The beginner’s step-by-step guide to painting a winter scene with a red house and fir trees using acrylic paint If there is one thing I adore about the winter, it’s the coziness of staying inside and admiring the beautiful spectacle that is snow flurrying about it’s merry way. I love the way it coats everything …
The beginner’s step-by-step guide to painting a New Year’s Eve scene with Champagne & Fireworks using acrylic paint Well, 2020 was….quite a year, to say the very least. woof. But what is so exciting about the end of the year is the promise and hope of the new one- filled with possibility, new dreams, and …
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The beginner’s step-by-step guide to painting a Nativity scene using acrylic paint When I was a kid, we always had a nativity scene we would set up near our Christmas tree. In our house, we didn’t take out the baby Jesus figurine until midnight Christmas eve; so he would be chilling inside a drawer for …
The beginner’s step-by-step guide to painting a nutcracker in the pop art style using acrylic paint. Whenever I think about Christmas, my mind immediately snaps to memories of watching old Christmas movies, catchy singalongs, and decorating the mantle with my nutcracker. As a little kid, nutcrackers always fascinated me (mainly I loved ooggling their highly …
Simple steps to paint a giant wall mural at home to add pops of color and creativity to your space Wall murals are one of the coolest ways to incorporate large scale art to a space, in this case, to my daughter’s bedroom. I wanted to add a huge pop of color to her space …
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6 methods to help declutter all those paintings stashed in your closet and make room for more art in your life, even if your painting is “undonate-able”. Have you ever had so much canvas artwork that you’re running out of room to store them? If you’re anything like me, you definitely have encountered one issue multiple …
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Easy techniques to thicken acrylic paint for more texture and contour while painting You are sitting at your easel, ready to create another gorgeous acrylic masterpiece. As you load your paint on your brush and begin adding layers to your canvas, you feel the urge to add some texture to your scene. However, no matter …
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Easy methods for thinning out thick acrylic paint and add more versatility to your paintings You probably encountered this problem before. You stare at your landscape painting, want to add a subtle blend, a hint of a certain color to that beautiful sunset sky, or get a super fine thin line for your tree branches. …
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. (cue the …
