Encaustic, acrylic, cold wax and oil paintings
A laser print transfer is another way to enhance mixed media artwork. In my example, I wished to have a crossword puzzle from a Burmese newspaper as the background for my Buddha image. This would have taken a considerable amount of time to paint or … Continue readingLaser Print Transfer
I frequently do acrylic painting exercises on an inexpensive canvas. I typically will work on a 16 x 20 size and buy these in bulk from a craft store. All of my paintings begin this way: play mode. It is important to get started, to … Continue readingAcrylic Painting Exercise
Once you have some essential painting supplies (key mixing colors) you may wish to buy some other acrylic paint colors, etc. I recommend having tracing paper (large pad) as this has many uses including providing a key part of an acrylic palette. The palette (next … Continue readingAcrylic Painting Process: Optional Supplies
Now that you have setup a place to paint (see Setup post), you need to get some paint and a few other essential supplies. Acrylic paint is expensive, some colors more so than others. In order to get started, you need 5 colors and a … Continue readingAcrylic Painting Process: Essential supplies
Now that you’ve read the previous post, “Acrylic Painting Process Intro” you are ready to setup your work space. Before you begin to paint, you need to setup a suitable space and it doesn’t need to be that large. I recommend two tables, one large … Continue readingAcrylic Painting Process: Setup
The quality of acrylic paints and acrylic gels/mediums has improved quite a bit in the past 20 years. This has resulted in a huge increase in the popularity of this medium. The other good news is that they dry really fast and that can also … Continue readingAcrylic Painting Process Intro
Collecting natural pigments has become a regular activity for me in conjunction with making encaustic paint. The ancient Greeks invented this process by mixing molten bee’s wax and tree resin together, then eventually adding dry pigments. They used this molten paint to seal the hulls … Continue readingCollecting Natural Pigments