Realistic Acrylic Portrait School

Archive Monthly Archives: April 2024

How Do I Keep Acrylic Paint From Drying So Fast?

How Do I Keep Acrylic Paint From Drying So Fast?

How do you keep your acrylic paint from drying so quickly?

Here is a common question I get, so I am going to answer it in today’s video: 

“I have acrylic paints, but I’m a bit afraid to use them because it dries quickly. May I know how I should keep my acrylic paint from drying while I’m painting?”

My answer might surprise you.  

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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,

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P.S. Did you find this post helpful or encouraging? If so, send it in 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!

Five Fantastic Blending Techniques

Five Fantastic Blending Techniques

I’ll show you my acrylic blending techniques!

Acrylic paint can be so frustrating to work with! It is notoriously difficult to blend smoothly with this medium. During my 30 years of acrylic painting, I’ve developed some blending techniques that work really well to help you create realistic portraits or landscapes for that matter!

I call them my “Five Fantastic Blending Techniques. This video is part of a complete portrait painting course called. “Paint an Amazing Acrylic Portrait”

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Read more about how to paint a portrait that you can surely be proud of!

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,

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P.S. Did you find this post helpful or encouraging? If so, send it in 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!

30-Minute Acrylic Portrait: Profile of Woman With Dark Skin Tones and Red Hair

30-Minute Acrylic Portrait: Profile of Woman With Dark Skin Tones and Red Hair

I’ll show you a 30 minute portrait of a woman with red hair and a dark skin tone!

In this alla prima portrait of a woman with red hair and dark skin tones, we explore the contrast between the highlights and shadows on her face and hair—real time, in a half hour. Enjoy!

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Read more about how to paint a portrait that you can surely be proud of!

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,

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P.S. Did you find this post helpful or encouraging? If so, send it in 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!

30-Minute Acrylic Portrait:

30-Minute Acrylic Portrait: “Serious Self-Portrait”

I’ll show you how I do a “serious” self-portrait, alla prima.

I like the contrast and strong lighting on my face. It makes for a dynamic portrait, where it is fairly easy to build volume and form. In this video, I demonstrate how you can paint a portrait quickly, either to use as a study or the underpainting for a more polished work. Try this exercise and see what you can accomplish in a half-hour! 

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Read more about how to paint a portrait that you can surely be proud of!

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,

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P.S. Did you find this post helpful or encouraging? If so, send it in 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!

30-Minute Acrylic Portrait: Thoughtful Woman in Black

30-Minute Acrylic Portrait: Thoughtful Woman in Black

I’ll show you how  I paint an  acrylic portrait in half an hour.

I am working on a portrait of a thoughtful woman with black hair and black clothing. The strong shadows on her face and her slight smile make for a very interesting subject to paint. Follow along with me as I endeavor to quickly capture anatomy, likeness, value, and skin tones.

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Read more about how to paint a portrait that you can surely be proud of!

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,

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P.S. Did you find this post helpful or encouraging? If so, send it in 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!

5 Brush Techniques and Tips to Paint Smoothly in Acrylic

5 Brush Techniques and Tips to Paint Smoothly in Acrylic

How do you paint smoothly with your brush? 

Do you struggle to apply your layers of paint? Are you frustrated with blotchy shading? In this video, I will show you how to create smooth applications of paint and matt medium, otherwise known as glazes. 

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Read more about how to paint a portrait that you can surely be proud of!

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,

Signature_200dpi_sm.jpg

P.S. Did you find this post helpful or encouraging? If so, send it in 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!