How to Blend and Shade with Acrylic Paint by RAEART

[MrARCADEO]

Awesome video, nice, concise and really helpful.  Cheers RaeArt!

[gobezgobez]

thanks !!



[lmbonapart]

My god, u have a steady hand!

[Multinfested]

You're an amazing artist. I've been experienced with art since I was very young, and you really do make it look so easy. I'm very envious.

[raeart]

@Multinfested thank you! yes lots of practice helps///lol I was creating art when I was very wong as well...always loved it...still do! cheeeeeers!!!

[sabsay]

@raeart hi can i find out what you use to outline your painting (the final outline in black)? thanks!!!

[raeart]

@sabsay i use a black permanent marker which I got at the dollar store. You can use any markers you like....Sharpies are good too!

[OoNBSoO]

we would all like to see the following video in the future: How to make textures with acrylics in abstract paintings

[raeart]

@OoNBSoO possibility!

[michaelatkinsonhere]

Very helpful

[ribubbles]

when i blend my acrylics it doesn't turn out good... maybe I should try liquitex?

[raeart]

@ribubbles yes there is a difference with higher end acrylic paints like liquitex...more fluid and covers areas well.

[LearningGino]

:D

[britainfan4lyf]

@wallwindowdoor my thoughts exactly :)

[01616393505]

you are AMMMMMMAAAAAZINGGGG!!!!

[XofHope]

This is great! Thanks for sharing! Do you use paint thinner or anything like that? Your paint looks so fluid and seems to stay wet for a bit, which mine never does.

[raeart]

@XofHope no i use water to thin out the paint....using liquitex soft body acrylic paints.

[XofHope]

@raeart Thank you. I don't have much to choose from where I live but I've been wondering if I should order on-line; the paint I use (Rembrandt) is always so thick and makes it hard to work with. Is Liquitex really worth trying? I'd have to order it from abroad.

[raeart]

@XofHope i love liquitex paints....make sure to get the SOFT BODY paints, they are more fluid then Heavy Body...good luck!

[XofHope]

@raeart Thanks! I'll be ordering some soon and I'm really looking forward to try them out.

[IDOLspeedpaint]

honestly i don't like that kind of art but u make it look great~ :D

so i kinda like it now \(^,^)/

[cynaldecoa]

me encanta...ESPECTACULAR!

[erikabetts1]

Thank you for the helpful tips! Your work is beautiful.

[KittyyClairee]

You have saved my life.

[TwiggyPunky]

This is amazing :) The painting is quite unique

[SaintElecktra]

I'm a regular sketch artist, and I even don't color them in. I did once but tore it up cause I was un happy with it. I've tried panting at school, but cut it up and got expelled for it. I keep thinking about painting, but never seem to get the full motivation. I love your vids, they help with my ideas. but just cant seem to attack the canvas yet

[XxHuntressxX1]

Do you ever wash your brush? I'm going to try this technique for my Art project at school. It's my last year & last praq so I want to really try hard :D

[023chelsea]

what did you use to line your canvas? the black outline i mean.

[raeart]

@023chelsea i used a permanent black marker...i get them from the dollar store...or a sharpie would do the trick too.

[hronbubberd]

Great video. I've been using acrylic a while, and I always like watching other peoples techniques. You did a fabulous job dude, great work. Keep up the good work.

[supersaiyen30]

Thanks for the great tips - I'm new to painting fullstop and this is a great starting point for me

[attumsky123]

but can you tell me were i can those brushes before wednsday

[attumsky123]

THANkS!now i know what todo for my school project!

[ThexXECAXx]

I LOVE YOU:D YOU ARE A GODSEND !! Thanks SOOOOOOO much :D

[jlpsweet]

dat blue was crispy

[brittanyrose1289]

these are great tips this is so helpful for me!

[a13monkey]

Thanks a bunch man, I just started painting and lets just say my blending results have been less then favorable. Watching you gave me a little insight on how it is done properly.

[Arjwana]

what kind of Pen or marker you used in this painting? Like Your work :)

[Annerz1990]

beautiful paintings! thanks for the tips i have a canvas waiting for me! :)

[spaderzparadise]

this is good for women because of make-up we know all about blending! smiles

[IRideBike00000000000]

"around the nose." wtf what nose Lol

[BBoy8Ball]

Thanks Rae. It helpd me a lot.

[DEMONJESTERJ]

Thank you for your Tutorial. That little extra effort did help. I like how you put your own spin to it. Thank you for all your hard work. Keep it Kool and Real Peace!

[volviendoalos80s]

nice work im a bigginer more tips please!!!1

[redpandaluvz]

do you think you could do like some lessons for beginners? cause im gonna start painting soon and i need an idea of what kind of brushes and paint and stuff to buy.

[HoneyScript]

what kind of brush is that?

[raeart]

@HoneyScript its a windsor and newton series 237

[wallwindowdoor]

i always start so ambitious and lose my motivation halfway through paintings. I have dozens of unfinished canvases lying around my room! :( your videos are really inspiring me to try again :)

[raeart]

@wallwindowdoor well hopfully you will get enough inspiration to try it again....good luck! keep creative!

[GirlzillA23]

@wallwindowdoor

I am the same i have all these great ideas of what to draw and how to draw it but then when i go to draw it dont seem to work out the way i want to :D

[ichigomihhi]

thanks a lot for the how to on blending! i never get that right. i will try your tips out as soon as i have time~

[ggeek101]

what kind of paper do you use

[rckon777]

@ggeek101 It's not paper, its canvas.

[ggeek101]

amazing, my friend, love your work

[lovejonas95]

Thanks for the tips! :)

[guitarbowler09]

You make it look so easy

[Cre8iveSignWorks]

cool darryn!

another blending tip for peeps living in hot weather countries (like aust, etc) is to add some blending medium and/or keep a spray water bottle near by like i do, at all times.

its the only way we can blend colours here!

cheers mate

[raeart]

@Cre8iveSignWorks true that! thanks for mentioning it...cheers! I see the warm weather coming around the corner over here...lovin it!

[T3hPapaBear]

Thank you so much for that tip!! It's always been the toughest thing for me to blend colors and to get some shading. You are awesome Raeart!

[raeart]

@T3hPapaBear thanks! hope it helps you out with your paintings.

[djerocka]

thnks for the tips. Love what your doing. appreciate you sharing.

[raeart]

@djerocka thanks for watching.

[sanamahnum]

thanks :D

[purplemakeuplove]

first :)

[clngogo]

thx!