The SECRET to Blending Acrylic Paint on Canvas | Gradient Art

This narrated and step by step tutorial demonstrates the secret to blending a color gradient with acrylic paint on canvas.
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[@lostandfound1642]

No wonder I had so much trouble blending before... the little secret that so many youtube artists never shared -- a big thank you for helping me (a beginner) and all the other struggling "blenders" out there!!!

[@KeyDyer]

Hell yah that layer of white is one indispensable Bob Ross tips. Great video !

[@debbiem6860]

Thank you for sharing🎉

[@gwendalynselfshakir2008]

Or wet your canvas w a mist spray n run brush over it..or use clear medium ..that way your colors arnt dulled down

[@Ariluvs205]

What's the best clear medium in your opinion?

[@gwendalynselfshakir2008]

@@Ariluvs205 golden I love but liquitex has great too

[@lidiape]

What is the clear medium called exactly? Thank you so much.

[@shanshaani1009]

What is mist spray. Ingredients

[@melissasibbald4617]

Water

[@raziyakhan9455]

Love the final result! Will try this definitely!

[@HeavenOnEarth444]

Finally someone saying to prep your canvass before painting. Thank you!

[@deborahapostolou8078]

Thank you so very much for taking the time to share this amazing tutorial. As a beginner, tips like this are incredibly helpful! Thank you! I think I'm going to stick around to see what other things you're got up your sleeve!!! 😘👍👍

[@LynBell]

Love the colours! Thanks for the tips

[@MissDaisyParsley]

Great information! I look forward to giving it a try! Thanks for sharing!

[@sangonomiyakokomi5393]

Thank you so much! I'm learning how to paint and this is very helpful :))))

[@Chrissanthumum]

I did get on UA-cam to see what color combinations could work for blending.I fell in love with this one and it is the only one I have watched today at this point.Thanks.

[@VernahWilsongrace4vernah]

THANK YOU GREG!!! I'm a beginner.. an understatement if EVER 😅 and YOUR tutorial is the MOST well demonstrated and easiest to follow for this 60 yr old brain!! 😅 Kudos to you, my friend! Keep doing what you're doing cause you're doing it right!! 👏👏

[@magorzatazaremba6656]

Doskonała nauka blendowania kolorów 👏👏👏👏🌹

[@brendajeannewyche2294]

I’m blendably challenged. I believe your way will help. I’m going to try this. THANKS!❤️😁

[@evelyneleizour6644]

Très joli fond et technique pertinente! Merci🌸🇫🇷

[@StarryDreamer28]

thankyou! I'm a very tactile/hands-on learner and have never understood this til you explained it! now I understand why I couldn't get it to work

[@belue5736]

Super helpful! Been struggling with blending for a while but this will definitely help

[@SM-Artist]

Beautiful color
Thank you for sharing
🎨🖌👋

[@jcarndt1]

Thank you Greg,,,this is the "secret" I've been looking for, for a long time.

[@beautifyyourplace]

Thanks for this background blending video. Helps me in my next painting.

[@danineal5910]

Fantastic!

[@AusFrenchvp]

thanks Greg, great technique!

[@deborahthompson5041]

This is soo helpful. I wondered how blending was done. What a fantastic tutorial. I will start using this technique. It is well appreciated, especially for beginners like me.

[@annawitter5161]

Wonderful way to get underpainting really smooth. Im gonna try this thank you

[@Wonderwomantam]

Thank you for sharing. 😊

[@miriamperez8444]

Great video! Thank you

[@zulaikhaal-hafiz7406]

this is so satisfying paiting

[@candy4692]

Love this! Ty 😍

[@samy_loewe]

Wow the result are amazing🤩

[@AnonimAdres]

Wow what a technique! Thank you so much 🌺.

[@garimasingh8530]

Absolutely loved the idea...thank a million 💐💐

[@summibc]

This is my biggest issue, and you explained very well. Thank you!

[@martintorres9880]

Gracias!❤ eres muy gentil y nos ayudas con tu video. 😊

[@morgansimonestudio]

Thank you for this! I just got back into painting and blending has been the thorn in my side will definitely try this technique! 😅

[@amandadavis4638]

So pretty :D Thank you for breaking down all the steps! Off to hobby lobby I go!

[@edmoods]

Thank you!👍

[@heavenskitty790]

Awesome! I was looking for a “how to” on this! That’s the look I’m going for but with blue n tan for a project I’m looking at doing. Thank u!!

[@cristysmiley4508]

Thank you for your techniques

[@czetterquist]

Thank you! I will definitely try this 💕

[@creativeness68]

Awesome video. Thank you 😊

[@joannawolska1093]

Love it! Thanks 👍

[@earthlyeasel7807]

Thank you. It's very helpful.

[@salonitripathi3762]

Wow !! ✨

[@eramartmypassion8578]

Nice sharing 😊

[@kathydumas2745]

Thank you!!

[@jananthony7308]

Thank you so much for sharing

[@mexicansoutherngirl]

Thank you for the tip. i will follow

[@globalincrisis9229]

Thank you for sharing

[@ladyt8472]

Thank you 😊

[@norinemueller4588]

Wow awesome thank you

[@barbaracabrera207]

Great video!!! I only use muted colors anyway. Great tip!! THANKS!!! Austin TX USA

[@m.i.t224]

Amazing video!!

[@thebauer]

Thank you 👍🏻

[@aniovsoyan9311]

Thank you so much ❤

[@alanhillier1033]

That’s great….subscribed 👍🏼

[@vickyb9918]

Good video. Thank you!

[@H4me7215]

Wow! That's beautiful as is😂❤

[@gala9710]

Danke!Спасибо!

[@saraabdullah7222]

Thank you very much you help me a lot ❤

[@albatorres1122]

NICE.

[@tinasmith9784]

Thanks im a beginner and almost given up with acrylics but I will try this thanks

[@RameyRocks]

This us great!!

[@ingridredelinghuys4902]

Thank you so much.

[@GKganesan]

Thank you

[@bhartinagarkatti7064]

Very nicely teaching

[@dulcereyes4973]

❤THANKYOU very much 😊

[@GeneArts]

Thanks for sharing

[@tinagreene7158]

This is great! thank you for sharing. Have you ever done this on wood? And can it be adapted for smaller areas than the entire canvas? Love your colors btw

[@GregLowmanArt]

Glad it helped and yes, you can blend on wood but may want to prime it first

[@K.ART_vlog]

so nice ❤️😍

[@erik-benz]

Cool Lowman...thank you

[@erik-benz]

wish you much success on your channel

[@dianebrabants4445]

Top 👍

[@reneemallinson388]

Thank you for this. I've always just skipped over this basic thing.

[@fatoomgierdien110]

Thanks for sharing. ‼️👌♥️ Toom@CapeTown

[@michelemaliano7860]

White will remove the warmth from warm colors. You can also mix your colors and make sure brush is very wet. It will thin down the paint enough to spread it over a large area.

[@MarkSheeres]

For what it’s worth I’ve switched to golden open (slow drying) acrylics and I love them

[@sdovas]

Bob would be proud.

[@aagg1500]

Muy bueno. Gracias. Crees que podría reemplazar el uso de agua por algún medium? Y evitar que se apaguen los colores. O tal vez usar medium y menos agua. Gracias

[@GregLowmanArt]

Claro, reemplazar un poco de agua con medio estará bien.

[@noelnoel1029]

So your dry brushes or wash brushes how do you clean them up? Just rinse with water? and let them dry?

[@GregLowmanArt]

Yes, with any water-based paints (acrylics, watercolor, gauache, etc.) you can just rinse w/ water and let dry, but you'll need to use soap after oils.

[@cassowaryofthenorth2959]

To summarize, use big dry brusg on wet paint

[@ahleena]

I might try this except using "mixing white. "

[@aychacharfah1979]

👍

[@adrianccole]

Great video! Why did you mute the fluorescent paints with white first?

[@GregLowmanArt]

It makes blending easier because you are blending into wet paint instead of blending into a dry canvas - just a trick for people for people who are having trouble.

[@Kwood10]

Can you do this with black too?

[@joeavelar2222]

So what do you do in tighter smaller areas where blending is needed, such as petals or leaves?

[@GregLowmanArt]

ua-cam.com/video/lDlrDTFrquU/v-deo.html

[@Madebymimii]

Can I do this with oil paints? Or can I do an acrylic background and paint over it with oil?

[@GregLowmanArt]

yes you could do this with oils & yes, oil can go over acrylic but not the other way around

[@wilsonandlucy]

What if you had a 3rd color in between the pink and orange?

[@richardwait1206]

Can I use any colour to size the canvas so that ind don’t get the dullness from white

[@GregLowmanArt]

yes you can use other colors, doesn't have to be white

[@tuttifruitymistyblue9138]

It’s like Bob Ross’s magic white

[@nancydunn3265]

How would this work with a clear acrylic extender? Thinking that might work well on larger canvas. Just a thought.

[@GregLowmanArt]

This video covers using an extender to blend on a large canvas: ua-cam.com/video/oec7O58RMl4/v-deo.html

[@user-fl5cz8jw5v]

If I have to paint on a plexiglass sheet?

[@jacquietremain5743]

My paint is dry b 4 I hardly touch the canvas. So I'll give this a try as a last ditch effort. Thankyou😂❤

[@GregLowmanArt]

Adding slow-dri to your paint will give you some more time amzn.to/3GhL5gc

[@ForceFreeTrainergirl06]

This is fine with a tiny canvas like yours. If you use a large canvas this will not work properly because the white layer will be drying out before you can get the other colours on it and then trying to blend it won't work at all. It might help if you use an extender mixed with the paint instead of water because the water is going to dry out much faster. However, we have nothing in the acrylic paint field so far as I know, that acts like the clear coat in oil painting which is a shame.

[@GregLowmanArt]

This video covers large canvas blending: ua-cam.com/video/oec7O58RMl4/v-deo.htmlsi=ywq9z5WjR9wRCriJ

[@paulkemp7035]

Would white gesso work, too?

[@GregLowmanArt]

No, you'll want to use actual paint for this - gesso is used to prep/smooth a canvas.

[@Misana]

What could we do if we wanted more vibrant colours?

[@GregLowmanArt]

If you’re worried about muting your colors, just do it the exact same way without adding the white coat of paint first - ua-cam.com/video/V6jTEXQjI5s/v-deo.html

[@azc29103]

Might be a silly question but do you use the same mop blending brush and have to clean it between each use and change of colour

[@ashlynjohnson2326]

Yes you just clean it between colors. If you have a second you can use it but cleaning the same one is just fine!

[@brush_me_good]

Hii . Can u also teach blending with chalk paint @greg

[@mdashfakh]

I have a small paintbrush how can I make use of it instead of the blender brush

[@GregLowmanArt]

You don't need an actual blender brush, it just helps when applying the paint. Most brushes work fine (small wash, square, etc.) for that step.

[@evedesetoiles6524]

❤❤❤❤❤💗👍

[@irumaslam4384]

It dries quite rapidly what To do for that ?

[@GregLowmanArt]

Work quickly, use warm water (and more of it), make sure no fans are on overhead, and mix slow-dri into your paint: amzn.to/3GhL5gc

[@MrBrynmair]

Every time I watch a tutorial like this there is another piece of equipment I need. This time a blender brush?

[@GregLowmanArt]

Not necessary but it helps to lay the paint on - could use a different brush (small square/wash or large round)