HOW TO GET ACRYLIC PAINT TO MOVE SMOOTHLY To answer your questions, I'll start with the beginning: Preparing the surface - Yes, I do prepare the surface before painting on it, whether it is canvas or wood. Even though most store-bought canvases are pre-gessoed, I like to add another coat or two of gesso before I start painting. This gives the canvas a nice "tooth", making it easier to

paint on it.

COLORED PENCILS: A COMPLETE BEGINNER'S GUIDE TO THE BEST In general, my favorite brands are Prismacolor, Caran d’Ache, Faber-Castell, and Derwent. They have proven track records and offer high-quality artist grade products. Because different colored pencils of every type can be used together on the same artwork, you needn’t

feel pressured to

ACRYLIC PAINTING SUPPLIES: WHAT YOU NEED TO GET STARTED Acrylic Painting Supplies. Gathering the right acrylic painting art supplies is the first step in learning how to paint with acrylics. This page provides a list of essential acrylic art supplies that you'll need to get started painting with acrylics.

ARRTX MARKERS

Arrtx Markers. Arrtx Markers are an affordable, high-quality option for artists and colorists on a budget who'd like to try alcohol markers without breaking the bank! The folks at Arrtx were kind enough to send me 3 sets of their Alp alcohol markers to try. Read this in-depth Arrtx Markers Review to see how they performed and help figure out if they're right for you! PASTEL PENCIL ART TECHNIQUES BY COLIN BRADLEY: LEARN HOW Pastel pencil art instructor Colin Bradley is well-known for his realistic pastel pencil paintings of animals, landscapes, still lifes and portraits. His paintings are so meticulous, emanating such a strong sense of realism and warmth, that they appear to be brimming and bustling with life. Take one look at his work on this page and I'm

sure

WHAT IS GESSO: EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT HOW TO Gesso prepares (or "primes") the surface for painting, making the surface slightly textured and ready to accept acrylic paint. Without gesso, the paint would soak into the weave of the canvas. The word gesso is a noun, but many artists also use it as a verb. For example:

"You need to

COPIC MARKERS

Copic Markers. Learn why Copic Markers are beloved by artists, illustrators and colorists all around the world!. You’ve no doubt heard the hype about Copics: when it comes to markers, they’re considered the “best of the best” by artists and illustrators, and during the adult coloring trend they exploded in popularity to the point where it was hard to find them in stock. HOW TO VARNISH PEN AND INK DRAWINGS Lascaux UV Protect. Lascaux UV Protect is a spray varnish that offers your pen and ink artwork archival, UV-protection. It is non-yellowing and dries clear. Lascaux UV Protect can also be used on other media, such as watercolor, acrylics, pastel, and even oils. STAEDTLER COLORED PENCILS VS. OTHER BRANDS Staedtler colored pencils are a good brand. They can be considered as "Artist Grade" colored pencils, which means they are professional quality. If you like Staedtler colored pencils, you can stick with them, but it doesn't hurt to try different types of colored pencils to HOW TO FIX A CANVAS WITH A WARPED CORNER How to fix a canvas with a warped corner. Reader Question: I have a 48" x 60" gallery wrapped canvas that has one corner that is warped.It will not hang flat against the wall when I am done with the intended artwork (a head, shoulder & chest of Champion Boxer Joe Louis -- with

gloves up!).

HOW TO GET ACRYLIC PAINT TO MOVE SMOOTHLY To answer your questions, I'll start with the beginning: Preparing the surface - Yes, I do prepare the surface before painting on it, whether it is canvas or wood. Even though most store-bought canvases are pre-gessoed, I like to add another coat or two of gesso before I start painting. This gives the canvas a nice "tooth", making it easier to

paint on it.

COLORED PENCILS: A COMPLETE BEGINNER'S GUIDE TO THE BEST In general, my favorite brands are Prismacolor, Caran d’Ache, Faber-Castell, and Derwent. They have proven track records and offer high-quality artist grade products. Because different colored pencils of every type can be used together on the same artwork, you needn’t

feel pressured to

ACRYLIC PAINTING SUPPLIES: WHAT YOU NEED TO GET STARTED Acrylic Painting Supplies. Gathering the right acrylic painting art supplies is the first step in learning how to paint with acrylics. This page provides a list of essential acrylic art supplies that you'll need to get started painting with acrylics.

ARRTX MARKERS

Arrtx Markers. Arrtx Markers are an affordable, high-quality option for artists and colorists on a budget who'd like to try alcohol markers without breaking the bank! The folks at Arrtx were kind enough to send me 3 sets of their Alp alcohol markers to try. Read this in-depth Arrtx Markers Review to see how they performed and help figure out if they're right for you! PASTEL PENCIL ART TECHNIQUES BY COLIN BRADLEY: LEARN HOW Pastel pencil art instructor Colin Bradley is well-known for his realistic pastel pencil paintings of animals, landscapes, still lifes and portraits. His paintings are so meticulous, emanating such a strong sense of realism and warmth, that they appear to be brimming and bustling with life. Take one look at his work on this page and I'm

sure

WHAT IS GESSO: EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT HOW TO Gesso prepares (or "primes") the surface for painting, making the surface slightly textured and ready to accept acrylic paint. Without gesso, the paint would soak into the weave of the canvas. The word gesso is a noun, but many artists also use it as a verb. For example:

"You need to

COPIC MARKERS

Copic Markers. Learn why Copic Markers are beloved by artists, illustrators and colorists all around the world!. You’ve no doubt heard the hype about Copics: when it comes to markers, they’re considered the “best of the best” by artists and illustrators, and during the adult coloring trend they exploded in popularity to the point where it was hard to find them in stock. HOW TO VARNISH PEN AND INK DRAWINGS Lascaux UV Protect. Lascaux UV Protect is a spray varnish that offers your pen and ink artwork archival, UV-protection. It is non-yellowing and dries clear. Lascaux UV Protect can also be used on other media, such as watercolor, acrylics, pastel, and even oils. STAEDTLER COLORED PENCILS VS. OTHER BRANDS Staedtler colored pencils are a good brand. They can be considered as "Artist Grade" colored pencils, which means they are professional quality. If you like Staedtler colored pencils, you can stick with them, but it doesn't hurt to try different types of colored pencils to HOW TO FIX A CANVAS WITH A WARPED CORNER How to fix a canvas with a warped corner. Reader Question: I have a 48" x 60" gallery wrapped canvas that has one corner that is warped.It will not hang flat against the wall when I am done with the intended artwork (a head, shoulder & chest of Champion Boxer Joe Louis -- with

gloves up!).

MARKERS: A BUYING GUIDE FOR BEGINNERS AND ARTISTS! Markers: a buying guide. In this guide to buying markers, I’ll explain everything you need to know so that you can confidently purchase the markers that will work best for your artistic needs!I’ll cover things like tip shape, blending, brands, costs and the important differences between water ART PROJECTOR GUIDE: HOW TO USE DIFFERENT ART PROJECTORS Art Projector Guide. An art projector is a handy tool for artists of all skill levels. For example, Photorealist painters traditionally used a projector to enlarge and transfer the image from their small

photo onto a

COPIC MARKERS

Copic Markers. Learn why Copic Markers are beloved by artists, illustrators and colorists all around the world!. You’ve no doubt heard the hype about Copics: when it comes to markers, they’re considered the “best of the best” by artists and illustrators, and during the adult coloring trend they exploded in popularity to the point where it was hard to find them in stock.

OHUHU MARKERS

Ohuhu sent me their set of 120 alcohol markers, which have dual tips (just like Copic Sketch Markers), with a brush tip at one end and a chisel tip at the other end.. Update: A few months after writing this review, Ohuhu also sent me their set of 48 Pastel Markers to try, which you can read about at the end of this review! Above is a pic of a single Ohuhu marker. PAINTBRUSHES FOR WATERCOLORS: HOW TO BUY THE RIGHT The best paintbrushes for watercolors are made from sable hair, which comes from the tail of the sable, a species of marten found throughout north Asia (seen below).The very best sable hair is called Kolinsky sable because it's sourced from a weasel (not actually a sable) living in the Siberian region of Kolinsky where the harsh conditions cultivate hairs that are resilient and supple. ACRYLIC GLAZES: LEARN HOW TO PAINT GLAZES IN ACRYLICS TO Acrylic glazes are the secret ingredient that bring photorealist paintings to life. A glaze is basically a thin layer of paint that is very translucent, allowing some of the color underneath to show through. The glaze subtly transforms the color of what is beneath. HOW TO VARNISH PEN AND INK DRAWINGS Lascaux UV Protect. Lascaux UV Protect is a spray varnish that offers your pen and ink artwork archival, UV-protection. It is non-yellowing and dries clear. Lascaux UV Protect can also be used on other media, such as watercolor, acrylics, pastel, and even oils. USING OILS AND ACRYLICS IN THE SAME PAINTING Great question! Generally, it is not a good idea to mix oil paints and acrylic paints together on your palette before applying them to the canvas. Acrylics are water-based, and oils are oil-based, so they each have different properties and different needs (in terms of drying time, type of varnish, etc). HOW TO FIX A CANVAS WITH A WARPED CORNER How to fix a canvas with a warped corner. Reader Question: I have a 48" x 60" gallery wrapped canvas that has one corner that is warped.It will not hang flat against the wall when I am done with the intended artwork (a head, shoulder & chest of Champion Boxer Joe Louis -- with

gloves up!).

IS IT OKAY TO PAINT OVER VARNISH It's okay to paint acrylic over a varnished acrylic painting in small moderation - for instance, if you need to do minor touch-ups here and there. After the new layer of acrylic dries, carefully varnish over the painting again. You can try to just varnish those small spots that you just painted, rather than varnishing the whole painting - however, you risk the varnish being noticeably uneven ART IS FUNCOLORINGDRAWING LESSONSPAINTING LESSONSMEDIASUBJECTSSTYLES Art-is-fun.com is the dedicated work of single artist: Thaneeya McArdle (me). That's my art above, and I'm delighted at the chance to share with you everything I know about art and art-making. You will also often see my artwork on every page of this site, to illustrate

the topic at hand.

PASTEL PENCIL ART TECHNIQUES BY COLIN BRADLEY: LEARN HOW Colin offers certain sections of his videos for free, and if you want to view the whole video you can either order them individually or sign up for his membership site, where you can get the best value for your money.. On Colin's membership website, he offers over 42 hours of video lessons in pastel pencil art, with a new lesson added each week. ACRYLIC PAINTING SUPPLIES: WHAT YOU NEED TO GET STARTED Acrylic Painting Supplies. Gathering the right acrylic painting art supplies is the first step in learning how to paint with acrylics. This page provides a list of essential acrylic art supplies that you'll need to get started painting with acrylics. WHAT IS GESSO: EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT HOW TO Gesso is traditionally white, but nowadays you can also buy black, clear gesso and colored gesso readymade (these link to Blick Art Materials, and if you make a purchase I get a small commission that helps support this site).You can also tint your gesso to make any color you want. Just mix a little acrylic paint to the gesso, and you've got some tinted gesso! BEST SURFACE TO USE FOR LARGE SOFT PASTEL I've provided links below to the relevant products so that you can easily find them on Blick Art Materials, my favorite online art supplier. I'm a member of Blick's affiliate program, which means if you make a purchase after clicking on one of these links, I'll receive a small commission (at no extra cost to you).Your purchase helps support this site and keeps it free of ads. HOW TO VARNISH PEN AND INK DRAWINGS Lascaux UV Protect Lascaux UV Protect is a spray varnish that offers your pen and ink artwork archival, UV-protection. It is non-yellowing and dries clear. Lascaux UV Protect can also be used on other media, such as watercolor, acrylics, pastel, and even oils. HOW TO GET ACRYLIC PAINT TO MOVE SMOOTHLY To answer your questions, I'll start with the beginning: Preparing the surface - Yes, I do prepare the surface before painting on it, whether it is canvas or wood. Even though most store-bought canvases are pre-gessoed, I like to add another coat or two of gesso before I start painting. This gives the canvas a nice "tooth", making it easier to

paint on it.

WHAT SHOULD I USE TO BLEND MY PASTELS You can use a cloth to blend pastels, but chamois are even more effective. Chamois is a type of super-soft and flexible leather that is excellent for blending colors with pastels. WHAT TYPE OF VARNISH SHOULD I USE TO SEAL ACRYLICS ON In general, acrylic resin varnishes are glossier, stronger and clearer than acrylic polymer varnishes. Therefore, if you want a high-gloss finish, you should go for an acrylic resin varnish such as Golden MSA Varnish.Before applying the final varnish, you'll need to apply an "isolation coat" over the entire painting. HOW TO STOP ACRYLIC PAINT FROM DRYING TOO FAST Here are a few acrylic mediums I can recommend that will help keep your acrylic paints wet while working outdoors: Golden Acrylic Retarder, Liquitex Slow-Dri Blending Fluid (or Gel), and Winsor & Newton Artists' Acrylic Slow Drying Medium. Instead of spraying your palette with water, spray your palette with Liquitex Palette Wetting Spray as often as you need to keep your paints moistLiquitex ART IS FUNCOLORINGDRAWING LESSONSPAINTING LESSONSMEDIASUBJECTSSTYLES Art-is-fun.com is the dedicated work of single artist: Thaneeya McArdle (me). That's my art above, and I'm delighted at the chance to share with you everything I know about art and art-making. You will also often see my artwork on every page of this site, to illustrate

the topic at hand.

PASTEL PENCIL ART TECHNIQUES BY COLIN BRADLEY: LEARN HOW Colin offers certain sections of his videos for free, and if you want to view the whole video you can either order them individually or sign up for his membership site, where you can get the best value for your money.. On Colin's membership website, he offers over 42 hours of video lessons in pastel pencil art, with a new lesson added each week. ACRYLIC PAINTING SUPPLIES: WHAT YOU NEED TO GET STARTED Acrylic Painting Supplies. Gathering the right acrylic painting art supplies is the first step in learning how to paint with acrylics. This page provides a list of essential acrylic art supplies that you'll need to get started painting with acrylics. WHAT IS GESSO: EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT HOW TO Gesso is traditionally white, but nowadays you can also buy black, clear gesso and colored gesso readymade (these link to Blick Art Materials, and if you make a purchase I get a small commission that helps support this site).You can also tint your gesso to make any color you want. Just mix a little acrylic paint to the gesso, and you've got some tinted gesso! BEST SURFACE TO USE FOR LARGE SOFT PASTEL I've provided links below to the relevant products so that you can easily find them on Blick Art Materials, my favorite online art supplier. I'm a member of Blick's affiliate program, which means if you make a purchase after clicking on one of these links, I'll receive a small commission (at no extra cost to you).Your purchase helps support this site and keeps it free of ads. HOW TO VARNISH PEN AND INK DRAWINGS Lascaux UV Protect Lascaux UV Protect is a spray varnish that offers your pen and ink artwork archival, UV-protection. It is non-yellowing and dries clear. Lascaux UV Protect can also be used on other media, such as watercolor, acrylics, pastel, and even oils. HOW TO GET ACRYLIC PAINT TO MOVE SMOOTHLY To answer your questions, I'll start with the beginning: Preparing the surface - Yes, I do prepare the surface before painting on it, whether it is canvas or wood. Even though most store-bought canvases are pre-gessoed, I like to add another coat or two of gesso before I start painting. This gives the canvas a nice "tooth", making it easier to

paint on it.

WHAT SHOULD I USE TO BLEND MY PASTELS You can use a cloth to blend pastels, but chamois are even more effective. Chamois is a type of super-soft and flexible leather that is excellent for blending colors with pastels. WHAT TYPE OF VARNISH SHOULD I USE TO SEAL ACRYLICS ON In general, acrylic resin varnishes are glossier, stronger and clearer than acrylic polymer varnishes. Therefore, if you want a high-gloss finish, you should go for an acrylic resin varnish such as Golden MSA Varnish.Before applying the final varnish, you'll need to apply an "isolation coat" over the entire painting. HOW TO STOP ACRYLIC PAINT FROM DRYING TOO FAST Here are a few acrylic mediums I can recommend that will help keep your acrylic paints wet while working outdoors: Golden Acrylic Retarder, Liquitex Slow-Dri Blending Fluid (or Gel), and Winsor & Newton Artists' Acrylic Slow Drying Medium. Instead of spraying your palette with water, spray your palette with Liquitex Palette Wetting Spray as often as you need to keep your paints moistLiquitex HOW TO VARNISH PEN AND INK DRAWINGS Lascaux UV Protect Lascaux UV Protect is a spray varnish that offers your pen and ink artwork archival, UV-protection. It is non-yellowing and dries clear. Lascaux UV Protect can also be used on other media, such as watercolor, acrylics, pastel, and even oils. WATERCOLOR PAINTING SUPPLIES: EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO PAINT If you're ready to learn more about watercolor brushes, read on Hair - Natural hair paintbrushes are the best choice for painting with watercolors, but they can also be costly. Sable hair is the most revered, especially Kolinsky Sable. The hairs are strong and when well ART PROJECTOR GUIDE: HOW TO USE DIFFERENT ART PROJECTORS Art Projector Guide. An art projector is a handy tool for artists of all skill levels. For example, Photorealist painters traditionally used a projector to enlarge and transfer the image from their small

photo onto a

ACRYLIC PAINTING TECHNIQUES AND TIPS: QUESTIONS AND Acrylic Painting Techniques and Tips. I often get questions about acrylic painting and thought I'd put the questions and answers in one place. Click below to see acrylic painting questions from other visitors to this page and read the answers! HOW TO GET ACRYLIC PAINT TO MOVE SMOOTHLY To answer your questions, I'll start with the beginning: Preparing the surface - Yes, I do prepare the surface before painting on it, whether it is canvas or wood. Even though most store-bought canvases are pre-gessoed, I like to add another coat or two of gesso before I start painting. This gives the canvas a nice "tooth", making it easier to

paint on it.

HOW TO PAINT WITH WATERCOLORS ON REGULAR CANVAS If you want to paint with watercolors on a canvas that would normally be used for oils or acrylics, then you will need to prep it first. As is, the watercolors would just slide off the canvas because the surface isn't absorbent enough, so you need to coat the canvas with a product such as Golden Absorbent Ground (this links to Blick Art Materials, and if you make a purchase I get a small USING WOOD VARNISH ON ACRYLIC PAINTINGS Great question! In general, varnish that is specifically designed to be used with acrylic paint is more desirable than regular wood varnish (like the kind of stuff you might use on furniture or floors). But since you say you paint as a hobby, you could use a wood varnish on your acrylic paintings if you wanted to and if it saved you money just be aware that over time, the varnish may turn PAINTBRUSHES FOR WATERCOLORS: HOW TO BUY THE RIGHT The best paintbrushes for watercolors are made from sable hair, which comes from the tail of the sable, a species of marten found throughout north Asia (seen below).The very best sable hair is called Kolinsky sable because it's sourced from a weasel (not actually a sable) living in the Siberian region of Kolinsky where the harsh conditions cultivate hairs that are resilient and supple. HOW TO STORE PASTEL DRAWINGS: SO THAT THEY DON'T BECOME How to store pastel drawings. Reader Question: What is the best way to store pastel drawings? I have some smallish pastel drawings (or pastel "paintings" I guess you would call them, since the pastel covers the whole paper) that are about 8" x 10" and 11" x 14" and I want to try some bigger ones (like 16" x 20"). HOW TO STOP ACRYLIC PAINT FROM DRYING TOO FAST Here are a few acrylic mediums I can recommend that will help keep your acrylic paints wet while working outdoors: Golden Acrylic Retarder, Liquitex Slow-Dri Blending Fluid (or Gel), and Winsor & Newton Artists' Acrylic Slow Drying Medium. Instead of spraying your palette with water, spray your palette with Liquitex Palette Wetting Spray as often as you need to keep your paints moistLiquitex

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