Acrylic Painting Buying Guide: Must-Have Items + Tutorial On How To Use Acrylics
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- Опубліковано 15 чер 2024
- What to buy and how to use it. Start painting with acrylics.
🎯 See more paintings and info on Henrik Skorá on: skora.dk/
This acrylic painting buying guide covers all the must-have items you'll need to create beautiful art pieces. Plus, I'll show you how to use them in a step-by-step tutorial at the end of this video.
From paints to brushes to canvases, I'll walk you through everything you need to know about acrylic painting supplies. Whether you're a beginner or a seasoned artist, this guide will help you choose the right materials and master their use for stunning results.
There is a very large selection of products to use for painting. So what do you actually need if you are using acrylic paint?
Also buying the right stuff from start will save you a lot of money in the long run.
Index:
00:00 Intro
04:30 1. Something to paint on - the canvas
07:15 2. Something to paint with - the brushes
09:50 3a. The paint itself - general info
12:50 3b. What colours to buy (and not to buy)
16:35 4. The other stuff - Accessories: Easel, spatulas, tips and advice and more ...
19:25 5. Full tutorial - Step by step Painting a painting from start to finish
30:00 6. Concluding remarks
My best advice is:
Go for quality not quantity and buy the best quality you can afford.
I prefer acrylics and the quality of this type of paint is fully on par with that of oil paint, I would even say that the acrylic gives me better opportunities to achieve the goals I want with my painting process. We all work in slightly different ways, and it can be a bit tricky what you prefer.
What I talk about in this video, is what has worked for me, but maybe it's different for you, and maybe oil is the best choice for you anyway.
First let me say that even though oil paint and acrylics have many similarities, the two types of paint are fundamentally very different.
Significant differences between oil and acrylics are:
1. Acrylic paint does not smell … oil does.
2. Acrylic paint dryes faster.
3. The oil paint binds more pigment than acrylic paint, and therefore the oil can appear more brilliant or vibrant than acrylics.
These were my best advice and buying guide on painting with acrylic colours: What to buy and how to use it. I hope my video will inspire you to find your own acrylic setup and wish you a lot of fun with painting.
See more paintings on my web site:
skora.dk/online-galleri/
Who needs art school when i can just hang out and paint with the old guy 🙏👍 such generous content Sir. Many thanks
Ha, ha ... thank you ... I'm blushing!
I'm an 80yrs old portrait artist. I've moved into senior housing and can not use oils anymore. I'll give acrylics a try
Hi. Good luck.
Acrylic colors are not necessarily easier to paint with, just different.
After all, they dry much faster. In my figurative paintings, I use many layers to achieve the soft transitions between light and shadow that oil is so good at. I think you will miss the possibilities that oil gives in portrait painting, but you will be gifted with other advantages with acrylic.
Greetings from Denmark
Lovely video. I enjoy your style so much. So detailed and representative. My friends who don't paint laugh at me because I've told them I have to sit with it until I think it's done. Someone said a painting is never done, it's simply abandoned until someone claims it. Thank you for sharing your work.
That someone was Leonardo da Vinci! Some old man who was around 500 years ago.
I love to discover aphorisms that display truths
or ideas their simplest form.
This video, so clear & concise , no wasted words & conveying so much information , is almost aphoristic itself!
Well done! I listened to & watched every moment .
Just let them laugh ... we say in Denmark that the one who laughs last laughs best ...
I get a lot of questions about whether a picture is finished. I say: it's done when it's sold. Then it's no longer mine, and whoever owns it now hopefully thinks it's finished...let's not hope he/she continues to paint on it.
Ha, ha...
Happy New Year to all three of you
After one year of learning to draw with graphite, charcoal, and colored pencils I am taking the plunge into acrylic painting. I have spent a few weeks watching "how to acrylic" videos. Most of what I have viewed are stunning landscapes or highly detailed animal drawings which are beautiful. But I am also seeking how other artists paint with acrylics. Then I came across your videos! Your style is very fresh and modern to me. I love it. Thank you for the education. You have provided me with so much inspiration. I love the finished painting but I also love it at 21:39.
I have come along a similar path in my progression. Enjoy!
Hello and thank you very much for the nice words. It means a lot to me that what I do makes sense to others besides myself.
Yes, there really are many very talented artists who demonstrate their skills on UA-cam. I have to admit that I see a lot of them and the possibilities are endless.
The acrylic colors are especially good when, like me, you want a slightly faster workflow. They cannot immediately replace the oil colours, for example - in a figurative painting - when the light turns into shadow on a cheek to below the garden. When you have to perform a soft transition between light and shadow, it takes time to perform. You can, but it's a bit trickier.
As for 21:39 ... well, I can see the sketchiness myself as a quality in a painting, but I have to see it "finished". It's something I'm working on, getting it a little more resolved, but it's difficult for me.
Try to find my painting MARKBLOMSTER on my web page: SKORA.DK.
Seak: "skora markblomster" on Google. I believe you will like the painting.
We must each choose our own path and try to develop it.
Good luck with your development, I'm sure you'll find your own way.
Greetings from Denmark.
I AGREE!!! I'd also add in the whimsical portrait with butterfly or flower, ect. Not saying it is bad work but it is super helpful and refreshing to see something different.
Superb introduction to materials & why you use them. The finished painting is vibrant & compelling to the eye. Thank you, I’m now a subscriber.
Thankyou for the very informative video. I usually don’t get a lot out of watching someone paint, but your incredible knowledge and generosity with that knowledge has made the three videos I’ve watched this afternoon of yours worth every minute spent. Thank you again and wishing you art in all your days.
Thank you very much for your kind comment. I'm doing the best I can and I'm glad you got value out of watching the videos.
Greetings from
Denmark
Your art videos are among the best I’ve seen so far on UA-cam. Hope for many more! Thanks.
Hello and thank you very much. I am very happy to hear that.
It means a lot to me to know that my videos mean something to those who watch them. Thanks!
I cannot say it any better than the comments of others here - I got SO much out of your video, your style of presentation, the specific information you shared, the rationales for your choices, the way you shared how it comes together for as you create a painting. Subscribed, and so excited to continue learning with you.
Thank you very much for your very kind comment. It means a lot to me that what I do can be used by those who watch my videos.
I wish you the best of luck in your own process.
Greetings from Denmark
Thank you for this video, it's so well done. And you're not old!! I turn 58 next week and I say aging IS living!!! ❤😊
Yes, the alternative to getting older is not that appealing. Happy birthday next week.
@@skora-theoldguy Thank you so much, I love your work by the way 💗
I learned so much from you. I’m a beginner and I’m having lots and lots of fun not taking anything too seriously. I subscribed and look forward to watching more of you.
Thank you for your kind comment.
What a wonderful painting! You’re so generous with your knowledge, thank you! Not everyone shows a SLOW step-by-step: they’re usually darting all over the canvas - so dizzying for an amateur would-be painter. I watch your videos over and over: again, thank you so much for teaching me (and everyone else) how to start to have confidence in oneself.
Thank you very much for your kind comment. It means a lot to me. Good luck with your own painting process.
Remember, if you keep painting, spend time in front of the easel, you will get better over time.
Greetings from Denmark.
This was several art lessons in one. Thank you so much for explaining your painting process and breaking down your style for us to follow. Absolutely love your work and appreciate your generosity.
Thank you very much for your very kind comment. Good luck developing your own painting.
Greetings from Denmark
@@skora-theoldguy I learnt how to abstractify a realistic painting by watching this video.
I like both, the painting and the explanations. Thank you for sharing.🙏
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Glad to find a champion of acrylics! So many look down on this medium but I love it’s versatility and convenience compared to oils, and the vibrant colors. Thank you for this video tutorial!
Thank you!
You are very welcome.
Greetings from Denmark.
I am loving your videos and the tiny whisk and little glass bowls are too cute! I use acrylic paint to stencil on polymer clay, but the luminosity of your work is really tempting me to learn to actually paint with acrylic.
I wish you the best of luck with your process. I am happy using acrylics and I am sure you will have a good time painting. I do not know much about the process using stencils but, patience will be a good partner for you painting.😉
Thank you so much for talking to us about your process - it is so helpful.
Thank you, I am very happy that you have benefited from watching my video. Good luck painting.
Felt privileged to learn from you through this comprehensive, yet concise introduction. THANK YOU !
Thank you so much for your kind words!
I'm glad you found the introduction comprehensive. It's my goal to provide valuable content to my viewers. Thank yuou for watching.
This was so helpful. Thank you. The little glass bowls and mini whisks are brilliant ideas. I'm guessing you must also be a creative cook.
At the age of 80 and newly retired, I am determined to apply my remaining years to two things...time with my grandchildren and growing a regular painting practice. There is so much to learn, and you have already been a tremendous help. Over the years, I've spent time drawing and collaging and printmaking; but, full-on painting is new to me. Predictably, I want my current work to bring all those media together with acrylics.
PS: I love Paine's Grey. It makes a wonderful deep grey-blue, especially when brushed into other blues. Thanks again from the 'old gal.'
Hello,
It was great to hear, Thank you for your very kind comment. I like to cook a lot, so ... well, I think I'm an OK cook.
It is very important that you can work every day. You get a lot better from it.
Nice that we share the enthusiasm for Paine's Grey.
Good luck with your painting process,
'Greetings from Denmark
Thank you for showing us how your paintings begin and the process to the finished work. Love your videos and your paintings. I love the bright colors and your choices for conflicting colors.
Hi
Thank you. I have one more video coming up soon. Thank you for watching.
This video was wonderful, love the way you paint. Thank you for sharing your talent.🇨🇦
Thank you for watching.
Well, thank you for this!
So thrilled to have found your channel today.
Fantastic, concise teaching.
Thank you for your very kind comment.
I stopped drawing for almost twenty years because I focused on working hard to earn a retirement fund.
Your teaching is superb!👍 Appreciation from Taiwan!! This is exactly what I was looking for. You're an excellent instructor, and your guidance is just what I needed. Thanks for sharing your knowledge and inspiring me!"❤
Thank you. I'm glad you got value in my videos.
Good luck with your return to painting.
Thanks very much, Mr. Skora. I’m very fortunate to have stumbled upon your site. Wonderful paintings, very helpful lessons, excellent video production and patient, step by step explanation. I already have a feeling that I’m finally on my way to realizing my lifelong dream. Thanks again. 🙏
Good luck painting.
Love this painting. Beautiful!!!!
Thank you. I am happy to know that you enjoyed this video.
I paint in acrylic. Recently, I had some spare corrugated cardboard . So i used it to cover my work table..smooth side up. I discovered it was great to wipe my brush off or test if there was still colour on the brush. Also it's cheap.
Thankyou for your explanation about colours dulling when you mix them. A useful thing to know!
Thanks for your nice tip with ... corrugated cardboard,, I will try that. I used to paint a lot on cardboard, but not so much anymore.
Thank you for sharing your knowledge with your viewers. So many great tips, I will put what I learned from you into practice 👏🏻
Hi
It was great to hear, Thank you for your very kind comment.
Good luck with your painting process,
'Greetings from Denmark
What a treat! I loved the first part of the video where you talked (in wonderful depth!) about your setup and the tips and tricks you've worked out along the way -- and then there was what felt like almost a whole second video where you used those ideas in application! Excellent idea and such a fun video :) Every time I see you've posted something new, I make sure to watch it that day because I love your take on things so much; keep going, the world needs more of this!
Hello. I am very happy for your comment, and glad that you find content and value in my videos. Thank you for your comment. There will be more videos ...
Greetings from Denmark
Very helpful for us beginners! Your style is not my style, but I appreciate the principles behind your approach to the painting. Looking forward to more!
Hello
Thank you very much for your comment. No, we all paint differently ... fortunately ... the important thing is that you paint the paintings you think you should paint.
Thank you for a very informative and instructional video.
You are very welcome.
Wonderful you are so informative.
Thank you for your kind comment.
Thank you SO much you are a great teacher! Explaining things I had always wondered about! Thank you!
Thank you. Glad you find value in my videos.
Greetings from Denmark
Thank you sir for.one of the most interesting and informative videos I have ever see I wish you and yours well
Thank you ... "most interesting " ... wow ... I am flattered!
I wish you was my art tutor - in the real! I was enthralled watching this video and got so much value out of it! I love your artwork with the blocks of colour and fine line detail. Thank you so much for all the helpful suggestions and for the painting tutorial at the end.
Hi Simone
Thank you for your very kind comment. I am glad that I was able to help you.
Thank you for watching.
Very informative. I already have all the art supplies. I use acrylic mediums for my artist´s quality acrylics not to dry too soon and high vibrancy of colors.
Hi. Thank yoy. I use the GOLDEN Acrylic Glazing Liquid (satin) a lot.
So happy that I found your videos while searching in UA-cam! I love your explanations and tips. Thank you so much for sharing all your knowledge! Will keep searching for your videos! Love, love your paintings, love the colors and style!
Thank you very much for your comment. Glad you found my channel.
❤️❤️❤️ love the painting and all your tips and the basic colors to begin with.
You are welcome.👍
Thank you for your video. Great information, amazing work. Such a wonderful way to learn. Very grateful.🤗
You are so welcome and thanks for watching.
Thank you so much for simplifying the the way of thinking about colors. Finding brushes and some alternatives to the best “Golden” is also helpful. Organizing the studio, having a floor easel and a table one took my attention, I love the way you clip your towel at the corner of the table. I could go one and one more of your teaching that are impressive precise in your message. Your paintings are amazing and cohesive, coherent with a great artist you are. Thanks also for your support to the ones like me that really can step forward through your lessons.😊
Thank you ... you are so kind. I wish you good luck with your painting.
I loved it awesome artistry God bless you so talented, thank you for your tutorial,,, art is in your heart just like my heart, love all kinds 9f art Zoe
Thank you for this very kind comment. Greetings from Denmark.
Loved the video. You are an inspiration and might make me pick up the brushes again
Yes, ... find your brushes. No matter what level you paint at, it gives you a lot of joy in everyday life. So ... enjoy.
Brilliant! Thank you for the time you took to share all this wonderful and I believe necessary information to become a true artist. Many thanks again.
You are very welcome. I'm glad you liked my video. Thank you for watching.
It is so interesting watching your moves close up. Absolutely love your technique and the end results of all of your paintings! And you are a great teacher!
Thank you for your kind comment. Thank you for watching.
Love your video and your work. I laughed when you mentioned buying good quality paint only as I have made the mistake in the past buying cheaper paint and quickly realising I wasted my money as they didn’t perform in the same way the good quality paints. Thank you for all your tips. Best wishes to you for the New Year.
Many thanks and best wishes for the coming year to you too. Yes, life is too short for the bad colors. It's not that you can't use them, but good products make life so much easier for you.
I wish you luck in your own process.
greetings from Denmark
Very. Useful 👍
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Thankyou. Great help.
You are so welcome.
Educational. And beautiful painting!
Thank you!!
So enjoyed your process and style! Many Txz! Jeanne
Thank you very much for your answer. I'm glad you found value in my video.
I DID. I did enjoy this! I actually went to school for art (not painting though) and am hopping back into some stuff where I wanted a refresher and this was just perfect! I also found you very charming as you are humble and your recommendations are experienced based. Thank you!
Hi and thank you for your very kind comment.
😊Very, very nice video. Thank you !!!!!!!!!!!!
Thank you.
Thank you for the wonderful videos. I enjoy them so much.
Hi Susan
Thank you for your comment. It means a lot to me.
Your videos are just mesmerizing! Congrats!
Thank you for your kind comment.
i love you painting and the focus on the details, even the frame is perfect foe this art piece! Thank you for creating them!
Hi
You are so welcome.
Thank you. I've oil painted before, but I am only just starting with acrylic. I enjoy the feel of both, but the acrylic is like learning an entirely new language. I really enjoyed your video that helped clear up some questions that I had. I look forward to other videos that you post.
Thank you ... and I am working on new videos.
Wow. That was really nice. I like the painting very much. I didn't think I liked abstract art until I saw your work.
Very Inspiring.
Thank You.
Hello,
It was great to hear that I might have helped open up an abstract universe for you. I'm a little proud of that.
Thank you for your very kind comment.
Good luck with your painting process,
'Greetings from Denmark
Hello, I enjoyed this video very much. I liked all that you shared about the supplies needed for a beginning acrylic artist. I wish I had this information when I began painting 9 years ago. It was refreshing to hear of the supplies and why they are superior to another. And I also liked the explanation of why you use the canvases and paint brushes you do. Thank you again for presenting your take on beginning acrylic supplies, I think you are right on. Keep it going.
Hi Darlene
Thank you very much for your very kind comment.
Yes, there will be more videos ... but I also need to spend a little time on painting.😜
Awesome way of using your colors abstract flowers beautiful kk from nz 😅have a good d.
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Very informative. Beautiful painting!👍
Thank you for watching.
Beautiful pieces you have done. Your phenomenal!!
Thank you ... phenomenal ... ? Arh ... I don't know about that, but thanks anyway.
I was hoping before you signed off that you would reveal the name you gave this painting. It is a beautiful painting of Poppies, my favorite Poppy painting. Just before my Mother died, she asked me to hurry up and do her income tax so I might use her income tax refund to buy my dog. I was shocked and very touched to learn that she actually was aware of my longing desire for a particular dog of my own, and wanted to give me the funds to make the purchase. I had taken care of my Mother for nine years before she died, as she was no longer able to care for herself. I named my black-colored, standard-sized, Golden Doodle puppy, Poppy. I hope at least there is a print still available for purchase of this exact painting. I love it.
Thank you very much for your very kind reply.
It's a touching story about your mother. Thanks for that. Hope you got a nice puppy.
I have not yet published this image on a poster.
Hello, vamos a ver como me va😅 muchas gracias 🌷
Hi. and gracias back to you.
Tks for the video. Wonderful job!
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Enjoyed watching this video thoroughly, Sir! I have always liked to understand - however little - what goes on in an artist's mind as they paint and your explanation helped a bit. I am sure there are many choices of shape and colour use that cannot be explained, but only experienced by the artist.
Thank you for the tips. Have been eager to start with acrylic - never went to formal art school, so having someone explain what is useful, always helps. Good wishes from india.
Hi to India.
Thank you. What goes on in my brain when I paint I do no understand myself, so if you find out ... please tell me ... Ha, ha ...
Love the tips and the painting demo. Thank you.
You are very welcome. Kind reg. Henrik
Lovely and very enjoyable to watch.
Thank you.
Very nice!
I liked the painting before you gave it that kaleidoscope effect but the finished work was indeed very nice.
I imagine that kaleidoscope effect is your signature style.
Loved the video.
Thank you for your kind words.
Yes, that's how it is.
I like the slightly flickering effect in my paintings. I get the same experience when I see nature, but I paint that experience through my own temperament. The important thing for me is not to show nature itself, many others are doing that just fine, but rather the experience, and ultimately the painting is what is important to me, and to find what is needed to paint what in my view is a good painting that .
Wonderfull video, thank you for sharing!
You are very welcome.
I love your art. When will you have an online class from start to finish how to paint a painting with acrylics?
Hi and thank you.
I have not scheduled any online classes. It is also the case that I take quite a lot of time to paint a painting, so it would be a very long class.
But thanks for your idea, I will think about how I might use it in the future.
@@skora-theoldguy Thank you. Meanwhile I like your videos.
My God, what the professional video 👏🏻👏🏻. Thanks a lot! and Happy New Year 🙂
Hi. Thanks and a happy new year to you too.
So appreciate your content. Helpful tips for acrylics, Thank you. Now retired, the tight realism from my past just isn’t enjoyable or even interesting to me. Can’t hold a steady brush either, so abstract has been the way to go. Playing with various Golden mediums these days for impasto styles.
Thank you. Fortunately, I have a very steady hand, but sometimes I use a long drumstick to rest my hand on. I found this link. Maybe this is something you can use: outlinesart.com/articles/howto-steady-painting-hand/. Good luck.
@@skora-theoldguy thank you for the very thoughtful link. I’ve used a maul stick and an artists bridge in the past. I have essential tremors which have worsened with age (got me early retirement), so incorporating the very rhythmic tremors in my work is my new goal.
i only have a small set of golden ,i know many use these ,i have many acrylics and watercolors ,i have cheaper and more pricey ones ,i paint every day and have for most of my past 28 years ,i create for the joy of art ,thank you for this ,my new favorite is heavy body meeden they came in huge 1 liter tubs ,i love them but not sure how to use them, im used to thinner paints,very good colors.i am very happy with them ,my matte acrylics are not as pleasing to my eyes these new meedens have a sheen i love them
Hi
It's great that you paint because you get pleasure from it. It is the most important. I prefer the best and unfortunately also the most expensive qualities because it's more fun for me.
I don't know the brand: MEEDEN, but I will test it the next time I see it.
By using different media in the acrylic, you can give it just the surface you want.
Good luck with your process.
I enjoyed your vid and I don’t paint! What you get up to is interesting. Thank you.
Thank you very much ... why not give painting a shot? You might have fun.
Good video ! Thank you and a happy and healthy new year sir.
An a happy new year to you too ... better late than never!
I love the way you simplify the explanation, and watching you paint is comforting.
To be honest acrylic terrifies me, I feel intimidated that they dry fast, on canvas and on my brushes. In fact I wash my brushes several times while painting, because of fear there will be paint starting to dry up inside the brush hairs, which may damage the brush. It makes the experience rather stressful and rushed. Do you have advice?
There is a medium for acrylics manufactured by a number of companies but for example, Liquitex makes one called SLOW-DRI Additive. It takes longer to dry without diluting the colour. The way you describe your feelings towards it maybe you'd be better off painting with oils because this problem doesn't really exist. At least try it for yourself and then decide. Get the 3 primary colours and titanium white and see what you think.
Hi and thank you for your kind comment. I agree about the Retarder solution. Be carefull however not too much. I have really no problem with painting drying inside the brushes.
I have a bucket of water and when I'm not using the brush I just leave it in the water. When I need to use it again, I rinse it in the water, pick it up, dry it on the towel as I show in the video, moisten it again and dry it ... and maybe one more time if it's very dirty. Then it's ready!
When I finish painting for the day. I wash all the brushes in soap, and quite a bit of paint actually comes out.
Finally, there is the fact that the brushes are quickly worn on the canvas when painting acrylic. Therefore, the problem never gets to be particularly bothersome to me.
Change the brushes often.
Good luck.
I have found ordinary, cheap hand sanitiser is very good for getting even rather hard acrylic out of brushes. Just stand brush in the sanitiser for 10 minutes or so then wash in warm soapy (dish soap works, I use Fairy liquid but I'm sure any would do) water. Repeat if needed. I have rescued some very far gone brushes with this. Hope that helps.
Exitement and overbuy in the art store - never happened to me 😂😂😂 I just found you on YT and really like your presentation style . I subscribed and look forward to your videos. Happy new year!
Happy New Year to you and yours too. Hope the upcoming videos will continue to interest you.
Greetings from Denmark
Wonderful tips you've provided here Henrik, so thank you for that. However, I wish you had shared your favorite varnish or sealant. Cheers from sunny FL.
Hello. Thank you.
I will consider to make a video about that, and I go into that thing. Actually I not always varnish my paintings ... it depends.
I am glad of your suggestion.Thank you.
Very informative! Most excellent colors tutorial. The glass bowls process for mixing and storing will be borrowed.
I wonder if you are ever tempted to produce two of the same subject: one stopping with initial visual of the subject before it becomes abstract (21:40 in this video) and one that is the finished abstract?
Hello
Thank you for your comment.
Yes, I often think about whether I paint "past" the motif. But if I try to stop earlier I spend a lot of time with irritation when I look at the picture and think about all the stuff I would like to change. So I have to follow my process until the end, and I think I can no longer add anything that will make the painting better.
Painting two paintings will probably be a bit boring for me.
But thanks for your thoughts...I'll take them into my next paintings.
Regards
Henrik
Hello! I really enjoy your channel. Excellent content and beautiful artwork! I was wondering if you had a specific brand of cotton canvas that you prefer?
I actually use the same materials that you use and completely agree with you on the importance of quality. Thank you for your videos. They are well done with excellent content 🎨🖌️
Hi Thank you for your kind comment. No I have no canvas that I prefer.
In Denmark, there are many local producers of canvases, and I choose one I have worked with for many years. That way I can get canvases in the size I want and I can return them if I'm not satisfied with the quality.
However, I always use canvases that are reinforced with woven nylon thread. They are very strong.
I also look at the price, if it is incredibly cheap, it is probably because it is actually incredible and that the quality is not as good as promised.
I find it interesting that you wet your canvas before painting with acrylics, which I have never seen before. I have used acrylics in the past, and I used them on a dry canvas. I thought wetting the canvas beforehand was only used by watercolorist. I must try your technique for my acrylics.
Hi and thank you for your comment.
I wet my canvas before I start to avoid the dry canvas to suck all the moisture out of the paint in my brush. It prevents me from drawing long brush strokes.
It's a balance how wet you want the canvas. If it gets too wet, the paint will blur out and lose the shape you gave it. And if the canvas is vertical, it might start to run down the canvas, and this is often not what we want.
Sometimes I just use my atomizer with water to moisten my canvas, but I need to put some moisture on the canvas.
It's not that it's "wrong" to paint on dry canvas, not at all ... but it works better for me to moisture the canvas.
On my first video ... :
ua-cam.com/video/SkH3Xv8Rhnc/v-deo.html
... I use a very wet canvas and lay it down horizontally, but the blur out ends up becoming part of the expression in the painting.
You need to be carefull, however, with water. Too much will ruin the acrylic's ability to "hold" the pigment.
Good luck with your future experiments
Kind reg. Henrik
Excuse me for correcting your pronunciation a little bit,, but your English is so very good and you are proud of that, I can tell. The word ‘stalks’? You pronounce it ‘STAL’ ks. It isn’t pronounced ‘stal’ at all, the word sounds like or is identical to, ‘storks’. The A in Stalks is pronounced as an O in ‘Orbit’.
Stalks is pronounced as Storks.
The word ‘stirring’? You pronounce it as a German would, with the I sounding as an e? Therefore the word ‘stirring’ is pronounced similar to ‘burring’ or ‘whirring’. Not ‘steering’ as a German might pronounce it.
I have enjoyed my attempts learning to speak German, and thoroughly enjoyed my visits to Germany, I was always pleased when someone took the time to help me with my pronunciation, I hope you don’t mind me returning the favour.
Your painting is a joy, thank you for the vid.
Hi Jimboy
Thank you very much for this constructive comment, and thank you for helping to make my videos better.
Also thanks for the nice words about my videos and my English pronunciation. I try my best. But I am sure that I will never completely get rid of my Danish pronunciation. It will haunt me for many years ... and ... no, I am not really proud of my pronunciation, but I do my best to make it as good as I can.
I hope you know that Danish and German are very different languages ... but thank you very much for taking the time to write to me and "return the favor".
Acrylic paint invented in the 20th century. In 1934, a German chemist named Otto Röhm created the first usable acrylic resin dispersion.
Hi. Interesting ... thanks for sharing.
Happy new year to you!
Great tips! Do you need good ventilation when using acrylic or oils?
I prefer good ventilation regardless of the medium. Ventilation is, however, more important when you paint with oil. I made a video about it:
studio.ua-cam.com/users/videoN_6wTLOSqMw/edit
Here I tell a little about that subject.
But it is good to ventilate in general.
Thank you! I would love to get a set of those glass mixing bowls like you have there. I can't find them on Amazon. The ones they have all seem to have rims on them and nest to far into the other bowl. Are you able to tell me where to get the ones you have? I use acrylics and would love to try using these. : )
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Hello
I bought a lot of glass bowls many years ago. ARC and FRANCE are written in the bottom of the bowl.
I haven't seen them for a while in Denmark, but I have found some others there that are almost as good:
Arcoroc Saladier rond 60 EMPILABLE.
They are 6 cm in diameter and have a slight curvature at the bottom, but otherwise they are fine and can be used.
A link for them is:
huma.dk/glasskal-arcoroc-stabelbar-o6-cm-3-5-cl-6-stk?gad_source=1&gclid=CjwKCAiAk9itBhASEiwA1my_61Xr8wk_jKPJWY08UFwcuLaUqf4369igyGPF1nBRZotnfqvSgUmnORoCQvgQAvD_BwE
Good luck
I’ve watched this video 4 times already and have learned something new each time, but as always, I have further questions. How do you keep the brush from laying down a thin edge along the outside of the area you are working in? It’s so annoying. I don’t overly load my brush but maybe I’m still using too much? Also, I’d love to see a video about creating depth in a painting. I have some paintings in a similar style and the other day a friend saw it and said, “Cute!” Worst compliment I could have gotten.
I find thin paint prevent the edge you’re talking about. This is especially true when using a heavy body acrylic. I like a combination of acrylic air brush medium and water. (Mess with ratios to find what works best) Even easier is using Golden’s High Flow acrylics. Also, using a flat brush, pull your lines with the chisel edge vs laying brush flat prevents paint from “squeezing” out of line causing the thin edge along the outside.
Excellent answer! Thank you.
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I think less paint in the brush can solve that problem. If you watch my video, I often use my thumb to smooth this edge. Otherwise, you can paint over a few times with the brush. But as @the1stime writes below, a thinner paint will solve the problem.
Another thing is that this "edge" will collapse and become smaller when the paint dries. Acrylic paint does not hold its shape in the same way that oil does.
Actually, my advice to you is to ignore the small edges. Leave them alone and just paint and then let the small edges be part of your expression. I did that at start, and then I cane round to it later.
Depth in the paintings , good idea ... I'm working on more videos, so there will probably be a video about that in time.
As for other people's comments, I myself try to filter it from what I can use constructively. "Cute" a perhaps said in lack of a better word and in an attempt to give you a compliment. Those who do not paint themselves may not know how to express themselves precisely about a painting.
I always think that other people's opinions about my paintings are less important than my own. Still, sometimes you learn something really useful ... so take what you can use and forget the rest.
Greetings from Denmark
Would you be kind enough to share the brand or brands of canvasses you use. I’ve looked and am overwhelmed at how many different kinds are out there and I’d love a recommendation to help me start. 🙏
Hello. I use a Danish produced canvas from Bogø Design in Århus Jutland. I don't think you can buy them outside of Denmark.
I would recommend that you buy canvases from a local manufacturer ,so you can talk to them if there is something you don't like. If this is not possible, go to an art shop who deals in these things and buy the canvas in an art or professional quality. Avoid the very cheap canvases.
Good luck.
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Golden Paynes Gray is pronounced Pains
Thank you very much!
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Thank you for your comment. I'm not quite sure what it means? ... but thanks anyway.
You shouldn't mix your paints with a "wire whisk" you are incorporating air bubbles into the paint.
Hello
I've actually thought that thought myself. At the beginning of my career, I used other things to mix my paint, e.g. small sticks, brushes, spatulas and spoons. In practice, it has turned out that the whisk works by far the best for me. It is probably connected to the fact that I use the small glass bowls. If I mix on a pallet, I use the spatula. I have no problems with air bubbles in the paint ... and I don't create foam by whiping the paint either.
Thanks for a good comment.
Greetings Henrik
I just want to say, you should keep creating such insightful and lovely videos. You content brings me joy. Also, I love your visual language. I know at times it could be hard to produce youtube content since it takes so much time but please keep going. Let me know if I could be of any help, my name is Udayraj Hanagi, it shouldn't be difficult to find me. I am also helping my Artist uncle Kasim Kanasavi, I wont mind helping you.
Thank you for your very kind comment.
At least as long as I do find it inspirational, I will continue to make videos. I am new in this business and I find it very amusing.
Thank you very much for your generous offer to help me. I will remember that. I have looked at your uncle's website and I am very impressed with his works.
But tell me, what kind of help are you giving him ?
Friendly greetings
Henrik