In “#lovewinterart How to Paint Snow,” Kathy Arbour provides a comprehensive tutorial on painting a snowy landscape using acrylic craft paint. She begins with a base coat of mixed colors, including cobalt blue, white, orange, yellow, and dioxazine purple, to create the perfect shading and...
I applied my first two coats of Stephen Quiller Acrylics…using Cad Yellow. Did a very light wash of Cad Orange for shading, and created a light neutral gray with the yellow and Stephen’s own Quiller Violet to overlay the vibrant white of the board’s background. I took the same color...
How To Paint Candlesticks With Chalk Paint: A Step-By-Step Tutorial Chalk paint is a fantastic solution for upcycling those old candlesticks that don’t quite fit in with your current home aesthetics. With its smooth matte finish and the ability to beautifully age items, it’s no wonder chal...
In our How to Paint Everything series, we take a look at different armies of the Warhammer universe, examine their history and heraldry, and look at several different methods for painting them. Today we look at everyone’s favorite (only?) xenos coalition, the T’au! Table of Contents ...
10. I painted the hinges and tops of the screws with the chalk paint. To keep the paint light, I dabbed the paint on lightly, let it dry and then added one more coat. I rubbed a little glaze over them as well and clear paste wax so they would blend in. ...
You’ll need a pre-stretched canvas to size. Mine is 16 x 20. -Acrylic paint or craft paint is also fine to paint with you don’t need a fancy paint set –Titanium White, Sap green, Aqua blue / turquoise, Burnt umber or Burnt Sienna (a dark to medium brown).That’s it. Just ...
This is a detailed guide on how to paint color gradations. I wrote this in light of a recent painting, Morning Lookout.
To make the DIY wash, I used a mixture ofReaper Matte varnish sealer, a drop offlow aidwith water, and dark paint (a burgundy acrylic color). You can use any matte varnish, including Army Painter’s version or an artist grade matte varnish. For dark paint, any acrylic paint will work...
This sand eraser can be used to blur Manga Screens. You can achieve a soft shading effect different than when shaving with a utility knife. NEAD Cleaning up Manga Screen shavings is tough, but gathering them up with a kneaded eraser makes cleanup a breeze. It can also be used to make th...
Taking care to leave the white highlights untouched, continue to add layers of color. I've used brown in the shadow to give warmth and contrast. Light colors added later will reduce the intensity. Layer more grays over the ochre and brown, and use dark sepia and black to bring up the d...