Comments on: Painting with Acrylics – The Mystery Explained!

By: Lori McNee

Lori McNee — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 01:10:22 +0000

Hi Susan, I love all those attributes about acrylics too. I have just started to paint with them again after turing to oils. Now I am using both mediums and loving it!

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Lori

By: susan sjoberg

susan sjoberg — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 19:25:59 +0000

Hi Lori, I really like your site…so much information and really encouraging. I have been painting almost exclusively with acrylics for about a decade now and I love just about everything about them. My paintings are very detailed and that is easy with this medium. Another thing that is great about acrylics is the ability to glaze easily, since the layers dry so quickly. Acrylics are inherently translucent so the underlying colors influence the final result beautifully.

By: Lori McNee

Lori McNee — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 07:44:30 +0000

I didn’t know that about Rembrandt…thanks for the info. Let me know how this works for you.

Cheers-
Lori

By: Mark Sanders

Mark Sanders — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 06:15:20 +0000

Thanks Lori. Actually when I think of the black gesso it reminds me more of the black velvet paintings from the 60′s and 70′s. It might work good for a night painting though. I have never used orange for a base color either but am about to. I came across the idea from another artist. She told me that Rembrandt used the technique for his paintings.

By: Lori McNee

Lori McNee — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 05:43:12 +0000

Hi Mark, I have not used ‘orange’ to prime a board, but I do often use burnt sienna (kind of an orange) and sometimes even red. When I tone with a gray, I prefer a mid-value. It works best for measuring other values against it. Black is tricky. I strive to paint light, so I have not started with black – that might be a good challenge for me!

Thanks for the comment and visit-
Lori

By: Mark Sanders

Mark Sanders — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 05:34:06 +0000

Thanks for the tips. I use acrylics and love them. Have you ever used orange to prime the board? And how dark of a gray do you use? I have seen gray pre-primed canvas before and wondered why they made them. Also I have seen black gesso. Have you used it and what is the effect?

By: Sam Kubiak

Sam Kubiak — Wed, 31 Aug 2011 20:34:00 +0000

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By: Brittanie Diesel

Brittanie Diesel — Fri, 26 Aug 2011 15:57:06 +0000

Nice post, thank you. Can you tell me about the first paragraph more?

By: Lori McNee

Lori McNee — Mon, 14 Feb 2011 00:45:40 +0000

Hello Heather,

Once a year? Do you paint a really involved piece of work, or is that all you have time to paint? Just curious. Good for you though! Thanks for sharing your comment and have fun painting.

Lori

By: Heather O'Cain

Heather O'Cain — Sun, 13 Feb 2011 16:44:32 +0000

Thanks for the tips; I am always looking for tips because I only paint once a year or so and I am planning my next painting soon!