Basics

Do you know what I adore the most about acrylic painting? When I feel how the thick acrylic paint covers the canvas and I see the even and opaque surface waiting for me to create something. Honestly, I don’t like translucent colors and always try to learn how to make acrylics more opaque. To make … Read more

Acrylic paint is fast-drying and this is one of the reasons many artists adore it! 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

Acrylics are fast-drying paint and this is one of the reasons I adore it! I am never patient enough with the oil paint! Progressing, we are using different techniques and generating more creative ideas. And sometimes we need to slow down the dry time to achieve better color mixing or extend the work time of … Read more

Thinning acrylic paints may become a real headache for beginners and experienced artists. We need to thin paint to get better results in painting and the right method and thinning mixing ratio will come with experience, but I recommend you start learning and trying right now with my full guide. To thin acrylic paint, you … Read more

I’ve found that there is no full answer to many beginners who struggle with the isolation coat. In fact, it’s a process that can easily be your good painting practice if you’re aiming to enjoy your painting for long years. Is an isolation coat necessary for your acrylic painting? The isolation coat for acrylic painting … 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

For people who just start painting the question of what is the right way to paint dark and light areas of the painting can be crucial, but sometimes they are really confused to ask because this question can seem stupid for some academic painters. Should I paint light to dark or dark to light with … Read more

When I started acrylic painting the first issue I had was one of my acrylic paintings cracking! Losing my 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