6/19/2023 0 Comments Acrylic portrait paintingHow I Painted the Portrait of My Pastor and His Wife Check out my latest blog post here for more info on these techniques. That way, when I move to another part of the portrait, it's already dry and ready to work on.Ī: I have five different ways to blend. I work various parts of the painting, cycling from the background to the foreground, from the hair to the face, from the clothing, the eyes-whatever. It means I can be ready for another coat in about 10-15 minutes. Basically, I love the quick drying glazes. Some artists like it, but for the classical glazing technique that I use, the faster the paint dries, the better (within reason). Q: How do I keep my paints from drying up, or drying immediately they are applied before I have chance to blend them? I do have retarder but should I be adding this to every colour on my palette before I start?Ī: No, I don't recommend a retarder. But I do have a few nice ones for surface shading and the final varnish coat. I go through a lot of brushes, so I don't get anything expensive. Just brushes you can buy at your local art store in a multi-pack, ranging from 1" flat/ 1/2" flat, 3/8, flat, and a varied assortment of rounds from size 4 to 3/0. Q: What sort of brushes should I be using?Ī: I don't use anything fancy. The raw umber dark is used to counter-balance those glazes so they don't get too warm/ orangish. Eventually, I work my way into the warmer tones with burnt sienna, raw sienna, and alizarine crimson. I make them into a very translucent glaze of 90% or more medium to 10% or less pigment. Typically, I start out with raw umber dark and ultramarine blue thinned down with clear matte medium to block in the darker values. I would also have titanium white on it in the upper corner, by the indian yellow. Q: What should be my basic colour palette for portraits, and mixes for shading?Ī: This is my basic palette for painting portraits. Read below to find out if one of your questions gets answered. The questions deal with everything from what colors and brushes to use, to blending, to some advanced techniques. Today I'm going to answer seven fantastic questions from a follower of mine named Andrea. Are you just starting out in acrylic portrait painting? If so, chances are you have asked at least a few of these seven questions.
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