Learn how to paint backgrounds in acrylic. I have three easy ideas for how to paint backgrounds in acrylic to share with you. Background acrylic painting is a great way to add some interest to your acrylic paintings.
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The spring painting tutorial is a great way for you to practice and improve your acrylic painting skills. I offer FREE painting lessons with acrylics on YouTube - through my channel Jackie Partridge Art and exclusive painting lessons with acrylics to members on my mailing list twice a year.
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Where to store your art supplies is an important consideration when you are designing your art studio. You want to properly store art supplies so you can easily find and access them and so that the art supplies remain in good condition. Not storing your art supplies properly can result in wasting time looking for them and wasting money as material can dry out or become damaged.
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The best art supplies to buy can vary widely depending on your specific interests and artistic style, but here are some essential art supplies that are commonly recommended for various types of artists. Think about your budget and your needs and research what art supplies will be the best for you!
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Art Coaching for acrylic painting is a great way to help you improve your acrylic painting skills quickly and effectively. As a graduate from university and a Master of Fine Arts I have learned and spent years focusing on improving my painting skills. Participating in art coaching is a great way to skip the struggle and become a better painter. I offer art coaching for beginners and intermediate painters in a one on one or discounted for a couple, group or family like siblings. If you love painting and want to improve quickly keep reading to see if art coaching is right for you!
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Sky Pictures at Night Paintings are great painting tutorials for acrylic beginner painters to try. When you are painting night time pictures it is important to reference sky pictures at night to help create a more realistic acrylic painting. Simply print some sky picture at night or follow along to the night time acrylic painting tutorials mentioned below! Try these awesome sky pictures at night paintings for beginners!
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Setting up a studio at home can be an exciting and rewarding project. Whether you're a painter, sculptor, illustrator, or any other type of artist, here are steps to help you create a productive and inspiring at-home art studio. Here are the steps to help you get started with setting up a basic home studio.
In this free painting tutorial for my mailing list we will be painting an apple in acrylics. I send out a new exclusive free painting tutorial every fall and every spring to my mailing list.
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I have a small art studio and want to share some small art studio ideas that help you make the most out of the space that you have. Here are some small art studio ideas to get you thinking about when creating your art studio space!
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What type of easel should I buy? Is a question I get asked all the time. Let me help you make the decision by explaining the different types of easels and the pros and cons for each one. I don’t want you to have to ask what type of easel should I buy? Again. Learn about the different types of easels.
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Learn how to paint clouds in acrylic with a palette knife. You can learn how to paint clouds in acrylic as a beginner painter. By painting better clouds you will be able to paint better landscape paintings. Painting clouds in acrylic with a palette knife allows you to paint some really nice texture. Keep reading to learn how to paint clouds in acrylic!
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Learn how to paint a river with these easy steps. Try this acrylic tutorial with this simple painting with artist Jackie Partridge. How to paint a river with a palette knife is easy! I will show you step by step landscape painting with a palette knife in this acrylic tutorial! Learn palette painting techniques below for how to paint a river.
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Learn how to paint daisies in this painting for springtime. Learn how to mix a variety of greens for the grasses and the details of the daisies in the field.
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9 different brushstrokes you can add in your simple strokes painting. These 9 different brushstrokes will help elevate your acrylic paintings and take them to the next level. Learn what the 9 different brushstrokes are.
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Mixing colours activities are a great way to practice and develop your colour mixing skills. These mixing colours activities work well for beginner acrylic painters and for kids. They can be used with students in the classroom. Although I demo acrylic paint in the videos you can use an assortment of media like watercolour paint or tempera.
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I have written an art portfolio pdf all about how to create a successful art portfolio application for high school students applying to colleges and university art programs. You can learn more about this art portfolio pdf here.
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Each January is a time where I like to plan my year and think about my goals but also the time I will need to complete those goals. It is important to consider these tips for planning your year and learn how to plan your year to be able to help you reach your goals.
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Here are some painting snow in acrylic tips to help you to paint better snow! Painting snow can be hard especially for kids or beginner painters. I have gathered some of my painting snow in acrylics tutorials to help you to paint better snow.
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Here are some tips for painting with stencils so that you can create a beautiful painting with clean lines. Painting with stencils can be challenging and as an artist I wanted to share my tips for painting with stencils with you.
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Learn how to do a lemon acrylic painting in this blog post. A lemon painting on canvas is an easy painting to try for a beginner painter.
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