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 …
Interviews & broadcasts
Interview by Laura Nathalie Laura is a Youtuber, artist & entrepreneur. A moment of pure pleasure lasting over an hour, we talk about my career, my beginnings as an artist, …
The difference between cotton canvas & linen canvas
I’ve been painting acrylics for almost 10 years now, and since 2013 I’ve been lucky enough to produce over 400 paintings, most of which I’ve sold. I’ve always advocated simple …
How to succeed on Instagram?
Are you an artist who wants to use Instagram to share your art and create closeness with an audience? I think you’ll find this article and video interesting! Here I’m …
Color ideas / Chromatic circle
Finding the right colors for a painting can be a real challenge. The possibilities, combinations, harmonies & mixtures of colors are so numerous that it’s easy to get lost. Milan, …
Gradient with several colors
Knowing how to make gradients is practically indispensable for acrylic painting. Before continuing, I invite you to discover my previous article on how to make a gradient easily with two …
Brush, hair loss: Solutions
You’re inspired, full of ideas, motivated as ever: you throw yourself onto your canvas to apply your first brushstrokes. And then the drama begins! Your paintbrush has decided to show …
Acrylic paint: Water / Medium thinner / Retarder
How to use acrylic paint, what to mix it with and what’s best? Here are some questions that have long been the subject of debate. I’ll give you my personal …
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