4 Ways to Blend Acrylic Paints: Blending for Beginners Acrylics Painting Tutorial

Learn how to paint with different types of acrylic paint in this free step by step acrylic painting demo by Angela Anderson. Easy to follow instructions will help you learn the special characteristics of acrylic paints. Master blending techniques using 3 kinds of acrylics: craft acrylics, student quality and professional heavy body acrylics. Learn the qualities of each kind of acrylic paint.
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[johnbyers]

Angela, this was so helpful! Thank you! Great advice, especially the lifting example, which is my nemesis!

[ruthwietmarschen]

Thanks Angela a great help for novice painters!

[malgozata]

Thank you Angela and Mark. I am just starting out and this video is super helpful. I really appreciate it. Thank you very much.

[JanineKearns]

I am a newbie and a friend suggested your YouTube channel. Thanks for posting these videos for people like me. I am so inspired!

[timkeagy]

Thanks, Angela. I just started to paint. On my 5th painting. the first two were craft paints and the second 2 were medium body acrylics. I like mediums. I look forward to trying the heavy bodies also. I have mixed the first two bodies I have on my last painting and it did really well.

[tarheelk]

Thank You Angela and Mark for this tutorial. I am new to painting (about 2 months) and I have struggled with this some. I was nervous about using too much water, during the blending process and now I see that, was a lot of my problem. I can go much thinner at the beginning because I can and more layers to get proper coverage. Thanks a bunch, I Appreciate It! Keith

[julielowery]

thanks Angela for these helpful techniques. A problem I'm having is with fine lines. I can't seem to get them to flow well. I mostly use the Liquitex basics & my fine lines seem to dry up very quickly as I create them. I can't seem to add the right consistancy of water. I'm wondering if I should something to help it flow rather than just water.

[crystaestrella]

This is so helpful! This is the second video of yours that I have watched, and I LOVE your channel! Thank you 💖

[lesleyastridge]

Thank you Angela & Mark for such a helpful demo. I never really understood the difference between the different grades but I do now. Thanks again.

[BarbArden]

I started off with the Apple Barrel and Folk Art from Walmart and soon discovered the Floating Medium... it's wonderful!

[brucemyers]

Thanks Angela. This was VERY informative!

[nancybodkin]

Thank you Angela, This has been one of my problems. Blending shadow on flower petals. It is so frustrating. I am going to try to first put my solid color and my lighter color right on top of it and blend down. I find this so hard even with different mediums. keep trying is all i can do!!! I wont give up!!! Thank you again Nancy

[louisejames]

Thanks for the tutorial, definitely made the blending techniques clearer, I use both student grade and heavy body and have struggled with the differences between them but now feel much more confident 😁

[taniarodrigues]

Boa noite Angela I love yours painting!

[angelable]

Thank you Angela. From Angie in Florida

[suethomas]

Hey mark and Angela. Happy Halloween! Thanks for taking the time on Halloween to do a tutorial. It was very informative. I think the good craft paints cover as well as the more expensive ones. I did Tole painting for years with the craft paints you have and I know pieces that are still hanging outside peoples houses in good condition. Lol I learned to paint with Ceramcoat paints. They have always been the best in craft paints. But thanks again . Hope you had Halloween fun. Hugs to you and mark.

[ashleyrojas]

Can floetrol work as a glazing medium?

[MHarenArt]

I have to tell you, I've been using the craft paint and thought I'd try the Liquitex Basics.  I'm not fond of the thicker paints.  Yes, I have to add another coat sometimes, but hen you're doing lots of layers it mostly doesn't matter.  I have found that I have to use MORE of the Liquitex paint, at least it seems that way.  If I were to switch to a higher quality paint, I would use Golden Fluid.  Now, for sure, color is an issue with the craft paint, as the brand I use doesn't even make Pthalo colors or even Burnt Sienna  (I do have Burnt Umber) so I have to make do and have found ways to mix my own.  So unless people start offering me a lot money for my paintings, I'll keep using the craft acrylics.  If you have any interest, you can see the results I get with craft paint here at my photo album.  (Been using apple barrel).

[wendyambrose]

Hello Mark and Angela from Wendy in Australia

[CrixJoki]

First, happy halloween :)
2nd, thank you! this was really helpful for my noob painting brain ;)