And i finished the painting and it looks well in my eyes horrible im a true perfectionist in everything and its shining through as well when i paint should i buy another canvas or just paint over it with the yellow ocre? Hello Will: After completing your cherry tutorial the next on my list to tackle was your landscape. Painting was seen as a craft; you had an apprenticeship or trained in an Atelier workshop. Best, Avan. What would I need to buy to start landscape painting? I noticed in Acrylic landscape for beginners, part 2 you had samples of what was created in your color mixing video, but in a much larger quantity. Sign up now to get the latest posts, news about products & art inspiration, straight to your inbox. The fast drying time is a big problem for me with painting with acrylics. Im somewhat of beginnerJust what I needed to get me going. You can squint your eyes at the image to distinguish each area rather than getting hung up on the details. you can post comments or questions on that site, at each stage of the painting and Ill reply directly to you. Sue, Hi Sue, so pleased youve been enjoying exploring the site, and hope you get some fab results on the drawing course. Really pleased youve stumbled across the site, looking forward helping you get started. Would you still suggest to paint the darkest shades first? and put yourself first. hey, its awsumi hv a question..can i used this method with oil painting colours?? When you are first starting with acrylics what you paint on isnt as important as what you paint with. Were going to start with this image, you can download it straight from my website, and Im going to show you how to make this. But i am having serious problems with my paint drying on the canvas before i can blend it into m other colors. Cheers, Will. After a few month hiatus, I have picked up my brush again and am ready to renew my latest hobby. Paypal make it look like you have to have a paypal account in order to pay but you can pay with a regular credit/ debit card they just make this option very subtle with small lettering. I studied design history years ago, its always been my regret that I didnt do a fine art degree (after a MAHOOSIVE falling out with my A level art teacher). Make sure to subscribe to my YouTube Art school Channel to keep updated. See: The importance of contrast in painting. Cheers, Will. Love your site. Can i substitute permanent rose for permanent alizarin crimson? Looking forward to trying your courses once Ive got started dabbling. Heres an article about the differences between student grade and artist quality paint. Your instructions and tips have helped me regain confidence.love love love it. I especially found the color mixing sections very helpful and need to go back and watch those videos again. Would you recommend me add it to my water, directly to the paint, or spray my paint thats on the palette with it? hello will sir, i am a student and i am abslutely delighted with yur style. On the website, Ive got a list of all the colours you need, the brushes that I use, but this video is just how to get started, get your drawing laid out so you can create a lovely landscape like this to have on your wall at home. Hi Kate, thanks for dropping by, pleased to hear youre finding the videos helpful. Hi Marietta, really pleased you stumbled upon the site and are enjoying the tutorials. Paint manufacturers have the urge to constantly produce a new variety or shade of pigment. Thank you! Will, Hi Will, I really enjoy your tutorials. So generous of you to share this tutorial. Watch out for the horizon line, make sure its crisp. Still too fast. Hi Rachel, if you mist the canvas with a water mister that will give you a longer working time for the initial application, you could also try adding a little slow drying medium into your paints to give you a longer op time. Ill use the soft body paints in that case as I do a lot of glazing. I had just finished my first acrylic seascape. Less is definitely more, as the more colours you mix, the more exasperating it can become when youre first starting. Arley Hall & Gardens and White Cube exhibition. 1. Thanks! Most pencil leads are made of a graphite mixed with a clay binder. Will, I am so happy to come across your website yesterday and since then I am watching all your acrylic painting videos. Thanks Elinor. The instruction given is impeccable and theres definitely something for every single beginner here. There arent enough people that put out free tutorials/direction on painting for the absolute beginner. Thanks for the comment. Cheers Heather, pleased you stumbled upon the site and are enjoying the tutorials. He was difficult to follow, and I did rather miserably about it when it was done. If you do premix your colours, blending on the canvas does become easier as everything is wet at the same time. And on a canvas is it possible to pain on an other colour I mean will it mix or not I dont want it to mix Regards, Aymen, Hi Aymen, if youre using standard acrylics you wont be able to change the consistency back to liquid, they will dry solid so you can overpaint and it wont disturb the layer underneath. You see how Im keeping it quite loose and quite watery. Will. Im an absolute beginner and my question may sound silly. Painting is very easy when you dont know how, but very difficult when you do Edgar Degas. So there, line that up. So many know their craft totally,(some profs I had in college) but were purely inadequate at conveying that knowledge to anyone but a fellow academician. Thanks Will. I have an emergency! How do you keep them viable when it comes time to use themor maybe Im just really slow. Learn how your comment data is processed. Hi Kay, colours can vary between brand, even if they are called the same colour, but for this painting a light blue violet would work perfectly. Hey Laney, youre welcome, pleased to hear youre enjoying the videos. lets get painting! Will. This was the stay-wet palette keeps relatively clean and you can tear-off one of the sheets from the disposable palette if everything gets in a mess! This is my first acrylic in oh 30+ yrs, using your video here as a guide I need more practice, and I am about to embark on painting the walls of my new studio / two boys now grown and out of the house and i found your other video on that! hav seen ur painting style ,, its amazing.. wel i need lot of tips from u .. would like to start from easy paintings. Youre welcome Jeff, pleased youve got it downloaded. Are you unwittingly committing a compositional cardinal sin? Thank you. Because of the nature of a stay-wet palette the water is always slowly seeping through into the paints so will water them down slightly. I so enjoyed and had fun with your painting lesson. Any comments on black gesso? Lori. For larger scale paintings you can use a stay-wet palette to keep your paint mixtures wetter for a lot longer. David Altmejd interpretation of the classical nymp, How to apply a yellow ochre-coloured ground, How to choose a brush for acrylic painting, (Free PDF Download) Beginners Guide to Acrylics, Edition // 001: Notes from the Artists Studio, http://www.goldenpaints.com/technicaldata/openthin.php#compare. I feel Burnt umber will be too dark for such large mountains. Thanks for the lessons and insight. i actually dont know wht kind of painting sheets to be used to get a perfect paintings. For this, Im just going to use titanium white. document.getElementById( "ak_js_3" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Copyright 2012-2022 Will Kemp Art School | All rights reserved |. Thanks Christine, hope youre enjoying the tutorials. I painted this landscape alongside your video and everyone says its not bad. Were just after the line drawing. How helpful could you possibly be!???? Regarding mixing colours, your approach can vary depending on the subject matter, however, when first starting it can be very helpful to mix a larger amount that you think you need ( I often keep these mixes in a stay-wet palette). Cheers, Will. Good one Robb, nice to hear from you and pleased youre enjoying having a go at the cherry and getting creative with your painting. Hi Will, thank you for this..I painted this landscape using soft pastels. Ive been stalking your website, watching all the videos, reading the pages. Thank you for your advice. Ive been painting a long time and its refreshing to be learning some new tricks. Dont know what to do. Hi Norman, Nice to hear from you, and pleased youve been enjoying the website and tutorials. You get through loads of kitchen roll with acrylic and then squeeze it at the end, and you see how if I put that on there, nothing comes out. (Im 84 and losing it) You are a remarkable mentor in that you speak in laymans terms in a manner of face-to-face communication, pausing in some spots to make a second attempt, so that few can fail to understand. Jeff. Hi Jenna, pleased youve been enjoying the lessons, have a look at the free acrylic tutorials to watch some more lessons. How to get this painting from the photograph so you can do it yourself at home. Your paintings tutorials are excellent and a great encouragement for beginners. So pleased youve been finding them helpful Terry. Do you advise a fixative spray or a light acrylic wash to stabilise the graphite? I must admit, its hard to know what to do first. Youre welcome Susan, thanks for your kind words. I am lucky enough to have a spare room for studio space which is already stuffed with years worth of daubs, scribbles and prints, looking forward to developing my skills with your lovely site. To tell you that this is the magic bullet, the wonder colour that will solve all your painting problems. Can i mix another colour like a purple-brown, or something else? Much nicer brushstroke. Im not using an extender or open paints in the demo, as youre coming from oils the difference in drying times will be quite noticeable. This means when you are painting you can easily pick some more of that perfect mix. Hi Meghna, pleased youve been enjoying the lessons, just work through one of the tutorials with your class, as soon as students start to see better results than they expected theyll be keen to learn more. The video below shows how I premix and match a few key base colours to build the painting. Cheers, Will. Not sure that it matters much, but if/when it does you might want to point out to us absolute beginners what youre holding. Would like it if you could suggest how to engage beginners in the first 5 classes! The main probs Im having is covering the whole canvas with such a quick drying time. All the information on the brushes that I use and how to choose a brush for acrylic painting is on my other video, or a list of other materials is on my website. On my third attempt I had an epiphany in the form of discarding the synthetic brushes for hog Bristol brushes. You might also like: 1. Cheers, Will. Thank you so much for sharing. But now Ive found all these tutorials for free! Moving on to part 2, Will, I am getting so much from just watching you work! Or does it have to be a cadmium? Is there a particular reason you color in the darkest, then the lightest then some other colors? Thanks for the very quick response. I am deeply indebted to you for your help getting my creativity going and teaching me SO much.. How can i attach an image of the painting i did ? You are an amazing painter and teacher. Can I start afresh? document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); I am so happy to stumble across your site. I find this tutorial very informative and good for beginners like me to practice blending and color mixing. So I can see why you wanted to try and balance out the drying time by adding the OPEN thinner, however, I wouldnt necessarily recommend using the open thinner mixed with thick paint. Try the cherry tutorial, it gets some fab results for absolute beginners to painting. Thank you, Jeff. Thanks for the dedication. Or shel I go to the city and buy one? Ive searched the web and just couldnt find any good information about beginning in acrylic painting so I ordered a couple of oil painting videos. I am an intermediate artist and was exploring ways to teach beginners how to paint! Hello Will I notice on your video that you seem to be able to blend the paint easily on the canvas when you go back to it. Cheers, Will. So once Ive got that in, Im now going to swap to this brush to block in that area. Step 3 Step three is to assess the tones in the picture to see where to start and the lightest and dark areas. Thanks! Part 2. Also, the Art of Acrylics course is run on a separate website to my art school which needs a username and password, Some feedback from students is, they would prefer to paint away from their computer and dont want to go through a separate website so ask me, Can you offer this course as a download, then its easy to burn it onto a dvd and watch it on the TV in comfort?. Will, I also meant to tell you that I REALLY like your work great stuff! This is taken from the Golden technical page: http://www.goldenpaints.com/technicaldata/openthin.php#compare Excessively long drying periods Persistently soft, higher tack feel Translucent layers that remain cloudy Anything over 3-5mm in thickness and I would avoid using it. Ive just started painting my first acrylic landscape following your lesson. Theres no art class in my region, so being able to follow you give me the chance to get a good start. Cheers, Will. This is where Im at at the moment http://picpaste.com/pics/painting-AIInGFip.1424001507.jpg, I cant decide whether to do more finishing, or to leave it alone in case I mess it up, Great work Jenny, really pleased you enjoyed it, you could just go a little thicker with some of the purples in the clouds and it will have that nice mix between transparent/opaque paint. Cheers, Will. Lovely colours on the landscape painting, its got that real sense of light to it. I am currently taking an acrylic beginners art class and I am totally lost and cannot follow the instructor. Sure thing Minimew, just crop a bit of the sky and beach so your reference image is in proportio and youre good to go. Let me know if you have any questions about experimenting with acrylics, thanks again, Will. Cheers, Will, Hi Will, I am brand new to painting and after 7 lessons, excited at the opportunities! Yes, that will give you similar bright purples when mixed with the ultramarine blue. Once youve premixed a couple of colours you can spend less time mixing, and more time on the canvas. Sara, Hi Sara, Thanks very much, pleased to hear youre enjoying it. Thank youRod NB: My dad was from Cornwall, my grandad a member of the Royal Academy.Cornwall..what a classic place to paint.cottages,fishing villages, et al. I just happened to stumble across your website and Im happy I did. 2. Its always better to have more water and change it regularly than use the same pot; it will get mucky, and then what will happen that all that dirt in your water pot will come into your colours when your mixing and you wont get a nice clean colour. Just take things one step at a time remember, it is estimated Picasso produced between a total of 20,000 and 50,000 works in his lifetime, so the odd repaint is all part of the learning process. Ive just started with acrylics and SWPs and my paint seems to water down and when I apply the paint to canvas it is very thin and the background bleeds through. On the landscape video I paint onto a tear-off palette. Funds are a bit tight, so am starting with System 3 and when Im a bit more confident will invest in a Golden basic palette. Thanks Debi, really pleased youve been enjoying the lessons and tutorials and picking up some new techniques. My question is, looking at the landscape video it would appear that you mix all the colours you need (the main ones at least) and then the paint the whole picture in one go so as to blend the colours into each other as necessary. I also show you what mediums I use, so that might interest you with your paintings. I saw that you had a landscape and seascape video option, but are there any ways of incorporating impressionist techniques into a simple still life? Ive used various colours like orange, blue, black, blue for the sky and it all looks so rubbish. Let me know if I can help more and if you want to wait for the download option I can keep you in the loop when its ready to go. Are you sure the burnt umber is too dark? These are waxy throw away sheets that you can mix your colours onto (I use an A3 size for most of my paintings) When Im painting with acrylics Ill often work with both palettes. laney. However, when we combine the principles from classical painting with the new modern materials of acrylic painting to create a method of painting that is both simple for the beginner to create pleasing results and broad enough for more practised artists to continue their study. Artist quality Titanium White. My toddler seems to think it looks okSunset. I am going to offer this course as a download which might be of interest to you? Nice to hear from you, there are no silly questions when starting painting! Also, can i substitute lemon yellow for cadmium yellow light? What I would recommend using is a gel because it will help to keep the thickness of the paint and slightly increase drying time. So thats all I do for this particular painting with the burnt umber. So the first thing to do is to squint your eyes at this picture. The colour background is blue tones. Hardest to softest: 9H, 8H, 7H, 6H, 5H, 4H, 3H, 2H, H, HB, B, 2B, 3B, 4B, 5B, 6B, 7B, 8B, 9B. Any ideas??? You are a joy to watch and a wealth of priceless information. Is there a difference on ultramarine blue color depending on the brand? It is just a guide to get you started. Your approach suggests hints to your life philosophy, if I may.keep it bloody simple! Looking forward to my course. Is it just a paper or something else? If youre drawing very detailed work then a Golden Pastel Ground can be handy to give you a real tooth for the pencil. Last night I was convinced it was complete crap and in no way looked like anything. I always look at it and think heck, that didnt turn out too bad. I was wondering if you had any videos that would help me understand how to do an Impressionist still life painting? i wish to ask for more such tutorials and i belive that these paintings can improve me, please suggest some more thanx. I didnt have the fluid acrylic and didnt use enough water when thinning out my paint. Thanks and keep up the great work! What can I do? Please let me know on the proper start for an acrylic painting for a beginner like me who has no clue on painting or mixing colors. To start with this landscape painting tutorial or the Cherry painting tutorial are a great starting point. Hi Krittaya, great to hear from you. You can use the lemon yellow, it wont have as much opacity as the cadmium yellow and the colour bias of the lemon yellow is more towards blue so it will give you a slightly different effect. When youre first starting with acrylics, I always recommend buying the best quality paints you can afford. Will. We are traveling from the US to the UK next month to include London the last week of May. Hi Will, Absolutely love your website, and how you teach. Riversnot a riverbiiiig lake. (Were in the midwest US, no oceans here.) A quick tip to make sure you get a nice horizontal line is to use a piece of scrap paper, and you line up this edge to the edge of your canvas, so its like a set square, really. For this, the darkest area is this area here of the land, so thats what Im going to paint to start with the burnt umber. Cheers, Will, thank you so much will i dont know to even apply colors and mix colors.this video tutorial on you tube helped me a lot i painted another landscape by applying your technique .got wonderful result thanking you will helped me a lot. Composition can tricky sometimes, one of the simplest things to do is vary the shapes and spaces between objects and never keep any two things the same. A. rtist pencils are labelled with a H (for hardness) to B (for blackness) so a 3B is a medium softness, 9B is the softest pencil. I never seem to have enough of JUST the right color. I cant tell you how helpful your videos were seriously helpful! This morning I am happier. Lastly, is there a place in a painting that you wouldnt want to stop and continue later. If you have the ground colour with Acrylics, then you can use Oils on top and it will work really well. (Ive probably missed it along the way) Please look at your books and see if I owe you something. Invest in this white even if you use student quality paint for the rest of the colours. Several questions, Do you recommend doing the mixing on the stay wet palette or a hard one and then transfer to the stay wet. Kudos to you my man! I struggled a little with matching the colors but Im learning. So really, thinner is designed for thinner use of paints, gels are designed for thicker use. I have primed my canvas with a coat of acrylic,yellow ochre,and drew on to this a fairly detailed streetscape,in 4B pencil.It has some shading and is smudging on to my fingers. Thank you again! Hi Bill, the Matisse Australian Sienna contains the pigments: PY83 Diarylide Yellow PR101 Synthetic Iron Oxide Red PY42 Yellow iron oxide. Thanks for any help! Warmly, Diana V. Ca, Hi Diana, so pleased youve been finding the site helpful, you can email me directly on the contact page and attach your painting, I dont currently have an upload option with the comments. Hey Will, wanted to let you know how much Im enjoying your website.I painted a lot in my younger years .put the brush and paints away for many years while raising my daughter now finding I have more time thought I would get back at it. 1. Thank you Will for getting back to me so quick. :), Hi Lepeka, either way would work well, depending on the subject I would personally start with the darkest first and then paint the lightest. Acrylic dry by evaporation, so adding more moisture to the paints helps to keep them more workable. Dear Will Kemp, Im very glad I found you and your fabulous website. Cheers, Will. I completed this landscape tutorial before but re-doing it will get me back in the swing. A quick run to the art store for a couple tubes of better paint and Im off to try another one. I bought an ultramarine blue Grumbacher Academy paint and when I mixed it with titanium white, it turned into light blue violet. Can t wait to start on another attempt. Acrylics do tend to dry quickly, when Im approaching a painting with Acrylics I often premix colour strings that I keep on a stay-wet palette before I start to paint. I like thick paint for nice texture on the canvas so I didnt buy it for thinning but to help the paint stay wet even longer and for blending. Thanks, Hi Lakshmi, Thanks for your kind message, so pleased to hear you have been learning from the painting videos. Im kind of confused like where would I get a canvas and that yellow paper you were drawing on? I used yellow ochre for my colored ground, using, alizarin crimson, burnt umber, ultramarine blue, cad yellow, titanium white. Hi Seamus, If you want to have a more permanent fixing for the pencil then yes applying a layer of pencil fixative spray will work well, usually anything above a 2B can start to smudge depending on the absorbency of the ground. Tell me how please? A 3B pencil is just a artist pencil that has a medium soft graphite. Sir, These directions of yours really nice. Will, Hi Will You are an amazing teacher and so generous in the way you share your knowledge. For the landscape image, if you go to the reference photo, just above the materials list on Absolute Beginner Part 1, it can be right clicked and Save image as, so you can use it as a reference, print it out and follow along with the video. Cheers, Will, Hi Will At the young age of 54 I am attempting to paint for the first time since leaving school,but I am getting very overwhelmed by it all, Seeing just one of your videos seems to make some sense to me and I will be trying my first painting using your tuition and technique I will let you know how I got on. You can paint on paper, canvas, board. My first attempt at creating the yellow ochre background turned out much too dark. You have a great website. Thanks so much for your message, so pleased you are finding time for your paintng. I feel Burnt umber will be too dark for such large mountains. Wish I d seen your tutorial first! I found your guide on color mixing very helpful, but Im wondering where to go from there. See how it fairly easily makes a mark on the canvas without feeling that you have to really press into it and dent the canvas. Good one Zunera, so pleased you achieved some good results with the landscape painting. It was very helpful. Great to hear youre learning a lot from the lessons.
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