This is a really cool 6 part acrylic portrait painting demonstration by artist ERIC T. FRANCIS. This portrait painting tutorial will teach you how to paint your very own portrait, start to finish, with the aid of a free software program called Gimp. If you don’t have this software, you can download it here. Computer […]
How To Paint a Cactus with Acrylics
I found a really interesting video tutorial today from a very talented artist by the name of Rudy Kistler. This is a still life painting lesson on how to paint a cactus, a subject that you really don’t see that often. This tutorial is broken down into 10 different steps for your convenience making it easy […]
Acrylic Painting Tutorial for Beginners Step by Step
About Brian Simons Being a self-taught artist, I have derived much of my inspiration from the “Group of Seven”, the French Impressionists and the Writings of Baha’u’lla’h (Bahá’í Faith). My family and I moved to Vancouver Island from Alberta, where I first began to paint approx. 25 years ago. Prior to that time, I focused […]
Acrylic Seascape Painting Demonstration
Step by Step Acrylic Painting Tutorial by Cameron Weller This demonstration shows the development of a very large painting (1.5m x .75m) using acrylics on canvas. The commission required an afternoon scene of Littlehampton Beach, looking West along the beach towards the harbour entrance. The substantial canvas was made for me by Angmering Framing and […]
Blick Presents: Liquitex Slow-Dri Acrylic Mediums and Additives
As we all know, acrylic paint dries very quickly and there are times when we would prefer the paint to remain workable for longer periods of time. You could always switch to oil paints, but for those of us who love acrylic paints, this is not an option. Acrylic paint starts to dry and form […]
Karrie on Canvas: Acrylic Painting Lesson – “Jazz it Up!”
Here is another full episode of the program “Karrie on Canvas” with artist Karrie Evenson. In this episode, Karrie demonstrates how you can use music to inspire your creativity. Karrie also shows you how to create a painting without any real planning, to let go and just “Wing It” as she puts it. Karrie uses […]
Plein Air Painting Demo in Acrylics by Donald Neff
Acrylic Landscape Painting Tutorial By Donald Neff It was a winter day and not much light. I did however locate a nice pool at the west end of Yosemite Valley. This is a snapshot of the scene.In the low 30’s, it was barely warm enough to do an acrylic painting. Since acrylics are water soluble, […]
Acrylic Portrait Painting Tutorial by Terry Honstead
About Terry My art is about life. It expresses what I feel about people, places, and experiences around me. In order to create a painting, I need to feel a connection with a subject and see what that subject means to me. I need to see and feel every detail of it. When I immerse […]
Acrylic Painting Techniques – Glazing With Acrylic Paint
When we hear the word Glazing in fine art, many of us will automatically think of Oil Paints. While oil paint is an excellent medium for glazing techniques, they are not the only painting medium that can be used. Acrylic paint can also be used with great effect. Acrylic paints have come a long way […]
Acrylic Painting Tutorial – How To Paint Hands by Leslie Pease
About The Artist Leslie Pease graduated from UMass Dartmouth with a BFA in illustration, in 1987. After many years of working as a computer graphic artist, she decided to return to her fine art roots. In April, 2002 Leslie began to seriously teach herself how paint. Floundering around for a short while, things started to […]