How to paint a poppy with acrylic and mixed media

How to paint a poppy with acrylic and mixed media

See more free demos at br I made a movie showing the process for one of my latest painting, I took my video camera to the studio, recorded most of the process (except a few slides at the beginning and at the end) and then increased the movie frame rate about 8 times.br br It was interesting for me to see the process as I seem to be improvising less than what I was thinking I would be. Perhaps it is the effect of the acceleration but it looks like I have a plan br br For this painting I added a lot of layers then at one point you see me scrubbing the background to remove some of the paint because I wanted an aged look and also recover some of my original layers.br br Towards the end of the movie I add layers of dry pastels also, I like mixing acrylics and pastels, these medium work well together, they are both mat and pastel adheres well to the acrylic surface.br See demonstration on my blog : br Sign up for my newsletter here to receive updates about upcoming exhibitions, new videos and demonstrations and open studios. : br ARTiful : Painting demonstrationsbr eBook (PDF for Adobe Digital Editions), 216 Pagesbr Price: $14.50 : br ARTiful : Painting demonstrationsbr Paperback, 216 pagesbr You can now own a printed version of the demonstrations, and bring it to the studio !br 2 years of painting demonstrations in one book.br Price: $76.


User: Sandrine Pelissier

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Uploaded: 2012-07-18

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