The theme of this material is acrylic paintings for beginners. This painting technique has opened up a new reality to the world. This element is used not only by artists, it has found wide application in various fields.
Color base
To create acrylic paintings means to paint them with water based paints. They do not require special diluents. If you decide to paint with acrylic, remember that they do not turn yellow, and also do not cause allergic reactions. Paints combine the properties of oil and watercolors.
Features
When creating acrylic paintings, you need to know about the characteristic features of such a painting technique. Finished work can be almost indistinguishable from oil or watercolor. With the skillful use of such paints, you can achieve a unique color rendering that is not available to other techniques. Learning to paint with acrylic is not difficult, especially for people who are already familiar with watercolor or oil. It should be borne in mind, however, that such paints dry very quickly. This can be both an advantage and bring some inconvenience.
Practice
We need even and diffused lighting. It is necessary to ensure that the amount of light falling on the model and the plane of the canvas does not suddenly change during the day. Keep in mind that an incandescent lamp can visually change the shades of paints. For work you will need: a palette knife, acrylic thinner, a moistened palette, water, art brushes, a set of paints, a spray gun,
masking tape, a surface for painting, an easel, a stretcher. Acrylic painting can be created on any surface, however, if it is not a white watercolor paper, it will have to be primed. To give whiteness, we use an emulsion. Do not use hot water; acrylic can harden from it. When working with selected paints you will have to rush. We begin drawing "on wet". We use diluted acrylic. If
watercolor paper is used as a canvas
, pre-wet it with water and stretch it with wet masking tape. It is best to use two brushes. Paint should be applied first. The second is to soften transitions, correct defects, smooth out contours, and remove excess. You can achieve greater expressiveness, brilliance and depth using the method of layer-by-layer glazing. This approach is the initial application of thick paints. After you can proceed to use diluted. It is important to wait for each layer to dry. Also in this case, you can apply the impasto technique, it is typical for working with oil. If a certain place needs to be corrected, in theory it is possible to apply new layers on top of dried ones many times. In practice, this often causes problems and you have to scrape off the paint to the base. There is acrylic, which has high transparency. If such material is used, the glazing technique is ineffective. Based on these simple tips, you can easily paint your own acrylic paintings on canvas.