How to Make Your Own Raw Umber Dark

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/ By Matt Philleo

Raw umber dark is my favorite color. In this video, I’ll show you how to make your own.

It’s a wonderful pigment for creating rich, dark values, shadows and skin tones in your acrylic portrait. But, to my knowledge, you can only buy it at Nova Color. So, many artists following my method don’t have this color to use. However, I will show you how to mix your own using a few colors you should have on hand.

Let me know how this helps! I teach the classical or at least the pseudo-classical acrylic glazing technique you know that I love my raw umber dark. I don’t know what I would do without raw umber dark it’s like the chocolate and peanut butter part of my painting. I mean I’ve got to have it I went without real amber dark for a little while or pretty close to going without rob or dark because I ordered a bunch of paint from nova color.

It’s a completely different color, and I don’t know what I’d do without my raw umber dark, I figured, hey, there’s a lot of people who watch my videos, and a lot of students overseas who can’t buy raw umber dark because it appears to be only manufactured by nova color, and that’s where I order all of my paints from, but a lot of people overseas can’t get it.

Watch my tutorial to learn more about how to make your own raw umber dark.

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Thank you so much for taking the time to read this tutorial and watch the video. That means a lot to me. I hope you find it very helpful in your portrait painting.

Yours for Better Portraits,

P.S. Did you find this post helpful or encouraging? If so, send it on ahead! Let others know with the share buttons below. I’d love to hear your comments. Thank you so much! Also, do you have a question on acrylic portrait painting you’d like answered? Let me know, and I’d be happy to help!

First Steps of Painting Trees and Grass in Your Acrylic Portrait

It’s important to know how to paint greenery in your acrylic portrait.

You’ll probably be asked to do it at some point or just desire to, because it’s in your reference photo and looks beautiful! Let me show you how to it, using the acrylic glazing technique, in this video. I also have a step-by-step process you can follow, below. 🙂

How to Paint Foliage (Trees, Grass, Shrubs, etc) in the Background of Your Acrylic Portrait

1. Sketch in the major dark value (shadow) shapes first.

2. Go over those shapes with a glaze of raw umber dark, ultramarine blue and a bit of raw sienna (less chromatically intense mixture)

3. Apply a glaze of phthalo blue, raw sienna, and Indian yellow over the entire area of foliage (this will be your mid tone)

4. Bridge the shadows into the mid tone by using a color that is a mix of steps 2 and 3, and overlapping out of the boundaries of the shadows.

5. Continue adding more layers like this, and finally add highlights using phthalo blue, titanium white and indian yellow Keep in mind the actual color mixture might vary based on the specific kind of foliage you are painting, the lighting scenario (is it sunlit or cloudy) and how far away the foliage is. Remember, cool colors recede, warmer colors come forward. Foliage that is far away will usually be lighter in value and more bluish in color.

Watch my tutorial to learn more about what would be the first steps of painting trees and grass in your acrylic portrait.

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I’d love to hear your thoughts on this video. Please share it with your friends and family. Let me know if you have any further questions. I’ll greatly help you.

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Thank you so much for taking the time to read this tutorial and watch the video. That means a lot to me. I hope you find it very helpful in your portrait painting.

Yours for Better Portraits,

P.S. Did you find this post helpful or encouraging? If so, send it on ahead! Let others know with the share buttons below. I’d love to hear your comments. Thank you so much! Also, do you have a question on acrylic portrait painting you’d like answered? Let me know, and I’d be happy to help!

Blocking In Skin Tone Values Using the Glazing Technique

Skin tones can be challenging, as all portrait artists know.

But I’ve discovered that using micro-layers of acrylic, diluted with matte medium, can really help you to build up volume on your faces as you paint. Skin tones and values go hand-in-hand. You always want to be thinking about tonal value (the range of how light and dark a color is) BEFORE you apply it. Then, you want to make sure you apply it in the right place on your face that you’re painting.

Watch my free video tutorial to learn more about the blocking in skin tone values using the glazing technique.

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I’d love to hear your thoughts on this video. Please share it with your friends and family. Let me know if you have any further questions. I’ll greatly help you.

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Thank you so much for taking the time to read this tutorial and watch the video. That means a lot to me. I hope you find it very helpful in your portrait painting.

Yours for Better Portraits,

P.S. Did you find this post helpful or encouraging? If so, send it on ahead! Let others know with the share buttons below. I’d love to hear your comments. Thank you so much! Also, do you have a question on acrylic portrait painting you’d like answered? Let me know, and I’d be happy to help!

Use this Secret Color to Paint Vibrant Reds in Your Acrylic Portrait

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/ By Matt Philleo

Did you know there’s a certain color you can add to your reds to make it more vibrant as you paint in acrylic?

In this video, using my 24 x 30 acrylic portrait of 30 people as an example, I’ll show you what the color is and how to apply it. It will make your reds pop!

Watch my tutorial to learn more on how to use the secret color to paint vibrant reds in your acrylic portrait.

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I’d love to hear your thoughts on this video. Please share it with your friends and family. Let me know if you have any further questions. I’ll greatly help you.

If you’d like to learn more, sign up for my free email tips and video class today.

Learn How to Paint Acrylic Portraits With My Free Mini-Video Course!

Thank you so much for taking the time to read this tutorial and watch the video. That means a lot to me. I hope you find it very helpful in your portrait painting.

Yours for Better Portraits,

P.S. Did you find this post helpful or encouraging? If so, send it on ahead! Let others know with the share buttons below. I’d love to hear your comments. Thank you so much! Also, do you have a question on acrylic portrait painting you’d like answered? Let me know, and I’d be happy to help!

Glazing Background Colors and More in Acrylic

/ Backgrounds Glazing Video Tutorial
/ By Matt Philleo

How do you glaze your background colors in acrylic?

I’ll demonstrate how I painted with glazing background colors and more in acrylic. I am working on a 30 x 40 acrylic portrait painting of Moses and Hur in an Amalekite battle, using the glazing technique to create vibrant effects of luminosity and depth.

I am adding some shading to get some warmer tones, and I will work on the background color, warmer tones for the clouds, some of the cool blues of the sky, and more acrylic. We will also work on Moses’ cloak as well.

Watch my tutorial below to learn more about the glazing background colors and more in acrylic.

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I’d love to hear your thoughts on this video. Please share it with your friends and family. Let me know if you have any further questions. I’ll greatly help you.

If you’d like to learn more, sign up for my free email tips and video class today.

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Thank you so much for taking the time to read this tutorial and watch the video. That means a lot to me. I hope you find it very helpful in your portrait painting.

Yours for Better Portraits,

P.S. Did you find this post helpful or encouraging? If so, send it on ahead! Let others know with the share buttons below. I’d love to hear your comments. Thank you so much! Also, do you have a question on acrylic portrait painting you’d like answered? Let me know, and I’d be happy to help!

How to Paint White Clothing in Your Acrylic Portrait

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/ By Matt Philleo

Painting clothing can be tricky, especially when the color is white.

How do you make it look realistic? What shadows do you use? Let me show you in this brief video tutorial, using my commissioned 24 x 30 acrylic portrait of 30 people as an example!

Watch my tutorial to learn more about how to paint white clothing in your acrylic portrait.

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I’d love to hear your thoughts on this video. Please share it with your friends and family. Let me know if you have any further questions. I’ll greatly help you.

If you’d like to learn more, sign up for my free email tips and video class today.

Learn How to Paint Acrylic Portraits With My Free Mini-Video Course!

Thank you so much for taking the time to read this tutorial and watch the video. That means a lot to me. I hope you find it very helpful in your portrait painting.

Yours for Better Portraits,

P.S. Did you find this post helpful or encouraging? If so, send it on ahead! Let others know with the share buttons below. I’d love to hear your comments. Thank you so much! Also, do you have a question on acrylic portrait painting you’d like answered? Let me know, and I’d be happy to help!

How to Easily Transition from a Sketch to a Painting

/ Real Time Tutorial Uncategorized Video Tutorial
/ By Matt Philleo

Once they apply paint, many artists struggle with losing proportions and likeness in their sketch. I want to help you with that.

If you’re new to the acrylic glazing technique or have never heard of it before, let me introduce you to it. I’ll show you how to use it to slowly, predictably transition from your sketch into a painting. Without the frustration! This video is about how to make the transition from a sketch to a painting look realistic. It features step-by-step instructions and techniques that are helpful for beginner and experienced artists alike.

Watch my tutorial to learn more about how to easily transition from a sketch to a painting.

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I’d love to hear your thoughts on this video. Please share it with your friends and family. Let me know if you have any further questions. I’ll greatly help you.

If you’d like to learn more, sign up for my free email tips and video class today.

Learn How to Paint Acrylic Portraits With My Free Mini-Video Course!

Thank you so much for taking the time to read this tutorial and watch the video. That means a lot to me. I hope you find it very helpful in your portrait painting.

Yours for Better Portraits,

P.S. Did you find this post helpful or encouraging? If so, send it on ahead! Let others know with the share buttons below. I’d love to hear your comments. Thank you so much! Also, do you have a question on acrylic portrait painting you’d like answered? Let me know, and I’d be happy to help!

How to Block In Shading and Skin Tones in Your Acrylic Portrait

/ Blocking-In Glazing Real Time Tutorial Video Tutorial
/ By Matt Philleo

How do you block in shading and skin tones in acrylic?

Watch my tutorial to learn more about how to block in shading and skin tones in your acrylic portrait.

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I’d love to hear your thoughts on this video. Please share it with your friends and family. Let me know if you have any further questions. I’ll greatly help you.

If you’d like to learn more, sign up for my free email tips and video class today.

Learn How to Paint Acrylic Portraits With My Free Mini-Video Course!

Thank you so much for taking the time to read this tutorial and watch the video. That means a lot to me. I hope you find it very helpful in your portrait painting.

Yours for Better Portraits,

P.S. Did you find this post helpful or encouraging? If so, send it on ahead! Let others know with the share buttons below. I’d love to hear your comments. Thank you so much! Also, do you have a question on acrylic portrait painting you’d like answered? Let me know, and I’d be happy to help!

Archive Monthly Archives: February 2023

Raw umber dark is my favorite color. In this video, I’ll show you how to make your own.

It’s important to know how to paint greenery in your acrylic portrait.

Skin tones can be challenging, as all portrait artists know.

Did you know there’s a certain color you can add to your reds to make it more vibrant as you paint in acrylic?

How do you glaze your background colors in acrylic?

Painting clothing can be tricky, especially when the color is white.

Once they apply paint, many artists struggle with losing proportions and likeness in their sketch. I want to help you with that.

How do you block in shading and skin tones in acrylic?