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Four easy acrylic painting techniques to practice
by Simon Morris I am a freelance writer.Acrylic painting today interests both
youngsters and grownups! You don’t have to be or become a prolific painter to
experiment with acrylic paints. However, if you have taken an interest in this
painting form, you can make use of some of the simple techniques to create
beautiful painting pieces.
1. Make scraped backgrounds
Scraped backgrounds are a simple acrylic
painting idea that you
can try! It's fun, and you can complete it fast as well. You can create various
background pages with this technique. All you need is a flat object. For that,
you can choose a canvas, an old gift card or cardboard that's not in proper use
anymore. After that, you can get a few dabs of the acrylic paint and gently
spread it all across the flat surface. This layering is easy and helps you to
create several art pieces. You can use scraped backgrounds on various objects
and directions. You can paint side to side or up and down. Simply, take the
flat object and experiment with the paint. You can also keep blending to create
different effects.
2. Add more texture
One of the best acrylic painting techniques is
adding textures!
It’s a great choice when you are developing mixed media art. You can add
textures in several ways using acrylic paint. You may also attach various
things to get the desired texture in your painting. It is one of the most well-designed
ways to repurpose multiple items in and around your house.
You can use ribbons, tape, string, paper
pieces, and many more! You can paint all these using acrylic paints. Make use
of matter or glue medium for attaching the items before painting. You will get
the desired texture you want.
3. Underpainting
Most people also love to use the underpainting
technique with acrylic paints. Here you paint the initial layer in a single
color. Once the color dries, you can add another color layer as well. Once the
first layer dries off, it might not blend with the fresh paint layer. However,
it will gradually show the second layer. You can execute this tactic using
multiple ways and for various projects as well. This technique allows you to
use one color and get multiple shades of the same.
Through the underpainting technique, you can
develop several layers. It is more so when you are painting objects and scenes.
You might find it easy to start with a single color and gradually expanding the
same with layers and adding various colors. The initial layer you made will
show through in different ways. It creates a multi-layer that effect that you
may like on the canvas.
4. The sprays and splatters
One of the best ways to use acrylic paints is
through sprays and splatters. It helps in creating multiple effects. Though
sometimes, it can turn out to be messy, it's ample fun. However, ensure that
the paint gets watered down so that it doesn’t clog the spray nozzle.
There are several other ways to use acrylic
paints. You can start with the techniques mentioned above and add other methods
along the way.
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About Simon Morris 
I am a freelance writer.
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