Comments on: Painting with Acrylics – The Mystery Explained!

By: Lori McNee

Lori McNee — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 16:57:49 +0000

Hi Teresa and thanks for sharing your personal acrylic tips with us. A simple underpainting has the power to really change the mood of the finished painting. I use underpaintings with my oils as well….

I would love you to share an article with FineArtTips where you can explain your scumbling and blob tip! Please let me know.

Thanks
~Lori

By: teresa stieben

teresa stieben — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 08:53:35 +0000

Hello, for me underpainting gives a solid base to acrylic paintings. I never paint on white canvas, I tone it with a wash of blue if I want the painting to have a cool glow, such as a stormy rainy day, or with a wash of yellow, orange or yellow ochre, if I want the painting to have a warm glow. I find by color toning the canvas I don’t end up seeing white pinholes peeking through where I may use a drybrush scumbling technique. It really does make a difference in the end result for the way I paint, which is bright and bold. I also know a little secret to removing unwanted blob of dried acrylic paint.

By: Lori McNee

Lori McNee — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 19:14:50 +0000

Hi Cindy, great to see you here on FineArtTips.com. I would welcome any tips that you might like to share with my readers and I appreciate you taking time to read and comment on the acrylic post.

Although I now primarily paint with oils, for years I painted with acrylics and really enjoyed using them. I also found that painting ontop of white gesso gave me the clearest, brightest colors and made my paintings glow.

Thanks for your sharing your tip.
Lori

By: Cindy Davis

Cindy Davis — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 16:05:46 +0000

Hi Lori,

Thanks for a great article.

I especially like the example of the flowers, white gesso vs gray gesso.

If you want vivid color, I agree that it is ESSENTIAL to paint on top of white with acrylic to get the brightest color values.

I often re-paint white on top before adding new color to make it even more vibrant.

Looking forward to following your blog,

Cindy Davis, editor
Acrylic Paint Review

By: Lori McNee

Lori McNee — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 21:31:37 +0000

Thanks again for your comment and encouragement! I will be in touch. Lori

By: Marcel

Marcel — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 20:47:53 +0000

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