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.

@douglaschandler199

10 ай бұрын

I’m sorry for the loss of your husband I’m sure he’s still watching you.

@Gabby-wu4ni

5 ай бұрын

a year later and just saw this comment, happy 100th birthday and i hope you’re doing well

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.

@amethystskeels3788

9 ай бұрын

I hope your art journey is going wonderfully! Every person of every age can enjoy art and deserves to find the ones that makes them happy 😊

@CraigA.Carroll

8 ай бұрын

I'm 53 and you helped me answer whether I'm too old to start thank you!

”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.

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.

@blackpoppymagazine

5 ай бұрын

But the water???? So many say DONT THROW IT DOWN THE DRAIN! PLEASE help ideas on how to get rid of the washing water (that I've washed my brushes and sponges etc in)!!

I made my own stay wet palette for much cheaper than you can buy one. Buy a long, flat gladware, Ziploc, Rubbermaid, or other sealable food container. You can find ones that are roughly the size of a Sta-Wet palette. In addition, you will need paper towels and parchment paper for baking. In this container, lay some paper towels flat and moisten them. Pour off excess water. Once the excess water is poured off, lay the parchment paper on top of the damp paper towel. You can then put your paints on the parchment paper, and seal it to keep paints wet for a while

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.

@judycasey6696

8 ай бұрын

Very helpful advice, Many Thanks!

@patrickdeel4283

7 ай бұрын

I learned this recently. Limited color palettes is how I have managed to improve so quickly. And now I save myself a lot of money by mixing my own colors.

1:22: walls are rarely 100% 90 degrees - esp in older houses

There's a problem with tip number 1. A lot of walls are not square. You're better off judging by eye looking at the canvas rather than trusting any old corner of a wall. I'm a plasterer by the way, so I know lol

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!

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!

I've been using the exact same 2 dollar water based paint since I was 7 (some are even the exact same bottles 😭) I seriously need to get new paint, especially since i'm starting to a do a more realistic wildlife art, a lot like yours but done my an inexperienced high schooler 😅a lot of this I have figured out by myself after a lot of trial and error in my 9 years of art and 6 years of painting with acrylics, thank you for making this cool video to save beginners from the same mistakes I had. I finally got to try out some better paint at my school of all places, and wow, using paint that his a higher viscosity is sooo much better, even if it was still just cheap public school paint.

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

@TheRhythmOfLife1972

7 ай бұрын

Terrific explanations and I just said the same thing before reading your detailed note.

@Dita66

4 ай бұрын

That is also what I thought when I looked this video.

Just watching some of your old stuff as I'm about to start an acrylic lion painting...

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! 👍

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.

Awesome tips, thanks Dan! Can’t wait to get started on acrylics 😄

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 KZread Thank God for it. . God bless Susan 🙏👍🎨😀

I love Amsterdam and Pebeo paints. Great paints!!!

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

THANK YOU FOR SHARING THESE AMAZING TIPS TUTORIAL. VERY USEFUL AND DIDACTIC.

Love your teaching. You say what to do but more important Why. Fab

I was thrilled to hear your tips. Most of these was what I was looking for. Thank you n bless you

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

Great presentation, great tips, worth every minute!

Clear , concise video Excellent! Thank you

Your tips are pretty great towards the end.... Buying a more expensive paint... Is right but a few reasons why some people. Can't afford the expensive paint

Pleasant and helpful video. We can all use reminders after taking a break from our art work. Thanks 😘

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 😊😊

Thank you for all the good advice!

Brilliant Info. Big Thank You

I've just sort of always mixed colours as I go along, mostly because I forget to mix enough to begin with, so usually I just start with one base colour mix then shift it as I need to achieve lights, darks, and hue shifts.

Great information!! Thank you!

Good tips presented in a clear way for beginners

Thank you. Very useful tips indeed

Really good tips - thanks so much for sharing 🤗

Thank you so much for your informative tips as it will help me to paint correctly

This was great ! Thank you

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 !

@patrickdeel4283

7 ай бұрын

I wish you the best learning to paint. I myself have recently started learning acrylics.

Thank you so much for you tips😊 They’re so helpful

Great tips!!! Thank you!

Thank you so very much! I wish I had found this a year ago when I started but I will use these tips from now on!

Hang on, with regards to the tip of putting the canvas in the corner of the wall to check for squareness. That's making a HUGE assumption that the Wall is actually square, and that's a dangerous assumption. Even in buildings that are supposed to be square, the walls usually have quite a bit of varience to them.

@hifijohn

3 ай бұрын

I was just going to make this comment walls are rarely square.the best way is to measure the two diagonals if they are the same then the canvas is square.

@T-Shire

Ай бұрын

First thing I thought of. My family are all carpenters and I don’t know I’ve ever seen a truly square corner in a room.

These are so awesome thank you!

Thank you very much for those tips!

Really helpful.... Something I need to know rightnow.. Thank you❤

Wow, great tips!!!

This was super helpful! Thank you.

thank you so much for this tips. I learned so much as beginner. thank you, appreciated 👍

this video was truly perfect!!

Thank you for this video, useful tips

Very helpful. I learned something new

Thanks. Tips were very useful!

That’s was nice of you, good job

You are an amazing person and your drawings are as beautiful as you are. I would love to draw nature drawings later.

Thank u ,I needed these tips

Very useful ❤

Love the tips

Very informative I will wash it again, thank you.

I’m lovin’ you! JUST subscribed. Gonna binge!!!

Thank you!

Thanks for the tips~~^^ 💜

Thanks very useful ❤

Very fine Thanks 🎨

I've worked in construction long enough to recognize the flaw with canvas squaring wall hack. Walls have all been worked on by drywallers, so one should be skeptical about their squareness.

Really informative

Really helpful

very useful to know..

Thanks ❤

Thank you

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)

@Dita66

4 ай бұрын

If you want to paint wet in wet, because of the blending, with acrylic paint I have a tip for you. (I also teach) you can use the glazing medium from Golden. It’s a retarder with normal medium. Each color you put some drops from this medium and you paint stays wet longer.

Nice tips

Legend 👏

Thanks dad for the tip I am here desperate artist in the making hihi good job

Thank you very much.

Love you 👍🏻

This was super helpful 👏🏾

@StudioWildlife

Жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

This Guy...💪🏼

Thank you so much sir I really needed your help

@StudioWildlife

2 жыл бұрын

Happy to help

Thank you so much!

@StudioWildlife

2 жыл бұрын

Glad it helped!

This was one of the best 'starter' videos I have seen. (don't think you drew breath once!) Even my 11 year old was fascinated and got very excited. Thank you so much. One question: how do you know when to use water or not???

Thank you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Hiii Dear Your artwork is very beautiful and captivating. People are learning a lot from your efforts. I am one of them. You go ahead I am with you. You have a different talent than the people of the world. Salute your art from the heart.🙏

@StudioWildlife

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much! So glad you are finding the videos helpful 😁 comments like this are why I make these videos

Very nice. Thank you for the tips. Did you think about making a video on how to apply gesso?

Thank u

You are amazing young artist, very helpful tips and very inspiring artwork, I also wish one day I could make tutorials and teach on KZread, been asked a lot from Fb fan base, but I need time and motivation. Anyways keep up the awesome work 👍

@StudioWildlife

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much! Glad you are finding the videos helpful and inspiring! nice comments like this really mean a lot. Thank you!

Good tips but but anyone who has hung wallpaper will tell few walls are perfectly square. Probably better to use a large builders square.

i use golden open acrillic paint myself

This is the best tip I've had on acrylic painting, I'm transitioning from oil to acrylic and I don't know where to begin. Must I use the gesso?

Hi I have found that if you not only cover your palette with cling film, but to put them in the fridge. I know crazy, but I experimented and they were still wet to use a week later

Can you gesso thick paper for a painting? Also is liquitex basics acrylic paint a good paint?

Nice tips but should mention the do's & dont's of drying brushes. Flat is best so the water doesn't go into the metal tip and loosen the glue.

Thank you this video was very helpfu! I am trying to take that step from becoming a hobby artist to becoming a professional. Could make a video on how to sell your art?

@StudioWildlife

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! I’ve just made that leap in the last few years, of course I’ll try to make some videos sharing my process for selling art and making that switch to becoming a professional artist!

I was led to believe that storing your brushes upside down causes water to remain in the ferrule of the brush and ruin the fibers of the brush. I always clean my brushes with brush soap, rinse thoroughly, pat them dry with a paper towel and then store them laying flat. Thoughts?

I like your videos. Lots of nice tips. Just discovered you.

@StudioWildlife

Жыл бұрын

Welcome! Glad you like them 😁

When it comes to the pallete, I use a hard cardboard from an old anti-frame, put two layers of brakfast foil on it. When I'm done I just cut the foil and throw it all away. It also helps me a lot in paint usage, I can grab more paint from the pallete because it doesn't stick to it and the surface is so smooth I can mix colors better. I tried to use a wooden one, a few plastic ones too... But they were always so scratched that it was hard to clean them. Now it's way easier and quicker. Still, I prefer to make a sketch on my computer and then use transfer paper on an already toned background. It also saves a lot of time. Now I painted a spider for my fiance's birthday, using your fur tutorials. I'm getting better at it really fast. I'm sure he will like the painting a lot. The only thing I really need to do is trying to find better paints and learn more about mixing colors. I sometimes waste the paint when the color I wanted to create turned out bad and I need to try again to succeed.

@StudioWildlife

2 жыл бұрын

Great tip! I sometimes do this but with biodegradable grease proof paper instead. Works in the same way but the paper can be recycled afterwards. I’ve tried plastic and wood too and didn’t really like them either, I much prefer glass now, so much easier to clean! Really glad you’re finding the videos helpful and good luck with your spider painting!

@julienielsen3746

9 ай бұрын

I buy rolls clear plastic gift wrapping, at the dollar store, and tape it on the edges to a cardboard backing from a paper tablet. I used to use a paper palette tablet but those are more expensive.

i loved this video it was really helpful, my parent bought me a wooden pallet to use for acrylic paints and i am having a hard time using and cleaning it. can you please suggest something that that can be done to make my pallet work more easier on a wooden pallet

@StudioWildlife

2 жыл бұрын

I advise just covering it in some metal kitchen foil before you paint, then just peel away the foil when you need to clean the palette and start fresh

@leeknivek

Жыл бұрын

You could get some spray lacquer or clear coat and give it a hard glossy coating that the paint won't soak into

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I wish someone had told me about dipping the brushes in water long ago. Now I know why my brushes bristles are always ruined

Question? Can you build up layers with acrylic and finish certain parts of a painting with oil? Or would this cause the acrylic under the oil to crack?

@StudioWildlife

8 ай бұрын

As long as the acrylic layer underneath is completely dry then you can work with oils over the top of them this is something I’ve started doing in my oil paintings.. But you cannot paint acrylics on top of oils 👍