Easy techniques to thicken acrylic paint for more texture and contour while painting You’re sitting at your easel, feeling the urge to add some texture to your scene. But, no matter how much paint you add, you end up with a runny, flat splotch of paint. What can you do to thicken up your acrylic […]
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Easy methods for thinning out thick acrylic paint to add more versatility for your paintings Sometimes, using thicker paint as-is could easily overtake your entire painting, making it harder for you to create those sexy smooth blends, finer details, or crisp lines. When this happens, there are lots of easy methods to thin out your
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Stupid simple ways to keep your acrylic paint from drying too quickly and get better, more magical blends. So you’re painting your latest masterpiece, dipping your brush tenderly into your acrylic paint. You throw together a bunch of colors onto your palette and after a few careful mixes, you get the perfect color. But, after
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Is it totally necessary to varnish an acrylic painting? Here’s a few pointers to help guide your decision. You just completed your latest acrylic masterpiece. You set your brush down and happily gaze upon your work; but just as you’re about to pop open that bottle of merlot in celebration (it’s 5 o’clock somewhere, right?),
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How to overcome the fear of failure and under-valuing the worth of your art and skills Lots of artists encounter an intrinsic fear of failure . And oftentimes, this fear is driven by a core deep-seated sentiment: My art (and thus myself) are not good enough. These feelings of unworthiness are common amongst both new
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Find your creative art style using 5 simple tips that can help propel your art and boost your self-confidence As you find yourself knee-deep in your creative journey, creating paintings and learning new techniques, you will (or already have) probably stumbled upon this one perplexing question….how can I be original and make art that is
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Nothing makes me smile harder than seeing pumpkins. And fall brings lots of pumpkins for us to pick, carve and/or paint, and adorn on our porches and windows for all to admire. So, in this blog post, we’ll be painting this adorable white pumpkin using a palette knife, metallic paint and a bit of titanium
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Are Arteza’s everblend markers a good deal? Let’s dive in! It’s my favorite time of the (month? week? year?) where I test out the newest art supplies from Arteza – this time I will be reviewing Arteza Everblend markers! In case you’ve been living under a rock this whole time, I have been on a
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Improve your drawing skills so you can rely more on your imagination and less on reference pictures Is it ever possible to draw from the imagination, without using a reference picture? This is going to be quite a topic of discussion. Why is that? Well, because after much scouring, reading, thinking, and more scouring on
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