Painting blog by Masha Eretnova
Masha Eretnova 
Acrylic is one of the most versatile mediums, ready to serve you with any creative ideas. We all think, okay, painting means painting on big canvases like real artists. In fact, it is not true, we can use almost everything to show the world our creativity and paint on, even if nobody did it before. … Read more
Ebru art appeared a long time ago. Traditional ebru is a mysterious and beautiful art but today it’s available for all levels of creative souls and you can even learn how to do ebru painting at home! Imagine – painting ON water but then transferring it onto paper – pure magic tricks! To start Ebru … Read more
Acrylic paint is one of the most common, favorite, and easy-to-use paints. It is versatile and works perfectly not only with canvas and paper but also for exterior works, fabric, wood, plastic, rocks, ceramic, and glass. Acrylic paint adheres to any absorbent and porous surface. Acrylic sticks to ceramics and glass, but if you just … Read more
To start painting we basically need only paint, brushes, and a surface (canvas, paper, wood, or something else). Learning and experimenting we will discover that there are so many useful tools for acrylic painting that make creative process easier and more fun, that open more techniques and effects for us. Essential supplies for acrylic painting … Read more
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