How to Blend Acrylic Paint on a LARGE Canvas | Narrated Step by Step Tutorial for Beginners

How to blend acrylic paint on a large canvas. This in-depth acrylic blending tutorial is perfect for beginners and shows a few simple techniques that can be used to achieve a beautiful blend on an oversized canvas. I will show you how to keep the paint moist, build a gradient, and smooth out brushstrokes for a soft finish.
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  • @GregLowmanArt
    @GregLowmanArt2 жыл бұрын

    Subscribe: bit.ly/2FOsrPI Join Channel: kzread.info/dron/qlKpHhdQkxegbgg9vA0Zzg.htmljoin Materials: Easel: amzn.to/3BlC8OO 36" x 48" Stretched Canvas: amzn.to/3LwY11Y Wash Brushes: amzn.to/3uEei1G Liquitex Slow-Dri Blending Aid: amzn.to/3gG2hxY Titanium White Acrylic Paint: amzn.to/33hxbdb Yellow Oxide/Ochre Acrylic Paint: amzn.to/3BhJHpr (The Amazon Associates program requires disclosure that I earn a commission when the above links are used. Thank you for supporting the channel.)

  • @theresadockery6943
    @theresadockery694317 күн бұрын

    Thank you! I have always felt like a hot mess rushing to get my blend done and thank you for making it real! Chaotic is part of it! Great doing real time and taking time to go through all the supplies and processes.

  • @chichipotter4487
    @chichipotter448715 күн бұрын

    BEST painting tutorial ever. I have always struggled with blending - ruining many a canvas. The set up and tools are so important and the energy one must put into the technique Thank you so much for this video. I cant wait to have a crack!!! Subscribed!!

  • @febeleven
    @febeleven20 күн бұрын

    Great informative video. I love the colors you used.

  • @LSinclair
    @LSinclairАй бұрын

    Thank you so much for keeping in your ‘oopsies’ which happen to all of us, so that we can know how to deal with them, and also that will help us not feel so bad when they happens! Very kind of you and a very helpful, teaching video! 🙏

  • @tayaprince5316
    @tayaprince5316 Жыл бұрын

    Ah, finally my background came out how I intended it to. Thank you a lot!

  • @bellecraig
    @bellecraig5 ай бұрын

    This is a great tutorial, I especially appreciated the information regarding the different brushes and how to use them to achieve a smooth blend as well as how much easier it is to have multiples of right brush for each color and its particular task. I confess that I've been known to run out of brushes and forced to use the same brush for every color paint and what a disaster it turned into! Just a suggestion for those like me who don't own an easel and are working on a very large canvas like the one in this demonstration: I've been known to put a couple dining room chairs together side by side, covered with a painter's drop cloth of course, and then put a couple small eye hooks in the back inside edge of the canvas wood frame on either side, one set at the very bottom of the wood frame and a second set about a foot or so above the others, then used paracord or other thin rope threaded through the eye hooks and wrap around the chair backs so I can pull my canvas snug to keep it in place. It's not a perfect solution, especially because you need slip something under the bottom of the canvas to bring it a couple inches up off the chairs so you can paint to the very bottom edge, plus it's still kind of hard on your back, but I find it provides better access to my work and I can move from one side to the other without worrying about losing my balance and stepping on my work as I maneuver around it while it's laying on the floor. It also keeps my work from being walked on by my little jack russell terrorists (that isn't a typo). Anyway, thanks again for this tutorial, it's been a great help!

  • @arich20

    @arich20

    2 ай бұрын

    This is a really smart idea, thank you for sharing! 💡

  • @teresapresley1835
    @teresapresley18355 ай бұрын

    I have wasted so much paint trying to get the color I wanted…but came upon your video. What is in my head never turns out the same on the canvas. I was totally doing everything wrong…rather than trying to use different colors to get that gradient look, I should’ve “blended” 🤦🏼‍♀️. Not everyone explains…thank you so much!

  • @nancycrisco5503
    @nancycrisco5503 Жыл бұрын

    This is awesome! I just started working on a large canvas and I ran into every problem you mentioned! How timely to come across your video!!! Thank you!

  • @SoBashfulSoChi
    @SoBashfulSoChiАй бұрын

    very cool, thanks for sharing and explaining!

  • @trevormorris858
    @trevormorris858 Жыл бұрын

    Excellent video. I had problems with my blending. Clearly was underprepared, not enough moisture, to few brushes and not enough patience. I learnt heaps

  • @AdrianaHernandez108
    @AdrianaHernandez108 Жыл бұрын

    Love that you explained all those details at the begining🎉

  • @charpnatl
    @charpnatl Жыл бұрын

    Greg, it’s nice to see I’m not the only one who gets some cardio in while doing blending.

  • @GregLowmanArt

    @GregLowmanArt

    Жыл бұрын

    😆

  • @arich20

    @arich20

    2 ай бұрын

    LOL I felt this comment 😂

  • @mareklutz
    @mareklutz12 күн бұрын

    Thanks!

  • @johnpope1473
    @johnpope1473 Жыл бұрын

    First time painting for me in decades and started quickly running into blending problems. This is exactly guidance I was looking for - thanks for sharing.

  • @maryellenrichards391
    @maryellenrichards391 Жыл бұрын

    This is a beautiful blend. The technique looks so easy, but I have tried blending on much smaller canvases and it isn’t nearly so easy. Thanks for the tips!

  • @anne-mariedohne6098
    @anne-mariedohne609810 ай бұрын

    Thank you for this video. I just had to giggle most of the time as I'm doing a big canvas with sky blending from purple to blue to light yellow orange to deep orange and the amount of brushes, water, extender medium just everything you explained made me feel so much better that I wasn't the idiot that I thought I was!!! It feels as if the paint, canvas brushes is having fun with me grrrr! It's not an easy task and lots of frustration and wasting paint Ok now I know it's not as easy as I thought it should've/could've been and I now have the courage to tackle the blending task again!! Bless you for sharing this video.

  • @lorrietavares1669
    @lorrietavares16697 ай бұрын

    I’m so happy that I have found your channel Greg. You explain things so perfectly for me to understand and appreciate all the different ways to paint with acrylics. I been watching and learning how to pour acrylics for a couple years. Now this blending background technique is really interesting and can’t wait to attempt one. You’re so amazing at what you do. I can’t even believe how gorgeous your paintings are and the fact you’re teaching other people is sooo amazing and kind of you ❤ thank you so much

  • @kameliat7704
    @kameliat7704 Жыл бұрын

    That was so good, thanks Greg! No wonder I was struggling using only two not very big brushes on a big canvas 😄

  • @crk5657
    @crk5657 Жыл бұрын

    I had so many problems with large blends and you addressed all of the perfectly! Thank you for the video Greg

  • @inspirations2020
    @inspirations2020 Жыл бұрын

    Thanks for showing us the real fun and struggles😊

  • @ChefND
    @ChefND Жыл бұрын

    This is amazing. I feel like I should have known this but no one ever explained

  • @Kimberdenise
    @Kimberdenise4 ай бұрын

    You are very pleasant to watch😊 Thanks for the lesson

  • @misstomrs
    @misstomrs Жыл бұрын

    This is the single most helpful blending tutorial I have seen! THANK YOU.

  • @dianecharest8365
    @dianecharest83653 ай бұрын

    Thank you

  • @annleonard6180
    @annleonard6180 Жыл бұрын

    Thank you so much for doing this video, I really appreciate it, this is exactly what I’ve been searching for for the last 6 months. I’m looking to do two like this with just a horizon across the middle for my living room, the colours are stunning. I loved that you explained everything from brushes to flow medium, you’re fantastic, thanks so much 😊

  • @missdgreat9322
    @missdgreat93224 ай бұрын

    This was an AMAZING tutorial!!!!

  • @rachelsremedies2602
    @rachelsremedies26027 ай бұрын

    He’s not only good looking, he’s talented too! Thank you ! ❤❤❤

  • @MsBirdy1962
    @MsBirdy1962Ай бұрын

    Thank you so much Greg. Brilliant video and just what I’ve needed. 🥰

  • @Littelfroggies
    @LittelfroggiesАй бұрын

    Thank you soo much

  • @nikkiwhite1845
    @nikkiwhite18453 ай бұрын

    Very great demonstration! Thanks for helping!

  • @santiagohardy2728
    @santiagohardy27282 жыл бұрын

    Such a BEAUTIFUL soft blend and end result.

  • @user-sh2hk2kv5n
    @user-sh2hk2kv5n7 ай бұрын

    Thank you so much for sharing, Greg🤗 For me who is relatively new to this, it was incredibly helpful! 😁 You are also very good at explaining, so I got it right on the first try, without even a slow medium 😁 A canvas of 150#150 cm. Thank you very much! 😍 From Norway 🥰

  • @lauratherriault8097
    @lauratherriault8097 Жыл бұрын

    Loved this, so helpful having you really walk through this process step by step. Thank you so much!! :)! You're so calming!

  • @UIV7096
    @UIV70966 ай бұрын

    Great Tips before investing in art supplies and possibly ruining a paint project Ty !

  • @bethriggs9197
    @bethriggs9197 Жыл бұрын

    Wow. Exactly what I needed. Starting my first large canvas soon where I’ll be blending like this and I’m nervous about it. So thankful for this video!

  • @melindazupan9131
    @melindazupan91312 жыл бұрын

    Awesome tutorial. Thank you.🙏

  • @chandrikathapa1551
    @chandrikathapa1551 Жыл бұрын

    Simple but effective demonstration. I sure will practice this. Thank you.

  • @glendacox3254
    @glendacox3254 Жыл бұрын

    Thank you Greg, I put these tips into action and had great success with the water and sky landscape I was working on. I can’t wait to see what else you can teach this very inexperience painter.

  • @lissaclark8510
    @lissaclark8510 Жыл бұрын

    Great video! I’m planning to start my first large canvas. This helps a lot!

  • @ChapmanGriffith
    @ChapmanGriffith Жыл бұрын

    Like others I also encountered every problem you mentioned. Your instructions and demonstration is greatly appreciated. Thank you.

  • @AnonimAdres
    @AnonimAdres6 ай бұрын

    I am going to use this technique next week on a big canvas 100cm x 100cm. Thank you so much.

  • @karinfurman1004
    @karinfurman1004 Жыл бұрын

    Thank you so much! I am an oil painter but I have a huge canvas I added Gesso too so I have to work with acrylic paints! This video really helped me begin the process!

  • @debbyt250
    @debbyt250 Жыл бұрын

    i've watched a bizillion acrylic tutorials and yours are by far the most helpful to me. Thanks so much for these ;)

  • @INTHESTUDIOLifeartistically
    @INTHESTUDIOLifeartistically2 жыл бұрын

    Such a helpful video, thank you!

  • @kristylancasterhirst7915
    @kristylancasterhirst79152 жыл бұрын

    Exactly what I've been looking for. Thank you so much!

  • @GregLowmanArt

    @GregLowmanArt

    2 жыл бұрын

    np :)

  • @msargeantful
    @msargeantful Жыл бұрын

    Thank you! You’re a great teacher!

  • @dianedompierre4488
    @dianedompierre44882 жыл бұрын

    Bonjour Greg, this is a great tutorial. Thank you so much. 👏👏

  • @eexpandingawayy
    @eexpandingawayy Жыл бұрын

    This was super helpful thank you!

  • @karenvandersluis4809
    @karenvandersluis48094 ай бұрын

    This is fantastic, thank you for doing this video. I mainly a watercolor painter, but want to get into Acrylic. I have dabbled in a little mixed media, so using watercolor, acrylic and experiment has been fun. I want to start getting more serious about acrylic and watching these videos you do is great training... Can you do a XL canvas, like a 4 x 6 foot!!! So I can see what that is going to look like blended ..🙏🏻😃

  • @GregLowmanArt

    @GregLowmanArt

    3 ай бұрын

    You're welcome glad it helped & sure, planning on doing some XL paintings & murals in the future

  • @Jenny-yl2hw
    @Jenny-yl2hw Жыл бұрын

    Thank you for sharing, I appreciate your hard work..

  • @youlightupmylife9646
    @youlightupmylife96462 жыл бұрын

    Most helpful video for such a big canvas I have seen. Thanks a lot Greg.

  • @GregLowmanArt

    @GregLowmanArt

    2 жыл бұрын

    That's great! Thanks and np at all

  • @Anitas-peaceful-universe
    @Anitas-peaceful-universe3 ай бұрын

    I think you should put your canvas on an easel. It is not easy to work down there. I am not an expect , but I would do things in another way. I would start from the top or the bottom and work my way through on any size of canvas. 😇. Thanks for the video.Be prepared is good.

  • @vidhyaari4669
    @vidhyaari46692 жыл бұрын

    Wonderful tutorial

  • @bhartinagarkatti7064
    @bhartinagarkatti70642 ай бұрын

    Very nice

  • @susanburg118
    @susanburg1184 ай бұрын

    Thank you so much for showing this tutorial on blending. You’ve given me the knowledge and tutorial techniques that will absolutely help me in my art. So glad I found your channel and will be following you to see what’s next.

  • @manishagangar2368
    @manishagangar23682 жыл бұрын

    amazing. helped me a lot

  • @aprilking8092
    @aprilking8092 Жыл бұрын

    Thank you for the video. I needed to see this. Very pretty.

  • @dereklopez245
    @dereklopez245 Жыл бұрын

    Fantastic! Thanks for sharing dude

  • @do.4294
    @do.4294 Жыл бұрын

    thank you!! useful, friendly, natural, active but relaxing and most of all ...at normal speed instead of those hysterically quick tutorial videos/reels where after five seconds you stop understanding what happens - on the screen and in your brain!

  • @chimgeo4779
    @chimgeo4779 Жыл бұрын

    thank you for your great inspiration! God bless your talent and your heart! My teacher! Super Thanks!

  • @mywifetheartist
    @mywifetheartist Жыл бұрын

    Great video. Thanks for sharing.

  • @miketiscia265
    @miketiscia265 Жыл бұрын

    Thank you very much for this. I only painted with water colors up until now. And I am going to work on a 40 x 50 canvas with acrylics. This was very helpful and can’t wait to try it out. I think I will start with a few small canvases for practice first. Can’t wait to watch your other videos.

  • @angiewillsonarte
    @angiewillsonarte Жыл бұрын

    So helpful!! Gesso is not as necessary all the time... took me a long time to realize this. And u do need water or an extra medium... so many vids do not explain this. Thank u for sharing the best video on blending on large... many won’t tell u the truth about this I’ve noticed! Bravo!

  • @yousefaldusari3644
    @yousefaldusari3644 Жыл бұрын

    Thank you from Kuwait 🇰🇼 that’s really helpful ❤️

  • @ZsuzsaFarkas87
    @ZsuzsaFarkas87 Жыл бұрын

    This is so helpful. Thank you so much

  • @user-be2xb5gj9y
    @user-be2xb5gj9y2 ай бұрын

    Супер!!! 👍

  • @darlenebaker908
    @darlenebaker908 Жыл бұрын

    Beautiful

  • @explorewithnikks
    @explorewithnikks2 жыл бұрын

    Beautiful😍

  • @murilocenovicz4946
    @murilocenovicz4946 Жыл бұрын

    Thank you so much it was very helpful, a great great class you did there!

  • @1798davis
    @1798davis Жыл бұрын

    Thanks for the info, I needed this

  • @brenda33181bs
    @brenda33181bs3 ай бұрын

    I so wish I would have found you sooner. You are a good teacher.. I've wa😅a lot of tutorials and yours is the best I've ever seen. 😊

  • @rnow2682
    @rnow26822 жыл бұрын

    Great demo , I think I will try the slow drying product you use over the one I have been using

  • @patriciacarter9774
    @patriciacarter9774 Жыл бұрын

    Thank you!

  • @georgepoutine6843
    @georgepoutine68432 ай бұрын

    Thank you. Great video. Helps immensely

  • @MotivationalMinute2024
    @MotivationalMinute2024 Жыл бұрын

    That was stressful to watch but you did a great tutorial here. Thank you so much 🙏🙌🙌🙌🙌

  • @daphnegovender4531
    @daphnegovender45312 жыл бұрын

    Thank you Greg for sharing, you’ve been very helpful, now I can do better blending 👍👍👍 🤗🇿🇦

  • @ShamaKhan-wl6zv
    @ShamaKhan-wl6zv11 ай бұрын

    Thank you so very much

  • @pe702
    @pe702Ай бұрын

    Great…. So helpful. Many thanks. Greetings from Germany with best wishes😇

  • @michelleperry1042
    @michelleperry1042 Жыл бұрын

    Great video, very informative.

  • @bonnyandclyde10
    @bonnyandclyde106 ай бұрын

    I spray the back of the canvas with a water spray first then lesser on the front and it blends very well . Then blow dry and repeat the method again then blow dry then repeat again

  • @zoyanasir5091
    @zoyanasir5091 Жыл бұрын

    Hi Greg , I just watched your video it was truly inspiring!! You are such a genius!! I am stuck in a painting that I wanna gift my boss who is resigning. I haven’t painted for past 8years ! Your video and tricks and tips are so helpful!! Thank you so much. Please keep up the incredible work you are doing !!

  • @lauramaples5686
    @lauramaples56868 ай бұрын

    Great tutorial! Your voice is easy on the ear and you give the right amount of information to grasp what needs to happen. Thank you!😊

  • @rose3411
    @rose34115 ай бұрын

    Thanks for the tips!

  • @evalyngareza7065
    @evalyngareza7065 Жыл бұрын

    Hey, I did not skip ads to at least pay you for this great vid. Thank you so much.

  • @Mom-qd4pd
    @Mom-qd4pd Жыл бұрын

    Thanks

  • @pamclausen2740
    @pamclausen27402 жыл бұрын

    Thanks Greg. I’m a little older then you and have a bad lower back. I’m thinking your technique is going to work great but I’m going to try and do technique by laying it on a large table so that I can walk around the whole canvas. Can’t wait to try this!

  • @GregLowmanArt

    @GregLowmanArt

    2 жыл бұрын

    No problem at all! That’s great good luck

  • @paigeturner4455

    @paigeturner4455

    5 ай бұрын

    that's what I did! 8 ft long-- on saw horses!

  • @bettygentry9672
    @bettygentry96725 ай бұрын

    Soooo helpful! Thank you!

  • @jeannecain9541
    @jeannecain9541 Жыл бұрын

    Txz soooo much!

  • @RogerQuesnel-turner1
    @RogerQuesnel-turner15 ай бұрын

    Artist from Toronto. Great demo video.

  • @luisvalero2169
    @luisvalero21699 ай бұрын

    Queda bellísimo ! Algo que parece tan simple , lo cual lleva infinidades de secretos ,gracias por la explicación👍🇦🇷

  • @alipedlow2708
    @alipedlow27082 жыл бұрын

    Brilliant tutorial videos, this is the best video I have see, gives the full story.

  • @GregLowmanArt

    @GregLowmanArt

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thanks Ali! Glad it helped out

  • @alipedlow2708

    @alipedlow2708

    2 жыл бұрын

    I am relatively new to art and it really did. Many thanks Greg.

  • @ninata7868
    @ninata786828 күн бұрын

    Sir, i love ur voice

  • @lubadrahosz7003
    @lubadrahosz70039 ай бұрын

    Great job and you are an awesome teacher!

  • @clanreid2556
    @clanreid25567 ай бұрын

    Than you for this wonderful tutorial, 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🤗

  • @joseizquierdo7806
    @joseizquierdo78063 ай бұрын

    THANK YOU

  • @RelaxwithJamesAlesch
    @RelaxwithJamesAlesch Жыл бұрын

    Awesome video, I needed help! Thanks so much! I subscribed

  • @lcclark1307
    @lcclark130710 ай бұрын

    Thank you so much! Painting o keeffe clouds 1. Really helped for sunset sky.

  • @EricaHughesArt
    @EricaHughesArt Жыл бұрын

    Great video! I wish I watched this before I tried to blend my acrylics! I got there in the end...eventually 😂😂

  • @tiashateresaburdis1234
    @tiashateresaburdis1234 Жыл бұрын

    Thank you so much for this video!! It was the most informative and realistic blending video I’ve seen….. do you varnish or put any type of coverage on your painting when you are finished? If so what do you use? Would you be willing to do a video showing how you varnish/protect your paintings? Thanx in advance!!! 😊

  • @GregLowmanArt

    @GregLowmanArt

    Жыл бұрын

    np glad it helped and yes, this video shows how to varnish: kzread.info/dash/bejne/loiCw7mPYKzWlKg.html