Blending acrylic paint (red through yellow)

In this simple painting demonstration you will learn how to blend acrylic paint. A smooth gradation from red to yellow will be created using acrylic paint and a brush.

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Education

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• Blending acrylic paint
• gradation
• painting instruction
• beginner's painting
• acrylic lessons

[TheTeenageDanceParty]

The only problem with acrylic is that it drys way to fast

[HelloArtsy]

@TheTeenageDanceParty

it sure does... add retarder and/or use it in thicker quantities.

[ajsztehlo]

Hello. I am doing an art project, and I need to paint a background of a medium blue blending to a medium orange. It is quite a large canvas. Do you tone down your acrylics in this video with water? Since I have a large canvas, what would you suggest I do to blend the colors?

[HelloArtsy]

@ajsztehlo In this tutorial I am using color straight from the tube (maybe a drop of water but no more) It's the thick stickiness of the paint that makes it blend so well. Be careful...adding water to the paint can make it less controllable. For large surfaces and brushes here's what I typically do:

1) have all colors mixed and ready at about a heavy cream consistency +add retarder to paint

2)mist the surface with water

3)paint really fast! and use the biggest brushes available (3-5inch!)

[HelloArtsy]

@victorite16

It's actually quite easy:

1. paint the gradation just like i did

2. place heart shaped mask over it (heart is positve space...you could your heart stickers or cut your own...know any kids they might have some heart stickers!)

3.paint the whole thing white

4. remove mask

I have a 3 part masking tut somewhere around here...check it out.

[HelloArtsy]

@MrsLeto12

Acrylic retarder is a painting medium (something you add to paint) that slows down the drying of acrylic. It's useful when you want to blend acrylic paint for extended amounts of time. I use Golden brand acrylic retarder.

[MrsLeto12]

@HelloArtsy hello :) what is acrylic retarder???

[HelloArtsy]

@Dikshitasur

there's a few things you can do:

1. use a large quantiy/thicker paint

2. add acrylic retarder

3. use large brushes

[Dikshitasur]

hi, since acrylic dries really fast i have trouble blending, i cant seemt o do it so quickly and hence it becomes patchy. any advise on that?

[jounetsunoakai]

what a perfect blend, it's looks like gradient tool in photoshop lol, thanks for the vid! i find it difficult to blend with acrylic but you're video have helped me