If you’re starting out on your acrylic painting journey – congratulations! You’re choosing a wonderful medium that allows you to paint an incredible range of art, from incredibly detailed images to wildly imaginative abstracts and everything in between. To start yourself off, you’ll need some beginner acrylic painting supplies – and I’m sharing my tips […]
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Orange is a secondary colour on the colour wheel because it can be mixed using red and yellow paint. In this post, I’ll take a closer look at two hues of orange acrylic paint – cadmium orange and vat orange. I’ll compare how the two mix with other hues of paint around the colour wheel.
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I gesso my pre-gessoed canvases. Yes, you heard that right! I’m usually buying inexpensive canvases, which come gessoed, but I find adding a couple extra layers of gesso helps make the painting experience much easier. Often, if I just use the panels as-is, I struggle to ensure all the texture in a canvas is filled
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Today I’m comparing two secondary colours on the colour wheel – dioxazine purple and cobalt violet hue. The pair of colours are very different straight from the tube, so after I spend some time mixing them with other hues, I expect to see different potential uses. Some background on purples and violets. Violet encompasses a
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Let’s talk phthalo greens. You may have stood in an art store, wondering what the difference between the two shades on the shelf are. Phthalo green (blue shade) and phthalo green (yellow shade) are two colours available from many professional-level acrylic paints. Both are very vibrant colours and can seem hard to control. Some artists
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I’m taking a close look at two hues of green that are very dark straight from the tube – viridian hue permanent and jenkins green.
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I’m taking a look at two yellow-greens: green gold and brilliant yellow green. I like them both quite a bit, but they are dramatically different colours.
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I’ve been learning as much as I can about acrylic paint colour mixing. It’s a huge subject that will likely take a lifetime to master. I’ve created this page to gather all the colour mixing videos and blog posts in one spot, so check back regularly to see what’s new. Or better yet, follow me
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I’m continuing my journey around the colour wheel, testing out colour mixes to see what colours are worth including on my palette. I’m currently looking at several different greens, and today I’m comparing terre verte hue and chromium oxide green. Watch me compare the two colours on my YouTube channel. Terre verte hue Terre verte
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Both sap green and hookers green acrylic paint are popular choices that artists choose to keep on their palette. I spent some time trying out a few colour mixes to get to know each of the colours a bit better. Both are yellow-leaning greens, however Hookers green is a bit more blue. Keep in mind
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