TOP TEN Acrylic Painting TIPS For Beginners | DO's and DON'Ts to Becoming a Better Painter

This video is all about sharing my top ten tips for acrylic painting and some of my Do's and Don'ts that helped me become a better painter. I hope you enjoy the video and if you have any other tips or tricks for your painting please add them in the comments!

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Intro (0:00)
Choosing a Canvas (0:34)
Prime Your Canvas (1:35)
Use Different Brushes (2:20)
Choosing Paints (3:24)
Keep Paint Wet (4:04)
Use Little Water (5:12)
Work in Layers (7:04)
Mixing Colours (7:38)
Paint What You See (8:45)
Clean up (11:05)
Thanks (12:28)

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[kittygipson]

I like all the things you said as I have been painting for 25 years now am not doing it on a daily basis, I know that I should be, but life gets in the way, and now that I'm a widow I can have more time to paint, so my greaving process will be a little easier for me . My husband was WWll veteran and I lost him in July at the age of 99, I miss him so much, as he enjoyed watching me painting and went to classes in town . That's was before I found a lot of different artists, like yourself that give so much good instruction. Each one of you have your own personal style and I can use all of them in a painting style to fit my needs. Will send you a picture of my very first painting, and I had on real instruction on how to get started, as the teacher had 15 others that were asking for her help, .. when she came to me she said just follow what the paper instruction said, so I did, but put my own spin on it. I hope that I can send you the picture, am not teck savi but will try.

[HowToVideosTutorials]

”Paint what you see, not what you think you see.” - That was probably the best piece of advice I ever received in a painting class, while I was working on my graphic arts degree. And you are the first person I’ve ever heard quote that exactly. I do think of that often, and thank you for reminding me.

[jurgenvollrath]

I’m 73 and was a performing artist and picked up my first brush 2 years ago. Thank you for these tips they really help me.

[julienielsen]

Learning to mix colors is so important. It took me years to realize I should have been following the basics of mixing the basic colors "red, blue, yellow" making a color wheel etc. That improved my painting. Mixing my own blacks from colors like ultramarine blue, and burnt umber, or alizarine crimson. etc. I still use straight black from the tube sometimes But, it looks more natural if mixed for things like landscapes. I also keep a journal of the colors I mix in a little sketch book. That way I can write down what paints I'm using to mix the color I paint a swatch of in the sketchbook. I also paint color wheels in it of different reds, blues and yellows. Just good to get to know how different colors work together.

[Kyomiibrown]

All good tips! If anyone is reading, don’t buy a staywet palette because you can make one by using an airtight plastic container, flat cellulose kitchen sponge(s) and freezer or cooking paper.
Wet the sponge(s) and wring them out a bit but leaving them damp, cover the bottom of your airtight container with the sponge(s) then cover the sponge(s) with the freezer or cooking paper and put your blobs of paint on top of the paper. Lightly mist the paint blobs. You can periodically mist the paint during painting but it must be done by a fine mist spray, not a normal spray bottle. Then when you have had enough of painting, mist again and put the lid on to seal.
If you won’t be painting for a few days just check the sponge underneath is still damp after a few days, and spray the sponge if it’s dry or put it under the tap and wring out. Put your paper with the paint back on top, lightly mist and reseal. I managed 12 weeks of doing this when I became too ill to paint. Replace sponge if you spot any mould on them.

[lynnsarraille]

Using dawn dish soap and an old toothbrush with warm water helps me wash my used brushes when I'm cleaning them. Of course, brush out the old paint by using the tooth brush from the base of the paint brush out to the tips. Loved the hand soap idea to reshape a brush. Thank-you!

[nishasebastian]

I am a beginner in painting . I didn’t draw anything for years . Now I want to try it more often and your tips encouraged me a lot to start it beautifully . Thank you !

[webmasterZLCB]

Great tips, I wrote down all the tips that were new to me ... I'm hoping to start painting again after a 40+ year break. And I had never used acrylics. Most appreciated!

[Emma-pvrr]

This video was extremely helpful. I've got a boyfriend, and his dog of nearly a decade passed away just before him and I met. He loved this dog very much and still talks about him all the time. I've always been a decent sketch artist and have begun branching out with different utensils, one idea that's been recurring is to try painting his dog...I want it to actually look realistic and personal, not just like a dog that looks similar to his. Never having painted before, I have no idea what I'm getting myself into with fabricating this idea and your videos have been very helpful to have predispositions of materials, methods, and techniques. Thank you! If there are any tips anyone has for painting shorter fur that would be great. (The dog is a white short-haired pitbull, very handsome, and I want to do him justice in artform)

[katemccarthy]

You are spot about Painting from memory. Having done that many times I realised it is one of the ways I have held myself back from creating good paintings. Thank you 😊😊

[AnimalArtbyTerraCotta]

Appreciate the solid logic you gave to support each tip, esp as even though I paint a bit, I didn't know why for some of what I do. Really insightful and thank you! 👍

[kimrasmussen]

just a tip, I use little lids from empty pill bottles as little covers on my palette over each blob of paint color, many of my paints are still wet for my next session, usually paint every day, sometimes more than once.

[Duskysky]

Excellent tips especially tip 1.... when I bought my first canvas I didn't see it's edges so I ended up buying a crooked one

[lisafenno]

Stumbled on your videos, so nice to see an acrylic Painter doing videos

[biya_.journals]

Tip #9 was really helpful. Nobody talks about it and I guess it will really help to make the painting looked realistic . 👍🏼

[susankelly]

Thank you for these tips. Love the one about the canvasses. I thought they were all the same and about the primer as well. I bought the Galeria one you have there and it makes a vast difference alright. The first time I tried I painting straight onto the canvas. And I thiught give me paper anyday but I know better now. It pays to put that extra time and money into it. If im going to do it I'll do it well or not at all. Honestly I had no idea there was so many primers and mediums for different things until I got into YouTube Thank God for it. . God bless Susan 🙏👍🎨😀

[ZadenZane]

5:12 I always wipe my brushes before swooshing them in water. It gets most of the paint off first and keeps the water clean and clear for so much longer!
Sometimes I paint acrylics using a waterbrush. Not so much on canvas where you need thicker layers but on paper when I'm colouring illustrations and using acrylic paint as if it's gouache

[LiceoRios]

One of the best tutorials for the basic beginners supply line up...very simple and to the point...easy to grasp...and the best part was the music 🎶...finally something upbeat and progressive...OMG...please keep that vibe...in my opinion activates and ope s the minds eye for creativity...love it

[OutrageousAspect]

Don't store your wet brush upside down in a pot, the water gets into the ferrule and wrecks the brush, that's the other reason you don't rest your brush in the water pot. It weakens the glue binding the bristles together, often weakens the glue holding the ferrule to the handle, and if your brush handle is wooden it will likely swell and or split, unless you want to destroy your brushes.. then have fun

[susanlangford]

I am painting again after 7 years of hiatus.
Your video was extremely helpful in reigniting my enthusiasm.
Thank you.🎉