hav seen ur painting style ,, its amazing.. wel i need lot of tips from u .. would like to start from easy paintings. Thanks for your kind comments, pleased to hear youve found the landscape techniques useful in your painting. Any ideas??? I just wanted to let you know how much I have appreciated your help so far. Any ways, just wanted to jot you a note to say thanks! So I have this half (less than half actually) done painting on canvas More than a year ago!
I recently painted a scene of ocean waves crashing on rocks, Pretty tough for a rank beginner, but I eventually got through it. Hi Faye, youre welcome, hope youre finding it helpful. Is there a particular reason you color in the darkest, then the lightest then some other colors? Getting together the colours and looking through what I have The only one I do not have is cadmium yellow light, but I do have lemon yellow (in Daler-Rowney system 3) and permanent yellow (in Rowny Cryla (which I think is artist grade?)). Dear Will Kemp, Im very glad I found you and your fabulous website. I noticed in Acrylic landscape for beginners, part 2 you had samples of what was created in your color mixing video, but in a much larger quantity. Let me know if you have any questions about experimenting with acrylics, thanks again, Will. Now I know what a palette knife is for! Youll notice if youre not using an artist quality titanium white, it wont be as thick as this. Using Burnt Umber & Titanium White, establish the darkest area of the picture. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); I am so happy to stumble across your site. I also show you what mediums I use, so that might interest you with your paintings. Is it just a paper or something else?
I have an emergency! even your portrait tutorial too. Acrylics dry so fast. How your hairdresser can teach you to mix colour. I didnt have the fluid acrylic and didnt use enough water when thinning out my paint. You can squint your eyes at the image to distinguish each area rather than getting hung up on the details. I always look at it and think heck, that didnt turn out too bad. thanks, Hi Lakshmi, I always prefer to work on a coloured ground as it becomes easier to judge tones and establish the darkest darks and lightest lights to your painting.
Make sure to subscribe to my YouTube Art school Channel to keep updated. Lovely colours on the landscape painting, its got that real sense of light to it. Great one Allie, really hope you find the lessons helpful, if you can add a Golden Titanium white to your System 3 paints it can really help for added opacity to your mixes. Cheers Heather, pleased you stumbled upon the site and are enjoying the tutorials.
Mr. Kemp; I am still trying to figure out Paypal so that I can get the 62 bucks to you and get enrolled, but it doesnt look good so far! Black gesso can be great, i sometimes use it for my abstract paintings. Thank you so much for sharing. (Im 84 and losing it) You are a remarkable mentor in that you speak in laymans terms in a manner of face-to-face communication, pausing in some spots to make a second attempt, so that few can fail to understand. 1. But now Ive found all these tutorials for free! Found it quite challenging and gave myself only 5/10 for the result! Step 1 So step one in starting this landscape painting is to block out your canvas to put a coloured ground onto it to work your paintings on top. Or does it have to be a cadmium? See: How to apply a yellow ochre-coloured ground. -Kate. which one of them can I use as an alternatif to Alizerin crismon? I can really follow your instructions very easily.
Thanks for your help! Thank you for sharing your knowledge and skill. You are an amazing painter and teacher. Hi Julie, lovely o hear from you and so pleased youre enjoying the website and feeling inspired to get the brushes out again! Of course, the more of the normal acrylics you add (Liquitex Basics), the quicker the drying time. So pleased youve been finding them helpful Terry.
I purchased your drawing and your seascape lessons. Painting is very easy when you dont know how, but very difficult when you do Edgar Degas. Arley Hall & Gardens and White Cube exhibition. Good luck with your seascape. All the information on the brushes that I use and how to choose a brush for acrylic painting is on my other video, or a list of other materials is on my website. Hi Jenna, pleased youve been enjoying the lessons, have a look at the free acrylic tutorials to watch some more lessons. Id love to do it now but unfortunately funds wont run to it, so I do community courses when I can. There is also a good temporary show on at the moment at the British Museum: American Dream for American pop art. I often paint around the edge for my paintings, so Ill paint around here. I am a big fan and have purchased a few of your courses in the past. Regarding mixing colours, your approach can vary depending on the subject matter, however, when first starting it can be very helpful to mix a larger amount that you think you need ( I often keep these mixes in a stay-wet palette). Will, Hi Will You are an amazing teacher and so generous in the way you share your knowledge. So the first thing to do is to squint your eyes at this picture. After a couple false starts my third effort produced this: http://i862.photobucket.com/albums/ab182/csandnes/Landscape2_zpsa9e2b8ff.jpg. You dont need to do this for ever colour, just a few key colours throughout the piece. Cheers, Will, Hi Will, I am brand new to painting and after 7 lessons, excited at the opportunities! Will be signing up for some of your online course early summer. If I were to use canvas paper for painting does it still require a coating of ground paint? If you have the ground colour with Acrylics, then you can use Oils on top and it will work really well. The main benefits of the OPEN thinner are to be able to thin out acrylics for more watercolour type techniques that still have a longer working time, The thinner can also be added to the Liquidex Basics ( I would mix it in directly with the paint) and will act the same as a slow drying medium (acrylic retarder) just have a thinner consistency. David Altmejd interpretation of the classical nymp, How to apply a yellow ochre-coloured ground, How to choose a brush for acrylic painting, (Free PDF Download) Beginners Guide to Acrylics, Edition // 001: Notes from the Artists Studio, http://www.goldenpaints.com/technicaldata/openthin.php#compare. Hi Jason, all the materials for this painting are at the start of the article. I just happened to stumble across your website and Im happy I did. The colour background is blue tones. What can I do? Can I use thinned black paint? Your site is a blessing and I am soaking it up. I used yellow ochre for my colored ground, using, alizarin crimson, burnt umber, ultramarine blue, cad yellow, titanium white. I do have a background in photography and my goal is to paint some of my photos. In the purply landscape painting you used the yellow again which isnt the majority of the color tone in the painting, and the same goes to the light grey in the tea cup with flowers painting. You get through loads of kitchen roll with acrylic and then squeeze it at the end, and you see how if I put that on there, nothing comes out. I do not know what I am doing wrong. We are traveling from the US to the UK next month to include London the last week of May. Im on to the cherry still life now and wondering why I quit. Im not using an extender or open paints in the demo, as youre coming from oils the difference in drying times will be quite noticeable. Im using a 3B pencil here, which can be easily erased; it wont smudge too much, yet its dark enough to make a mark. Will, Thanks Will for making this video and so much information available to the public. So I can see why you wanted to try and balance out the drying time by adding the OPEN thinner, however, I wouldnt necessarily recommend using the open thinner mixed with thick paint. I just purchased some Open Thinner (because Im using Golden Open acrylics and some Liquitex Basics paint) and was wondering how you recommended using it. I discovered theres a moment in each painting where after blocking in shapes I felt as if I only created a mess without a road map as to how to leave it behind. Cheers, Will. Step 3 Step three is to assess the tones in the picture to see where to start and the lightest and dark areas. . However, when we combine the principles from classical painting with the new modern materials of acrylic painting to create a method of painting that is both simple for the beginner to create pleasing results and broad enough for more practised artists to continue their study. However, getting it together, slowly. ;), http://conniehurley.wordpress.com/2012/10/27/landscape-acrylics/. You could add a touch of retarder to it (not more than 15%) to help out with the drying time. As acrylic paint dries so quickly isnt there a danger of the pigment drying on the pallet before you can get to it? i do with only pencil your portrait tutorial made me to apply colors so thank you again will.. my landscape painting of your technique, Hi Gowtham, pleased you found the lessons helpful, youve mixed a great selections of greens and the muted purple in the background works really well to add depth to your painting. Several questions, Do you recommend doing the mixing on the stay wet palette or a hard one and then transfer to the stay wet. Hi, Great to see your website. Allo Will So glad to have found you. Tell me how please? Paint manufacturers have the urge to constantly produce a new variety or shade of pigment. Thankyou !!! Wish I d seen your tutorial first! If you are using student quality paints they will be thinner in consistency so will water down quicker than the artist quality heavy body paints I demonstrate with. Using a 3B pencil, sketch out the image to work from. Just found your utube tutorials and website! Colour choice was limited, the vivid bright colours found in acrylics today just werent available, and pigment choice paid an integral part in the painting process. Ive already done that here, and you can watch a how to do it video on how to apply a coloured ground for acrylic painting video. This morning I am happier. First of all, thanks very much for all your videos, for newbie like me, your demo instructions and tips are so valuable! I was wondering if you had any videos that would help me understand how to do an Impressionist still life painting? Ive had a quick look at your painting and the colours are looking great. Looking forward to trying your courses once Ive got started dabbling. Youre welcome Fulya, encouraged but not intimidated is perfect to hear! Hello Will: After completing your cherry tutorial the next on my list to tackle was your landscape. Nice to hear from you, there are no silly questions when starting painting! The yellow paper, is yellow ochre paint that has been applied to create a coloured ground onto the canvas. Thanks and keep up the great work! But I would like to ask if the paint dries out can it still be changed back into liquid. It uses oil and I use acrylic. Hi will. Pleased youve been enjoying the website. Not just aesthetically but as a sign of power.
Just wondering if you are using open acrylics? Good one Zunera, so pleased you achieved some good results with the landscape painting. Would anyone have any suggestions about what one could-or should-do in such circumstances, to try to approximate the desired colour as best as possible? BUT I stumbled onto your website and youtube videos today I watched EVERY video and now am beginning the process of going through your blog. Step 2 Okay, the second step is to draw out the basic shapes that weve got here. The picture im following has larger mountains. Will, I also meant to tell you that I REALLY like your work great stuff! Thanks Elinor. Ive gotten a bit bored with photography and photoshop so its time to give the brush a try. So there, line that up. Also i live in Germany so i cant buy the exact paint you use plus i have a small budget.
See: The importance of contrast in painting. Are you unwittingly committing a compositional cardinal sin? The pigment Ultramarine blue famously used to be more expensive than gold. Are you using an extender or open paints? Cheers, Will. Ill try and cover this subject in a future post as it can be tricky to start with, Will p.s Ive just had an email to say youve signed up for my Art of acrylics Still life painting course which is brilliant to have you on board!
I recently painted a scene of ocean waves crashing on rocks, Pretty tough for a rank beginner, but I eventually got through it. Hi Faye, youre welcome, hope youre finding it helpful. Is there a particular reason you color in the darkest, then the lightest then some other colors? Getting together the colours and looking through what I have The only one I do not have is cadmium yellow light, but I do have lemon yellow (in Daler-Rowney system 3) and permanent yellow (in Rowny Cryla (which I think is artist grade?)). Dear Will Kemp, Im very glad I found you and your fabulous website. I noticed in Acrylic landscape for beginners, part 2 you had samples of what was created in your color mixing video, but in a much larger quantity. Let me know if you have any questions about experimenting with acrylics, thanks again, Will. Now I know what a palette knife is for! Youll notice if youre not using an artist quality titanium white, it wont be as thick as this. Using Burnt Umber & Titanium White, establish the darkest area of the picture. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); I am so happy to stumble across your site. I also show you what mediums I use, so that might interest you with your paintings. Is it just a paper or something else?
I have an emergency! even your portrait tutorial too. Acrylics dry so fast. How your hairdresser can teach you to mix colour. I didnt have the fluid acrylic and didnt use enough water when thinning out my paint. You can squint your eyes at the image to distinguish each area rather than getting hung up on the details. I always look at it and think heck, that didnt turn out too bad. thanks, Hi Lakshmi, I always prefer to work on a coloured ground as it becomes easier to judge tones and establish the darkest darks and lightest lights to your painting.
Make sure to subscribe to my YouTube Art school Channel to keep updated. Lovely colours on the landscape painting, its got that real sense of light to it. Great one Allie, really hope you find the lessons helpful, if you can add a Golden Titanium white to your System 3 paints it can really help for added opacity to your mixes. Cheers Heather, pleased you stumbled upon the site and are enjoying the tutorials.
Mr. Kemp; I am still trying to figure out Paypal so that I can get the 62 bucks to you and get enrolled, but it doesnt look good so far! Black gesso can be great, i sometimes use it for my abstract paintings. Thank you so much for sharing. (Im 84 and losing it) You are a remarkable mentor in that you speak in laymans terms in a manner of face-to-face communication, pausing in some spots to make a second attempt, so that few can fail to understand. 1. But now Ive found all these tutorials for free! Found it quite challenging and gave myself only 5/10 for the result! Step 1 So step one in starting this landscape painting is to block out your canvas to put a coloured ground onto it to work your paintings on top. Or does it have to be a cadmium? See: How to apply a yellow ochre-coloured ground. -Kate. which one of them can I use as an alternatif to Alizerin crismon? I can really follow your instructions very easily.
Thanks for your help! Thank you for sharing your knowledge and skill. You are an amazing painter and teacher. Hi Julie, lovely o hear from you and so pleased youre enjoying the website and feeling inspired to get the brushes out again! Of course, the more of the normal acrylics you add (Liquitex Basics), the quicker the drying time. So pleased youve been finding them helpful Terry.
I purchased your drawing and your seascape lessons. Painting is very easy when you dont know how, but very difficult when you do Edgar Degas. Arley Hall & Gardens and White Cube exhibition. Good luck with your seascape. All the information on the brushes that I use and how to choose a brush for acrylic painting is on my other video, or a list of other materials is on my website. Hi Jenna, pleased youve been enjoying the lessons, have a look at the free acrylic tutorials to watch some more lessons. Id love to do it now but unfortunately funds wont run to it, so I do community courses when I can. There is also a good temporary show on at the moment at the British Museum: American Dream for American pop art. I often paint around the edge for my paintings, so Ill paint around here. I am a big fan and have purchased a few of your courses in the past. Regarding mixing colours, your approach can vary depending on the subject matter, however, when first starting it can be very helpful to mix a larger amount that you think you need ( I often keep these mixes in a stay-wet palette). Will, Hi Will You are an amazing teacher and so generous in the way you share your knowledge. So the first thing to do is to squint your eyes at this picture. After a couple false starts my third effort produced this: http://i862.photobucket.com/albums/ab182/csandnes/Landscape2_zpsa9e2b8ff.jpg. You dont need to do this for ever colour, just a few key colours throughout the piece. Cheers, Will, Hi Will, I am brand new to painting and after 7 lessons, excited at the opportunities! Will be signing up for some of your online course early summer. If I were to use canvas paper for painting does it still require a coating of ground paint? If you have the ground colour with Acrylics, then you can use Oils on top and it will work really well. The main benefits of the OPEN thinner are to be able to thin out acrylics for more watercolour type techniques that still have a longer working time, The thinner can also be added to the Liquidex Basics ( I would mix it in directly with the paint) and will act the same as a slow drying medium (acrylic retarder) just have a thinner consistency. David Altmejd interpretation of the classical nymp, How to apply a yellow ochre-coloured ground, How to choose a brush for acrylic painting, (Free PDF Download) Beginners Guide to Acrylics, Edition // 001: Notes from the Artists Studio, http://www.goldenpaints.com/technicaldata/openthin.php#compare. Hi Jason, all the materials for this painting are at the start of the article. I just happened to stumble across your website and Im happy I did. The colour background is blue tones. What can I do? Can I use thinned black paint? Your site is a blessing and I am soaking it up. I used yellow ochre for my colored ground, using, alizarin crimson, burnt umber, ultramarine blue, cad yellow, titanium white. I do have a background in photography and my goal is to paint some of my photos. In the purply landscape painting you used the yellow again which isnt the majority of the color tone in the painting, and the same goes to the light grey in the tea cup with flowers painting. You get through loads of kitchen roll with acrylic and then squeeze it at the end, and you see how if I put that on there, nothing comes out. I do not know what I am doing wrong. We are traveling from the US to the UK next month to include London the last week of May. Im on to the cherry still life now and wondering why I quit. Im not using an extender or open paints in the demo, as youre coming from oils the difference in drying times will be quite noticeable. Im using a 3B pencil here, which can be easily erased; it wont smudge too much, yet its dark enough to make a mark. Will, Thanks Will for making this video and so much information available to the public. So I can see why you wanted to try and balance out the drying time by adding the OPEN thinner, however, I wouldnt necessarily recommend using the open thinner mixed with thick paint. I just purchased some Open Thinner (because Im using Golden Open acrylics and some Liquitex Basics paint) and was wondering how you recommended using it. I discovered theres a moment in each painting where after blocking in shapes I felt as if I only created a mess without a road map as to how to leave it behind. Cheers, Will. Step 3 Step three is to assess the tones in the picture to see where to start and the lightest and dark areas. . However, when we combine the principles from classical painting with the new modern materials of acrylic painting to create a method of painting that is both simple for the beginner to create pleasing results and broad enough for more practised artists to continue their study. However, getting it together, slowly. ;), http://conniehurley.wordpress.com/2012/10/27/landscape-acrylics/. You could add a touch of retarder to it (not more than 15%) to help out with the drying time. As acrylic paint dries so quickly isnt there a danger of the pigment drying on the pallet before you can get to it? i do with only pencil your portrait tutorial made me to apply colors so thank you again will.. my landscape painting of your technique, Hi Gowtham, pleased you found the lessons helpful, youve mixed a great selections of greens and the muted purple in the background works really well to add depth to your painting. Several questions, Do you recommend doing the mixing on the stay wet palette or a hard one and then transfer to the stay wet. Hi, Great to see your website. Allo Will So glad to have found you. Tell me how please? Paint manufacturers have the urge to constantly produce a new variety or shade of pigment. Thankyou !!! Wish I d seen your tutorial first! If you are using student quality paints they will be thinner in consistency so will water down quicker than the artist quality heavy body paints I demonstrate with. Using a 3B pencil, sketch out the image to work from. Just found your utube tutorials and website! Colour choice was limited, the vivid bright colours found in acrylics today just werent available, and pigment choice paid an integral part in the painting process. Ive already done that here, and you can watch a how to do it video on how to apply a coloured ground for acrylic painting video. This morning I am happier. First of all, thanks very much for all your videos, for newbie like me, your demo instructions and tips are so valuable! I was wondering if you had any videos that would help me understand how to do an Impressionist still life painting? Ive had a quick look at your painting and the colours are looking great. Looking forward to trying your courses once Ive got started dabbling. Youre welcome Fulya, encouraged but not intimidated is perfect to hear! Hello Will: After completing your cherry tutorial the next on my list to tackle was your landscape. Nice to hear from you, there are no silly questions when starting painting! The yellow paper, is yellow ochre paint that has been applied to create a coloured ground onto the canvas. Thanks and keep up the great work! But I would like to ask if the paint dries out can it still be changed back into liquid. It uses oil and I use acrylic. Hi will. Pleased youve been enjoying the website. Not just aesthetically but as a sign of power.
Just wondering if you are using open acrylics? Good one Zunera, so pleased you achieved some good results with the landscape painting. Would anyone have any suggestions about what one could-or should-do in such circumstances, to try to approximate the desired colour as best as possible? BUT I stumbled onto your website and youtube videos today I watched EVERY video and now am beginning the process of going through your blog. Step 2 Okay, the second step is to draw out the basic shapes that weve got here. The picture im following has larger mountains. Will, I also meant to tell you that I REALLY like your work great stuff! Thanks Elinor. Ive gotten a bit bored with photography and photoshop so its time to give the brush a try. So there, line that up. Also i live in Germany so i cant buy the exact paint you use plus i have a small budget. See: The importance of contrast in painting. Are you unwittingly committing a compositional cardinal sin? The pigment Ultramarine blue famously used to be more expensive than gold. Are you using an extender or open paints? Cheers, Will. Ill try and cover this subject in a future post as it can be tricky to start with, Will p.s Ive just had an email to say youve signed up for my Art of acrylics Still life painting course which is brilliant to have you on board!