Today’s question comes from Roy and he asks:
“Currently I am using acrylic paint to do wild life and was looking for some helpful tips on applying glazes to large areas (say 9″ high by 36″ wide) and still maintain a uniform colour throughout the entire area. Can this be achieved with certain brushes, rollers, etc. Small size areas don’t seem to pose a problem, however, larger ones do, I want to avoid brush strokes and want to creat a uniform colour. If anyone could help that would be great!”
Do you have any information that might help Roy?
Please leave your response in the comments box below. Thanks!
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Gary Nupp on Thu, 12th Mar 2009 7:48 pm
I use for large areas a model car airbrush kit, you have areosol cans of air and its realitively inexpensive and can go a long way. You can use thinned acrylic for your glaze. I hope you find this helpful
Sherry Harrington on Thu, 12th Mar 2009 8:25 pm
For glazing larger areas I would suggest using a sponge roller. I also use the sponge roller for applying my base color or gesso to the canvas as it gives a uniform coverage and creates a little “tooth” so that the paint can grab on as you are working.
M on Fri, 13th Mar 2009 1:21 am
An airbrush may be something worth checking out since you’re looking to achieve a surface with no sign of brush strokes.
Eileen Thomas on Fri, 13th Mar 2009 5:20 am
I’m sorry, I can’t answer your question, but there is a wonderful acrylic artist named Jerry Yarnell. He paints a lot of landscape and wildlife. His website is http://yarnellart.com/. I am sure he can and will answer your question. He is an excellent teacher having done PBS series’ for many years.
Hope this helped you. Good luck.
chavali on Fri, 13th Mar 2009 3:27 pm
pl.use soft and long hair brushes to avoid brush strokes
Adele Gregory on Sat, 14th Mar 2009 9:37 am
Hello Roy,
I don’t know if this will be right for your work, but I found that applying the paint with a smooth rag (like a well-worn t-shirt) or moist cotton ball worked better that brushes and rollers. I also mixed it in with a bit of clear gesso which gave more flow than glazing medium.