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Artist, Lynn Burton, in many cases, will do his work with acrylic under painting. “It’s just something I rely on to work out the many details of my work that often becomes finished oil paintings…you know, whatever it takes to … Continue reading

Texas artist, Lynn Burton, often uses acrylics to underpaint for his many oil paintings. “Many artists today use acrylics to do an underpainting for other mediums,” he said. “For example, you can even use them for alkyd and pastel paints.” … Continue reading

The virtues of acrylic paint are purity of color and short drying time. There are a great many artists using acrylics, and there are a great many artists that encourage painters to stay away from them. Because of the unfounded … Continue reading

It is fun painting with water media whether it is acrylic, gouache, or watercolors. You have to practice, sketch, study, and learn to accept the challenges it gives you. However, the more you work and become familiar with it, the … Continue reading

Manipulating acrylics on a surface can be interesting and rewarding, resulting in delightful effects by using such tools as various brushes, palette knife, old credit card, razor blade, and even an icepick, as well as, almost anything you can imagine … Continue reading

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Collage: A technique of art production used mostly in visual arts, where the artwork is created from an assemblage of different forms that creates a new whole. TIP~Remember, less is more. Use enough material to add interest but not over … Continue reading

Whether I paint on board, linen, or canvas I prime my substrate with four sanded smooth coats of gesso. I then make a preliminary pencil drawing on tracing paper and transfer it to the substrate. I attempted to paint this … Continue reading

Ever since I retired two years ago I’ve made art my job, but it has always been a constant pleasure. It’s just no longer a hobby. I spend a lot of time visiting galleries, surfing the web, visiting artists web … Continue reading

Be sure to sign up for the Art Center Information newsletter and enter the drawing to win a free coffee table art book.>>> You may have already discovered, acrylics are different from any other type of paint. This becomes more … Continue reading

Well, I’ve been sketching, trying to come up with a likeness of my father back in 1950.  I posted the rather disappointing likeness (left) on the blog the other day and mentioned I was going to try to get it … Continue reading