Starting out the new year using some art medium acrylic paints. What can be better? I learned in my painting class that for me using a glass palette makes painting clean up and mixing paint easier. Before that I always used those white plastic egg carton looking palettes. You can't mix in those well. In the picture above I was just using one of my large acrylic stamping blocks since I wasn't painting a big picture or anything. It worked well. You can just wipe the paint away or peel it off when its dry.
I also suggest when working with acrylics to get a palette knife to mix paints with not your brush. It helps alot.
These things are pretty much up to you whether you'd like to try them or not, but two things I strongly recommend to really help with acrylic painting of any type are these products.
You can use any brand gesso, but gesso'ing your paper/canvas/wood/ whatever you are painting makes a big difference. Also if you would like to work with your acrylic paints so that they blend more like oil paints mix them with the slow dry medium. Acrylic paint dries FAST. This helps with slowing it down and allows you to blend colors like a dream.
The piece I made for this week, I made a little early for a Christmas present for Lauren. Its a small piece of wood 2 1/2 x 3 1/2 painted with acrylic paint. I used the slow dry medium with the acrylic paint to get it to blend well. I sealed this piece with some acrylic matte sealer similar to this. You can find it at any craft store.
I wanted to give a shout out that today is also starting day of jinglebelles blog of Lauren and Stef's!! Make holiday cards all year so that you don't have to rush during the real season. We'll be doing a little collaboration around the 3rd week of January so keep your eyes peeled! All you card makers this is the blog for you!
I can't wait to see what everyone else makes with their acrylic paint. Remember its just the point of using what you have and getting your hand moving. Practice allows your art to grow.
On a separate note I am still doing the 29 days of giving. On day two I didn't let the dog accidents change my mood and I also cleaned out the inside of Lewis' car for him and vacuumed it out. All better from our long trip to New Orleans. Day three tomorrow!
6 comments:
Love your bird. I have to go dig out my acrylics now. See what I have. You would think I would have done that by now....
Ohhhhhhhhhhh I love love love that bird!! GORGEOUS!!! Happy New Year!!! :):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):)
thanks for the information. and thanks for sharing your beautiful work of art! wow!
Love your bird Gina and all the information you have shared. I have been playing with acrylics all week so I will put something in the album.
Lee:)
thank you thank you missus for the shout out, i am SO EXCITED that you will be our very first "guest" on the jingle belles blog!!! :)
btw, i know i've already said this but I LOVE MY art-o-mat style bird painting, he is sitting on my desk, and i think he's gonna be there for the forseeable future b/c i need him to watch over me!!!
ok, i think i'm going to have to break out the paints a bit early b/c i'm excited to try your tips ASAP!!! (especially the one about not MIXING with your brush...that's gonna make a BIG difference i can tell!!!)
I did it! :D
Thanks to the lovely Lauren, I got excited enough to actually UPC (for the first challenge, even!).
A couple of things I learned... acrylic paint dries really fast on rubber stamps and I *really, really* should get a palette knife instead of using a brush.
I'm so thrilled to go along with UPC every month! Thank you, thank you, thank you for the challenge!
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