing it here. Scroll down to the end and you'll find out how to test whether you've got good surface adhesion or not. Very useful when you're going to paint on a surface you've not used before.
Acrylic Painting Drying Information
An information sheet from Golden on how acrylic paints dry, including factors that influence drying times and techniques for slowing down drying.
An information sheet from Golden on how acrylic paints dry, including factors that influence drying times and techniques for slowing down drying.
Creating Textures with Acrylics
This gallery of various textures created using acrylics explains how to reproduce the effects, whether it's using tissue paper or tea leaves.
This gallery of various textures created using acrylics explains how to reproduce the effects, whether it's using tissue paper or tea leaves.
Acrylic Mural Painting Techniques
If you're wanting to know how to prepare a particular surface for mural painting, you'll probably find it listed here.
If you're wanting to know how to prepare a particular surface for mural painting, you'll probably find it listed here.
Landscape Demonstration with Acrylics
A five-step demonstration by Charles Harrington of how he painted a landscape with an old building in it. It aims to show how acrylics allow multiple glazes without muddying the underlying layers.
A five-step demonstration by Charles Harrington of how he painted a landscape with an old building in it. It aims to show how acrylics allow multiple glazes without muddying the underlying layers.