Painting blog by Masha Eretnova
Masha Eretnova 
The most popular support used for acrylics is a canvas – from stretched canvases to canvas pads and panels. Choosing the best canvas for acrylic painting is a key to the success and joy of painting. But a bad-quality canvas can easily ruin all your art later and lead to cracks. The best choice of … Read more
When we create something art as part of memories, a hobby, or for sale we should think about protection. Art is something we need to take care of and make sure it will last years and years to bring joy and inspiration. How to protect acrylic paintings on canvas? Or acrylic pouring? The most common … Read more
Do you feel like you need to make your acrylic paint more opaque? You are probably most annoyed with your yellow… The problem gets worse as some acrylic may dry darker and what visible when wet is now gone… Some pigments are naturally more opaque like white, black, grey, and brown, while some are naturally … Read more
Acrylic paint is fast-drying already but what is it is not fast enough for you? Sometimes we really need more open time, but there are some cases we need our painting to dry faster because probably you are as impatient as I am ;). More often we need to speed up drying time when we … Read more
Let me guess…your acrylic paint dries way too fast before you’re able to finish the layer and details. I feel you. Some acrylics dry in under 5 minutes and we need to make them dry slower. To make acrylic paint dry slower you can use slow-drying mediums or Golden Open acrylics. Adding water will also … Read more
Floetrol for acrylic pouring is now a very trending medium and the amount of questions constantly increases. Is it the best way even if it is not a real pouring medium? Why can not just use water? I can relate to all your worries so let’s just follow official guidelines and practical knowledge that I … Read more
I’ve found that there is no full answer to many beginners who struggle with the isolation coat. What is it anyway and why do we even need one? In fact, it’s a process that can easily be your good painting practice if you’re aiming to enjoy your painting for many years, and can save you … Read more
Gesso is something many beginners try to understand. While professional artists blend it and share homemade recipes, beginners just want to know what is this and if they need it or not?! The decision is gesso necessary for acrylic painting depends on the surface you work with. You don’t have to gesso a pre-primed canvas … Read more
Acrylic paints can be painted onto wood. It could be a great experience and a piece of art. But you have to prepare your wooden surface properly before you start if you don’t want to redo it later (which is not so easy as painting on canvas). If you have an idea to paint acrylic … Read more
When I started acrylic painting the first issue I had was one of my acrylic paintings cracking! Losing the paintings I’ve done with a lot of love (and time) would be discouraging. And in this article, I’ll show you how to fix cracked acrylic paintings quickly and easily! I’ll also show you how to save … Read more