painting tips

Acrylic Painting Tips

Acrylic painting is a fast and fun medium for artists of all skill levels. These water-based paints are easy to use and easy to clean up. If you are unfamiliar with acrylic paints, there are some basic tips that will help you improve your work and protect your paints.

Beginners Acrylic Painting

Acrylic paints are water soluble, fast drying and can be used on almost any surface, which makes them a popular choice for many artists. It doesn't take a lot of special skill to learn how to use acrylics to create eye-catching works of art.

Make Your Own Oil Paint

For artists, making oil paints can offer several benefits. It is more economical, as one can control the quantity, avoiding waste and spoilage. Making oil paint also allows an artist to gain specific knowledge of the medium and to create paints that will meet her requirements for different projects.

How to Use Oil Paints

Use oil paints to recreate the techniques of great art masters. The smell of turpentine, slow drying times, assumed more complicated technique and mystery of oil paints often keep people from trying them.

Techniques to Use Acrylic Paints

Though many painting purists would argue that oil paints are the best medium, acrylic paints are versatile and can be used with a variety of techniques to create interesting results. They dry faster than oil paints, allowing several layers to be added to a canvas over the course of a day.

How to Make Your Own Kids Paint

Kids love to create, and the messier the better. Painting is a favorite of many kids, especially finger painting. Even the youngest kids can finger paint. Who knows, maybe your child is the next budding Picasso.

How to Paint on Canvas

Painting is a timeless craft. For centuries, people have painted on a variety of mediums and used many types of paint to portray a thought, a person, a landscape or an object. If you would like to try your hand at this craft, gather the materials, find a quiet location and start painting.

How to Paint in Mixed Media

Mixed media works have become desirable to many art collectors, especially those who enjoy modern avant-garde pieces. The term "mixed media" refers to art that could be considered "outside the box" of traditional art.

What Is Acrylic Paint?

Acrylic paint is a rapidly drying paint. With water, acrylic paint is possible to dilute, but when it is dry, it is water resistant. Based on the degree to which the acrylic paint is diluted, its final results can look like either an oil painting or a watercolor painting.

How to Frame a Canvas Painting

Framing a canvas painting is a bit tricky but it can be done. It is a delicate process that calls for intense attention to detail so that you can be sure you keep the painting in tact and also have a smooth finished presentation.