Mixed media techniques Here we will show you how acrylics can be used in mixed media painting, as a sketching medium and finally applied with devices other than brushes to render texture. Read more...   Start your palette Use a modest selection of color. The colors are cadmium red, alizarin crimson, cadmium yellow, yellow ochre, Read more...

Sponging The sponge is a necessary and needed tool for the artist. There are many varieties of sponges, try a few and see what is your favorite. Read more...   Acrylic verses watercolor techniques Acrylic can be used to simulate watercolor, by laying down thin washes you can achieve the same as watercolor. Once the wash dries with acrylic you can apply another and another Read more...   Equipment needed The materials required for watercolor painting are simple: paints, paper, brushes and water. Read more...   Lifting color As we discussed before it is very hard to get the white back when the white is gone, Read more...   Brush strokes The brush is not just used to layer your paint it is vital for the process of painting. Read more...   Glazing A glaze is a transparent or semi-transparent coat of paint applied over another color, which must be perfectly dry, to get certain effects. Read more...   Techniques In wash watercolor you would dilute the paint and the watercolor is then applied in a very fluid state. Read more...   Stippling Stippling is a technique whereby paint is applied in little dabs instead of actual brushstrokes. The impressionists painted this way and sometimes straight from the tube, unmixed. Read more...   Changing it up The last part of my thoughts on acrylic lye in the other forms of painting besides acrylic like watercolor or acrylic like oil techniques. Read more...   Masking Now that I have told you over and over again how to protect and always protect the white of your paper Read more...

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