3 posts tagged “acrylic painting for beginners”

About Lesly Finn

I am English and emigrated to New Zealand with my husband in 1999, since when I have been able to pursue a long held dream of expressing myself with paint. Ideas for my work come from a variety of sources, including images from the natural world, dreams, emotions and memories. These are portrayed through a mix of colour, texture and contrast that evolve during the act of painting.

I enjoy drawing and pastel work, and paint with acrylic on canvas, often incorporating collage and textured elements. For me one of the many joys of painting is the continuous exploration and development of ideas, and my hope is that the resulting work will give pleasure and invite quiet contemplation.

- Lesly Finn

Painting With Acrylics Some Tips!

Acrylic paints are not that easy to get used to … at least that’s what I found when I started with them. They dry very quickly so paint often gets wasted, they can ruin your brushes and the ‘covering power’ of different colours varies quite enormously. So I thought that I would post a few general tips for using acrylics …. things that I have read and tried out that worked, and other things that I have found out through trial and error!

Follow this link to read more of this article along with a step by step acrylic painting tutorial by Lesly Finn...

Reflections of Pink and Green

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I have a wonderful step by step painting demonstration to share with you today.  It is another beautiful work by artist Lorraine Vatcher.  The title of this painting is "Reflections of Pink and Green”. 

Click here to view the acrylic painting demo...

I just posted a new acrylic painting demo by the very talented Harmony Steel on my main art instruction blog.

This is a very cool step by step painting tutorial and includes details about paints, brushes, palettes and acrylic painting techniques.

Click here to view the acrylic painting demonstration