Thanks so much Claire! I love the look of layered colours and your videos are a great help. I have also admired your paintings for ages and it's great to understand more about how you achieve those techniques. You're so kind to share it with us. Thank you so much!
Hi Judy, thank you so much for taking the time to comment - I'm glad that you are finding the videos helpful. I will have an online course which will be a deep dive into layering techniques launching next Spring incase you're interested! Again, thank you for your kind words, and have fun experimenting with your paints!
Thank you so much for these tips Claire. They feel like keys to so much more than i had before. I've made my black line swatch sheet and it's now on my studio wall. I'm feeling so much more confident knowing the nature of my paints.😂
I'm so glad that you're finding the videos to be helpful - thank you for the feedback. And well done for having your black line swatch sheet up on the studio wall - very organised of you! I found that once I understood about transparency and opacity, the rest fell into place more easily. Good luck and happy painting!
Thank you so much for your videos. I live in Australia and I’m new to painting and absolutely love layers but don’t really know how to do them. I’m experimenting but have learnt so much already from what you have shared. I’ve visited your website and love your artwork, it’s so beautiful!
Hi, I'm so happy that you're finding the videos useful, that's great news! I found that layering started to get easier once I got an understanding of transparency and opacity. Thank you for your comment and happy painting!
I just found your channel this morning. Total ❤❤❤. You obviously use a lot of photo transfers in your work. Beautiful!!! If ever you’re looking for video ideas a tutorial on image transfers would be great.
Thank you! I'm so glad that you like my channel. There is one video from about a month ago on transfers called 'Painting and photography: photo transfers' which you might find interesting. Thank you for your comment!
Thank you. I have learned so much from these 3 videos: they have given me a better understanding of the different qualities of acrylic, especially the opaque and transparent aspects which I’d neglected but once demonstrated, make so much impact.
Thank you so much for your feedback. I'm really happy that you have found the videos useful. I found that once I understood about the opaques and transparents, then the rest fell into place much more easily. Good luck!
Hi Claire, I’ve just started an abstract mixed media, with collage on mount board, followed by white gesso, as my starting point. I’m interested in how you’ve transferred your b & w photo to the paper (and what type of paper you’re using). Good luck with your new channel btw. Mick.
Hi Mick, Thank you for your comment. I use various different methods for applying the photography which I’ll be covering in future videos (and more in depth in an online course later in the year). A good place to start is by using a laser transfer - very easy, all you need is a laser print or photocopy of your photo. I wrote a blog with a step-by -step guide here: clairekennedyart.co.uk/combining-photography-with-paint-and-how-to-create-the-perfect-photo-transfer/ When using transfers I often use a wooden panel (like I have in this video) as you can be a bit more rough during the transfer process, sometimes paper can warp or rip when applying the water. However, I have used heavy paper (cartridge) in the past and, with a lighter touch, it has worked fine. I hope this helps. Thank you for watching the videos and good luck with your mixed media journey! Claire
Hi Krissi, lovely to hear from you 😊 Good question, and I should have mentioned this. I don’t usually but I did for this one as there were a couple of rough patches on the panel. However, I think I will now make a point of doing this in future as I noticed the glaze was gliding on particularly nicely while I was making the video. Hope all good with you and that you’re finding time to paint. Thank you for watching and for your support 😊
Do you have a complete palette of transparent colours, and a different palette of opaque ones? At the moment I am happy with my usual palette of 9 colours, but they are a mixture of opaque, semi opaque and transparent.
Hi there, That's a good question and in fact has given me an idea for a future video. Although it looks like I have hundreds of bottles of paint on those shelves behind me, the truth is that I now tend to almost always use the same 8 to 10 colours, some transparent and some opaque. A lot of these bottles were bought a few years ago when I got overexcited every time I went to the art shop! With your palette of 9 paints you will be able to mix a huge amount of colours including lots of lovely neutrals (I touch on this in my blog post clairekennedyart.co.uk/staying-neutral/) And you can make opaque paints more transparent by adding gloss medium. No need to have a huge range of colours, and your palette of 9 with a mixture of opacities sounds perfect.
If you're interested in a quick history of glazing, and how Leonardo da Vinci used it to give the Mona Lisa that famous enigmatic smile, have a read at my accompanying blog post here:clairekennedyart.co.uk/glazing-a-brief-history-and-how-to-get-started/
Thanks so much Claire! I love the look of layered colours and your videos are a great help. I have also admired your paintings for ages and it's great to understand more about how you achieve those techniques. You're so kind to share it with us. Thank you so much!
Hi Judy, thank you so much for taking the time to comment - I'm glad that you are finding the videos helpful. I will have an online course which will be a deep dive into layering techniques launching next Spring incase you're interested! Again, thank you for your kind words, and have fun experimenting with your paints!
Thank you so much for these tips Claire. They feel like keys to so much more than i had before. I've made my black line swatch sheet and it's now on my studio wall. I'm feeling so much more confident knowing the nature of my paints.😂
I'm so glad that you're finding the videos to be helpful - thank you for the feedback. And well done for having your black line swatch sheet up on the studio wall - very organised of you! I found that once I understood about transparency and opacity, the rest fell into place more easily. Good luck and happy painting!
Thank you so much for your videos. I live in Australia and I’m new to painting and absolutely love layers but don’t really know how to do them. I’m experimenting but have learnt so much already from what you have shared. I’ve visited your website and love your artwork, it’s so beautiful!
Hi, I'm so happy that you're finding the videos useful, that's great news! I found that layering started to get easier once I got an understanding of transparency and opacity. Thank you for your comment and happy painting!
Brilliant demo videos Claire. Thanks so much. Looking forward to experimenting with different types of acrylic paints and layering.
Thank you for the feedback - I'm really happy that you're finding the videos helpful!
I just found your channel this morning. Total ❤❤❤. You obviously use a lot of photo transfers in your work. Beautiful!!! If ever you’re looking for video ideas a tutorial on image transfers would be great.
Thank you! I'm so glad that you like my channel. There is one video from about a month ago on transfers called 'Painting and photography: photo transfers' which you might find interesting. Thank you for your comment!
Excellent video so well presented-thank you so much
Thank you so much for taking the time to comment. I'm really glad that you found the video useful.
Thank you so much. Great teaching.
Thank you! I'm glad that you enjoyed the video
Thank you. I have learned so much from these 3 videos: they have given me a better understanding of the different qualities of acrylic, especially the opaque and transparent aspects which I’d neglected but once demonstrated, make so much impact.
Thank you so much for your feedback. I'm really happy that you have found the videos useful. I found that once I understood about the opaques and transparents, then the rest fell into place much more easily. Good luck!
Fabulous job, Claire. !! So appreciate the cautionary notes that make such a difference in the final outcome. ❤
Thank you so much Sandy - still getting used to speaking to camera but enjoying the process! Thank you for watching and for your support 😊
Never mind my question on your other video, I see you have ahead answered my question to someone. Thank you!
Wonderful video - thank you!
Thank you - I hope you found it to be useful!
Ty again Claire.
Thanks for this Claire. I’m gonna try the glazing liquid because as you said the gloss medium dries too fast.
Thank you Suzanne - yes, glazing liquid is definitely the way to go!
Beautiful painting 👍
Thank you!
Thank you. That was very informative and interesting. X
Thank you for taking the time to comment - I’m glad that you found it useful 😊
Hi Claire,
I’ve just started an abstract mixed media, with collage on mount board, followed by white gesso, as my starting point. I’m interested in how you’ve transferred your b & w photo to the paper (and what type of paper you’re using). Good luck with your new channel btw. Mick.
Hi Mick,
Thank you for your comment. I use various different methods for applying the photography which I’ll be covering in future videos (and more in depth in an online course later in the year). A good place to start is by using a laser transfer - very easy, all you need is a laser print or photocopy of your photo. I wrote a blog with a step-by -step guide here: clairekennedyart.co.uk/combining-photography-with-paint-and-how-to-create-the-perfect-photo-transfer/
When using transfers I often use a wooden panel (like I have in this video) as you can be a bit more rough during the transfer process, sometimes paper can warp or rip when applying the water. However, I have used heavy paper (cartridge) in the past and, with a lighter touch, it has worked fine. I hope this helps. Thank you for watching the videos and good luck with your mixed media journey!
Claire
Great informative video ❤- can I ask did you cover all with gloss medium before going in with the glaze?
Hi Krissi, lovely to hear from you 😊 Good question, and I should have mentioned this. I don’t usually but I did for this one as there were a couple of rough patches on the panel. However, I think I will now make a point of doing this in future as I noticed the glaze was gliding on particularly nicely while I was making the video. Hope all good with you and that you’re finding time to paint. Thank you for watching and for your support 😊
Thank you.
You’re welcome. I hope that you found the video useful 😊
Do you have a complete palette of transparent colours, and a different palette of opaque ones? At the moment I am happy with my usual palette of 9 colours, but they are a mixture of opaque, semi opaque and transparent.
Hi there,
That's a good question and in fact has given me an idea for a future video. Although it looks like I have hundreds of bottles of paint on those shelves behind me, the truth is that I now tend to almost always use the same 8 to 10 colours, some transparent and some opaque. A lot of these bottles were bought a few years ago when I got overexcited every time I went to the art shop! With your palette of 9 paints you will be able to mix a huge amount of colours including lots of lovely neutrals (I touch on this in my blog post clairekennedyart.co.uk/staying-neutral/) And you can make opaque paints more transparent by adding gloss medium. No need to have a huge range of colours, and your palette of 9 with a mixture of opacities sounds perfect.
If you're interested in a quick history of glazing, and how Leonardo da Vinci used it to give the Mona Lisa that famous enigmatic smile, have a read at my accompanying blog post here:clairekennedyart.co.uk/glazing-a-brief-history-and-how-to-get-started/
I missed the second video following colour theory.
I've not made it yet! I usually make a video approximately every 2 weeks so will be coming soon...