I have seen a lot of videos, articles, comments, etc. online that talk about the various ways to thicken your acrylic paint. Some are recommending that you use things like corn starch, flour, joint compound for instance to make your acrylics thicker. While these ingredients may be cheap and on hand, they aren’t recommended as […]

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This tutorial goes through laying down gold foil on canvas prints for a large solid area. I did this outside using the basic gold leafing tools which I’ll show alongside the technique on how to lay it down properly! It’s really a fun way to add some pop to your pieces and is something I […]

Learn the difference between warm and cool grays (greys), how to mix them, and when to use them in your art. See how warm and cool grays can be mixed with colored pencils, watercolor, and pastels. Free course videos and ebooks… Video courses, weekly live lessons, ebooks, lesson plans and more…

Reflective and Luminous Acrylic Painting Techniques This is a video demonstration of one technique from the book “Acrylic Illuminations” by Nancy Reyner. This is an excellent book. I have a copy myself and highly recommend it. You can purchase a copy now on Amazon using the link below the video. Nancy Reyner demonstrates several ways […]

Great lesson from artist Robert Burridge on how to paint looser! Visit Robert’s youtube channel here for more great videos like this!