How To Blend Acrylic Paint That's DRIED! 3 Easy Ways ✔️

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Blending acrylic paints can be tricky. You want to get that smooth, even finished look. Something seamless! But what happens if the paint has already dried? What if you have a hard edge that you hate and want to cover up? These three methods can be used to blend your acrylics. They will give you different results, and you need to consider which is best for your specific subject matter. What is the final look you want? I'd recommend testing these out for yourself before you work on your painting! Not only so you can see for yourself, but to practice and feel comfortable before approaching your final work.

The key really with all of these is layering. Go lightly, and build up the layers depending on what you need. Acrylic paints dry so quickly, and you can use a hair dryer between your layers too if you want to quicken the process.

CHAPTERS:
00:00 Introduction
00:24 Blending acrylics with a sponge
02:55 Blending acrylics with water
04:48 Blending acrylics with dry brush
06:33 Bonus! Blending acrylics wet in wet

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[Cove_Blue]

I would love more on acrylics. I worked for many years in oils but have a chronic illness that she can't support that anymore so I've had to switch to acrylics and I feel like a beginner again. It's a totally different beast but even harder to learn because I keep wanting to work them like oils! So, yes please! More of this!

[judiwild]

Thanks for the tip on blending into dry acrylic paint. That helps me alot🎉

[nicholascaldwell]

If you're having trouble with blending a light colour onto a dark one, mixing an intermediate hue between the two and laying that down first can help. For very smooth transitions (and if if you've got all day) you can build up multiple intermediate stages and glaze over an extremely thin wash of the target colour over the top. Probably works better on smaller pieces to be honest...

[GoldCoastArtSchool]

*If you want to blend your paint, but it's dried, what do you do?* Let's go through 3 easy methods to solve this problem! Check out the timestamps to jump to your preferred bit:
CHAPTERS:
00:00 Introduction
00:24 Blending acrylics with a sponge
02:55 Blending acrylics with water
04:48 Blending acrylics with dry brush
06:33 Bonus! Blending acrylics wet in wet

See you next week! 🙂 Jess

[lyvsix]

Ufff they all look very bad, honestly you have to blend while it is still damp, once it has dried up you can try but it will never look as good as with wet paint.