Acrylic painting
Acrylic painting is a versatile and forgiving technique: the paint dries quickly and you can paint over mistakes. It is well suited to beginners.
You will need
- Acrylic paints (primary colours, white and black)
- Brushes (flat and round)
- A painting surface (canvas or painting board)
- Palette
- A water container and kitchen paper
- Apron
Steps
Get the primary colours
Red, yellow, blue, white and black are enough. You can mix almost any shade from them.
Learn to mix colours
Prime the background
Sketch
Paint the large areas first
Build up in layers
Add the details
Clean your brushes
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