![]() ![]() Brilliantly executed it shows real control over the paint. You can do this using paint that has been watered down to achieve a level of transparency if needed.īecause the Acrylic paint dries so quickly it is easy to apply a thin translucent layer, wait for it to dry, then add another layer of paint, each time covering slightly different areas and overlaying certain sections.īy doing this, areas of the paint that are used to paint the sky show through, but the definition of the moon remains intact. The sun is simply overlaid on the dry background and the subtle highlights added. The piece of the picture that really shows the skill of the artist is the sun and its reflection. The edges of the waves are shown by breaking up the various colours and running the various paint colours into each other. The water in the painting below is painted beautifully. Use the characteristics of the paint to help you with your own art. Think about how you can use these techniques to create new painting ideas. ![]() The silhouette of the trees and mountains have been painted after to achieve that crisp line. The colours are run across each other without over-working them, so the variety of tones within each area of colour give texture and depth to the painting. The paint colours blend into each other to give the gradual changes of tone required. In the painting above, you can see the sky and sea in the background has been painted with bold confident brush strokes when it is still wet. Adding texture to stones and rock faces gets much easier with some good home made art tools. You can trim the splayed bristles into small spikes to help if painting large areas of grass and water too. I have made some really useful art brushes by crushing the ferrule of the brush to splay the bristles into a fan shape. If you do end up with a brush that starts to splay because of paint drying on the bristles, don’t throw it away. You should never waste old brushes though. You don’t want to have to buy replacements because the bristles start to splay out. Clean the brushes thoroughly, immediately after use. If you accidentally let the paint dry on the bristles, it can be hard to remove. When you clean them, remember to work soap up into the shoulder of the bristles to get any paint out before it dries. This makes painting easy, but do wash them regularly. ![]()
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