Painting Macaws using Acrylic Inks.

A 55 minute demonstration film speeded to 10 minutes!

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Howto & Style

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• macaws
• painting
• acrylics
• lesson
• art
• bird
• parrots

[Chippy215Boss]

hey did u pass gesso please anwer

[faith6651]

Hello - I always try to reply to all, but in this case find your wording a little difficult? :-( Did I pass gesso? As the film shows I simply painted arylic inks onto watercolour paper and then work over with soft pastels. Its a very vibrant and fluid way to work requiring nothing more. I have never had a need for gesso in any of my work as yet. I do hope that this answers your question?

[garysquirrelreviews]

@Chippy215Boss hes english, but so am i and i know what your asking. when using canvas you should use one or two coats of thin gesso or white acrylic, its the same stuff. stops your painting from just absorbing into the cotton.

[faith6651]

Thankyou for adding to the gesso question. Glad you saw another angle . This artwork was on watercolour paper & method used relevant to this. So I did not consider canvas in my reply? Yes, using acrylic inks on another material priming is important. Most pre primed canases are with acrylic, but often absorbant. You can use the same fluid method on canvas, wet in wet, adding more primer or even acrylic/pva medium to the surface to resist this if wished.Soft pastels not good then, paint better.

[mosesdigitalguy4341]

what type of paper is that? the one your using

[faith6651]

I tend to use 3 types for different reasons - 300 lb waterford rough for street scenes and figures, 140 lb Arches hot pressed for pastel with water or watercolour over acrylic inks, and Waterford 140 lb not for this type of work, snow scenes, or normal watercolour. But Bokingford is also good for not paper.

[Chippy215Boss]

@faith6651 hey thanks and you did anwer my question

[faith6651]

Kind of you - my thanks! :-) I had hoped so but it would be nice to actually have the galleries / public feel the same and pay fair prices - I ended up with just £500 for the sale of my last 20 years of work in a London auction, valued at about £25,000. Could not be there to sort it as was on my way back from France trusting them??? Ah well back to the drawing board literally. Need an agent to handle my stuff? Ccannot find one ! Such is life. :-) By all means see my website, rest of my films

[mosesdigitalguy4341]

wow you have talent!!

[faith6651]

Thats great - yes it must have been very annoying not being able to trace the inks you liked later! Do look at my wesbite for more uses of the acrylic inks - especially for painting bright flowers using them for underpainting with pastels over the top? Peter