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Acrylic paint: ease of use and toxicity
Acrylic remains the ideal paint for painting abstract pictures. Easy to use, it can be used to create a variety of effects. It can be used with all kinds of …
Fear of painting: fear of judgment and self-confidence
Canvases and brushes attract you, you want to express yourself artistically, and taking up abstract painting has become an obvious choice. But where to start? And above all: what will …
Composition in painting: how to paint a successful picture
Composition in painting is the way you arrange the elements on your canvas. Composing a painting shouldn’t restrict your creativity or inhibit your spontaneity. Painting is about letting your emotions …
Signing a painting: how and why?
“Signature: feminine noun. Inscription that a person makes of his name (in a particular and constant form) in order to certify exact and authentic, or to engage his responsibility.” Le …
Wet pallet: avoid drying acrylic paint
Of all the materials needed to create an acrylic painting, the palette is a must. Of course, you’ll need a support for the paint. You’ll find pallets in shops, but …
How to give depth to an abstract painting
Relief, perspective… Want to add depth to a painting? And above all, to YOUR painting! You’ve painted abstracts and found them impossible to achieve? Well, think again! There are many …
SHINING A COLOR: 3 TECHNIQUES (Acrylic paint / Tutorial)
Here, I explain the various techniques for lightening a color, or rather, I should say, adding light. Before The importance of values in painting To understand how to darken your …
COLORING: 3 TECHNIQUES (Acrylic paint / Tutorial)
With acrylic paints, we tend to believe that simply adding black to the paint will darken it. And that’s a mistake. As we shall see, black can be added, but …
14 things to ALWAYS DO with acrylic paint
Before embarking on an acrylic painting project, it’s important to prepare a number of elements to ensure that your painting session is a complete success! 1. Substrate preparation Whether it’s …
Painting and inspiration: 7 methods
This is the fear of all artists: having to face the blank page syndrome, or for painters, more precisely, the blank canvas syndrome! Lack of artistic inspiration is not inevitable. …
Acrylic paint: 8 tips
It’s not always easy to know where to start with acrylic paint. What type of canvas to choose: linen or cotton? What frame size should I start with? Which brand …
Varnishing a painting (choices and techniques)
The excellence of your acrylic painting deserves a finish worthy of the quality of your brushstrokes! Let’s talk about the finishing touch for your painting: varnish. Varnishing a canvas not …
15 tips for rapid progress in painting
If there’s one paint that offers an artist a wealth of artistic resources, it’s acrylic paint! Multiple uses, varied techniques, alla prima or delayed, in thin coats or opaque applications… …
Acrylic paint: 14 mistakes I’ll never make again!
Does acrylic paint thrill you? Get started right away, don’t hold back your desires. Motivation is the first quality of thepainter, whether a beginner or a professional. To support you …
Modeling paste: when paint takes on relief!
There’s a simple technique you can use to give a painting a more material effect: modeling paste. By the end of this page, you’ll know exactly how to use modeling …
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