Friday, June 28, 2013
Acrylic Paint, Why??
Why Acrylic???
Acrylic paint is a bold, dashing, bright and less smelly paint. No one likes smelly paint and I doubt you do either. Acrylic also dries fast, so your paintings are finished faster! Faster is better right?
Okay here are the pros and cons of Oil Paint and Acrylic Paint. Acrylics have way more pros than oils do. So go with acrylic, it's obvious that they're better.
Acrylic
Pros:
- dries faster
- bright colors
- bold strong colors
- easy to apply
- does not stick like glue
- can wash off your hands easily with soap
- not overly smelly; smells like...well, paint
- way cheaper, and comes in bigger bottle for less prices
Cons:
- stains clothing, uhhh, what paint doesn't stain clothing?
- dries up if not capped
Oil Paint
Pros:
- bright colors
- very strong, eye-catching colors
- comes in a large variety of different shades and tints
- more paint-like texture
Cons:
- smelly, extremely
- comes in tiny tubes, enough for a painting? Nah.
- expensive!!!
- sticks to paintbrushes like glue!
- kills your paintbrushes, literally
- stains clothing, like any other paint
- sticks to your hands for 3 days, hard to wash off even with soap!
So which is better? Depends on your opinions I guess. But for me, I'm sticking with acrylic. This is my opinions on things, so if you disagree; write your own blog.
Working With Your Brush
The Brush is A Part of You
The brush is not a force to be reckoned with, it's a force to be worked with. Think of the brush as a part of you, a part of your hand, and a part of your mind.
Forcing the brush to move paint around the canvas is not going to get you anywhere. For paint to flow smoothly, especially acrylic, add a bit of water; then the brush can easily move the paint around to where you want it to go. Practicing different strokes with one brush is a wonderful way to get to know how a brush works.
Tip: Animal Hair brushes are very, very messy and can cause little hairs to fall into the paint on your painting. No one I know wants to spend most of their painting time picking little hairs out of their masterpieces. It's not fun.
Instead: Go with the synthetic hair brushes. They usually have white, soft, plastic looking hairs.
Animal Hair Brushes
The hairs tend to fall out all the time.
Synthetic Hair Brushes
Please go with these brushes, they last longer and are less hard to handle.
The Brush
The Artist Brush or Brushes
Brushes come in a wide variety of shapes and sizes. Mostly you can do just fine with one brush, but it's nice to have a variety to create many different styles of art in one painting.
The Large Bristle Brush
This brush may be used to paint only backgrounds, but can also be used to create an entire painting all on it's own, preferably landscapes.
I mainly use this brush for painting grassy landscapes and covering canvases with a primer.
The Small Round Brush
This brush comes in very handy when you're painting small details or photo-realistic paintings. I can live on this brush alone for my artwork since both my landscapes and main subject require a lot of details.
The Fan Brush
Feel free to explore the possibilities and the extent of painting with any brush. Most art stores sell beginner packets of brushes and sponges for very affordable prices, around the ranges of $5-$10.
Thursday, June 27, 2013
Starting a New Hobby
Acrylic Painting
Painting has been a form of communicating emotions throughout history. Traditional art, art that requires no form of electronics, has been slowly replaced by the more advanced art forms of digital media. Acrylics and Oil paints are more than just "old fashioned"; they can do more, especially since newer colors and textures have emerged. Welcome to tavaloveschocolate's blog, a place where all young artists can come to learn amazing techniques on how to work with their brush, bring out colors, and express their thoughts through painting.
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