Acrylic Painting Techniques

Learn how to paint a seagull with acrylic paints! I've created a detailed step-by-step tutorial with photos and a video that shows how to create a painting of a seagull standing on a beach. You'll also learn some general tips and techniques for painting with acrylics.

Varnishing step-by-step. Your acrylic painting is complete. As a final step, apply the best varnishing techniques to protect your artwork, and getting it ready to hang or to be sold. Learn how to brush on or spray the varnish, and how to remove it.

Learn the acrylic ink pouring technique in this tutorial for beginners. Find out what supplies are used, learn the basic steps of pouring ink, and some helpful tips for creating beautiful paintings.

What kind of presents can you get for an artist that paints with acrylics? A list of tools and supplies that would make great gifts for any painter.

Learn acrylic pour painting tips about the process, things to avoid, and ways to improve your skills so you can accelerate the path from beginner to experienced pour painter.

Pinterest offers a lot of ideas for projects. My daughter is an avid painter, has a home grown gallery and offers her items on Zazzle. She needed a storage board for her paints and we built one today.

Painting tips for beginners. A guide to acrylic paint techniques you can use to get creative effects: splattering, pouring, masking, collage, and more.

It is easy and fun to to paint animals in mixed media. I start with acrylic, and then garnish with a few add-ons. Let me show you how!

Learn how to create an acrylic pour painting on a budget using craft acrylic paints, glue, and a few other inexpensive supplies from a dollar or craft supply store.

Five examples of how to mix green from Cad Yellow Medium Pure combined with Payne’s Gray, Raw Umber, Ultramarine Blue, Cerulean Blue, and Manganese Blue Hue.

Acrylic paints provide the opportunity to experiment both watercolor and oil painting techniques. A review of the most popular acrylic painting techniques.

Learn the basics of acrylic pouring for a beginner, including how to get started and tips to making a great-looking piece of art.

If you'd like to learn how to do a pour painting, this tutorial for beginners will teach you what supplies you’ll need, how to prepare a canvas, mix paints, and the steps to create your very own painting.

A tutorial on how to mix neutral colors starting from just two colors: one being in the orange family, and the other a blue. A short time-lapse video shows four examples of orange/blue neutral mixes using acrylic paint.

Learn how to do a flip cup painting in this step-by-step tutorial with photos of this fun and creative acrylic pouring technique.

Learn about the materials and processes that are used to make a solvent-based, quick-drying acrylic paint primer.