Art - Painting Tips

   
      - Dark colours are a bit overpowering,
        and it's hard to tell what they are,
        so I mute them with a bit of white.


      - Acrylic paint dries a little darker than when it is wet.
        However I found that,
        the dark colours change more than the light colours.


      - In dry weather,
        add a small amount of water to mixed acrylic paint,
        as you go,
        to keep it spreading easily,
        otherwise it becomes thick and unmanageable.


      - Paint in the colours from lightest to darkest.
        This helps not to mix colours on the paint brush.
        Darker colours hide the lighter colour residue,
        but lighter colours don't hide the darker residue as easily,
        both on the paint brush,
        and on the painting.






       







(c) Katherine Stuart 2013