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Work in fast circular motions to blend the blue. Then apply more primary blue in circular strokes on the outer part of the light blue circle. Gently brush over the “transition” multiple times to blend it. Then grab some more white (not too much) on your brush and paint over the area where the light blue and white transition. Mix it together to make a light blue.Īpply the light blue in a circular direction around the white circle. Simply grab a small amount of blue on your brush that already has the white on it. Then on your palette, mix a light blue color. Start by painting a medium size white circle anywhere on your surface.

I use this technique a lot for backgrounds of paintings! Basically you are doing blending but going in a circular motion so the colors are lightest at the circle and blend out darker.

This is a technique you can use to paint an entire sky for a painting that has a sunset! Technique 2 : Circular Wet-On-Wet Blending Gently blend it up into the yellow and paint over the transition area multiple times until it blends. If you wanted to continue on with white, rinse your brush then apply the titanium white below the yellow. Tip: have a rag handy to wipe off your brush when it gets “over loaded” Gently work the yellow up painting over the transition multiple times so it will blend. Load it in just the yellow and add the yellow below your orange. Tip: it’s okay to load a tiny bit of water into your brush to increase the flow and if your paint seems to be drying fast. Then apply it below the pink and blend up into the pink. Mix light pink with yellow on your palette to create an orange hue. I did not rinse my brush, I just grabbed some yellow and mixed it together.

To get from the magenta to the yellow, it may be best to mix the pink and yellow on your palette to get an orange color first. The wet paint from the lighter pink blends into the wet paint from the darker pink. You will have to stroke over it multiple times until it blends together. Then paint up and gently blend that lighter pink into the darker pink. Start below the color you are blending and then work your way up into the color. Then, without rinsing your brush, load it in medium magenta.Īpply the horizontal strokes below the darker magenta. Try to apply an even amount of paint on your surface (not too thick but not too thin). I also used a 3/4″ flat wash brush.įirst load your brush with quinacridone and paint left and right strokes. In this demonstration I used the colors: quinacridone magenta, medium magenta, lemon yellow and titanium white. I did this technique with my Sunset Hot Air Balloons Painting Tutorial. This technique is often used for skies, sunsets and filling an entire background.

#IS ACRYLIC PAINTING DONE DARK RO LIGHT HOW TO#

How To Blend Acrylic Paint Technique 1: Horizontal Wet-On-Wet Blending They are a little pricier and are called “open acrylics”.

You can use paint that already has a “slow dry” medium into it.

You can mix a “slow dry medium” into your paint and that will slow the drying time to make the paint more workable for blending.

You can use a “Stay Wet” palette which basically utilizes a wet sponge underneath that keeps the paints moist.

You can use a fine mist spray on your palette to make sure the paints on your palette are not drying fast.

Here are some ways you can slow the drying time so you can work more on your blending: This is a VERY common frustration for beginners. You may find that your paint is drying too fast while you are trying to blend. This type of blending is an effective technique and the fasted way to blend! However, it does require you to work fast. Basically that means you will be blending the colors together while they are still wet. The technique discussed in this post is “wet on wet” blending.