Acrylic Paints: Hansa Yellow Medium (can replace with Cadmium Yellow), Naphthol Red Light, Quinacridone Magenta, Teal, Titanium White, Yellow Ochre

Old toothbrush: Use a firm brush to load an old toothbrush with paint. Hold it two inches from the area where you want to add splatter. You can never go wrong with abstract acrylic pouring. You can use different colors. Or use different shades of blue, like what the artist did in this piece. Mix up any painting techniques. Do you love music and painting? Why not combine both? Use your instrument as your painting inspiration. These shapes can be used to form patterns or combined with other elements such as dots, lines, and rectangles. This can be a great way to create an interesting painting with bold colors and shapes. 7. Abstract expressionism Once your artwork is complete, you should seal it with a clear coat or varnish. This will protect your painting from smudging, fading, yellowing, and other types of damage. It will also give it a professional finish that makes it look even better. Using opaque paints and markersMartinez wanted to incorporate a little humor and give the subject an electric feel. The use of bold values was critical in that it brings attention to an object that was not designed to be aesthetically pleasing. However, when it’s looked at through another lens, it becomes pretty interesting. #9 Crystal Blue Persuasion by Deborah B. Leonard Pop art is a form of artwork that uses bold colors, shapes, and icons to create a unique image. This type of art often uses bright colors, geometric shapes, and characters from popular culture to create an interesting visual effect. Winsor & Newton Galeria Acrylic Mediums - An economical acrylic medium for increasing transparency and extending colour.

The value play of light and dark colors helps to represent these concepts. The breakdown of shapes, adjacent colors and values in this work reveals these ideas and keeps it fresh and uplifting. #2 Lanterns by April M. Rimpo You may find a full size palette too cumbersome for painting when you are out and about – whether it be plein air or in the classroom. In these conditions, some artists prefer to use a disposable tear off palette. These one use palettes are made of an impervious parchment film which can be discarded at the end of each session.

Liquitex Soluvar Acrylic Varnish - A solvent based varnish which dries to a permanent clean finish but can be removed with high strength genuine mineral spirit or turpentine. Painting a night sky full of clouds can provide a unique and interesting twist to painting a nighttime scene. Include the moon peeking through the clouds for added depth and dimension. The work is done with acrylic paints, sometimes mixed with different mediums to create vibrant and translucent effects on the wings. #8 Utility Pole by Jim Martinez

Adding a final coat of varnish is the perfect finishing touch for your acrylic painting. Varnish provides a durable layer that will give your painting extra protection against damage. Some acrylic painters also choose to add an isolation coat between the painting and varnish layer. This allows the varnish to be removed for cleaning without damaging the paint layer beneath. In these circumstances you would need to ensure that you are using a non-permanent, removable varnish – for example, soluvar. Isolation layer or not, it is important that your painting is left to dry thoroughly before varnishing. Gloss Varnish has been applied on the left of this canvas Think of a space scene before you draw. Will there be an astronaut? Stars? If yes, here’s a reference you can replicate. Adding details before the nebula paintings dry is challenging! What should you do then? Have a sketch ready. Sponge Painting of GalaxyStart by sketching the basic shapes of a tree or a group of trees and then add shadows, highlights, and layers of colors to create depth. 22. Birds and Animals in Motion Retarder or slow drying medium is a gel additive that increases the drying time of acrylic paints by decreasing evaporation speed of the water in the acrylic paint. This allows for acrylic paint to be worked and blended for longer before drying and facilitates the alla prima (wet-on-wet) technique, which is usually reserved for oil paints and their naturally slower drying time. It also keeps paint usable on the palette for longer. Knowing that light contains all of the colors of a prism and that the eye sees only the color not absorbed by an object, it only makes sense to Mulligan that objects are more colorful than what one might expect. Or that the eye can be trained to perceive more colors. Acrylic paint is an incredibly adaptable medium and benefits greatly from a broad selection of pastes and gels that can be used to increase viscosity, create shimmering effects and so on. Here are selection of some of those mediums:

Op art illusions are created by using optical illusions to create an interesting visual effect. These illusions can be created by combining shapes, lines, and colors to create an interesting and unique look. 9. Pop art designs Artist grade typically contain a high ratio of single pigment colours and fewer additives or extenders. The more pigments you put into your mixes, the more likely they are to become flat, muddy and lifeless. Single pigment colours are much sought after to make colour mixes clean and clear. Artist paints also tend to let the unique characteristics of each pigment shine through. This means you will find that some colours dry to a different finish, are a slightly different texture and have varying degrees of opacity. What is a Series Number? To paint space debris and space junk, use shades of white and gray to create the appearance of metal pieces floating in the darkness of space. Add streaks of light to give the painting a sense of movement. 19. Alien landscapes and creaturesThe artist applied a bright orange underpainting — the complement of the blue — as a unifying element. You can see a lot of it on the garage wall, but it peeks through all over. Hassard used mostly heavy body acrylics without extenders or other mediums. #15 Evening Snowfall in England by Dale G. Wolf The dramatic mood of the scene, full of energy and excitement, was set through subject, color and value. The artist manipulated the tonal range of light, medium and dark values for maximum effect. These techniques often include bold colors and shapes, as well as texture and movement. This type of art often expresses emotions or evokes a certain feeling or mood. 8. Op art illusions Acrylic paints can be used with all kinds of brushes, whether they are natural hair or synthetic. If you are working with heavy body colours then you may find it easier to work with a natural bristle (hog) or firm synthetic hair. The stiffness of the hair makes it much easier to work your paint and apply it to the canvas. You may notice that the stiffness of hog hair decreases with use over time. Water softens the bristles, so make sure that your brushes are not sitting in water too long and you will extend their workable life. Flower paintings are realistic depictions of flowers and plants. Garden paintings are realistic depictions of outdoor gardens, including their flora and fauna. 36. Urban and Industrial Scenes