Easy background painting with RAG! - STEP by STEP

Here's another background tutorial using acrylics.
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[@Daystar311]

Thank you for the tips. This style painting technique is a bit hard to find these days. I love it!

[@lauramunoz3146]

Thanks! it was exactly what I was looking for. I love the result!

[@ChiaChick]

Really love this technique. 🙏 Love the music!! Fun

[@baljeetdham]

Wow. I like your technique. Thanks for sharing it

[@Cheryl64014]

Very nice result! Thank you for your tutorial! :)

[@artbyamyk]

I love this background. So much you can do with this. Thanks so much!

[@merisonola]

Very cool. Thank you for showing.

[@susanfrary7424]

Love this!! So simple. I want to do a whole room like that.

[@AddiArts]

I dare you!

[@teresaschmitt3441]

Wow!! And this is the easy way to do a Van Gogh background!!! Thank you! I teach acrylic painting to children and this is an excellent alternative method to produce that background for still life!

[@AddiArts]

wonderful!

[@user-gw5iy5xy4r]

Really wonderful explanation and demonstration! Thank you 🙏 🙂

[@michaelarbuckle6098]

Many thanks, as a neophyte painter, this is a very worthy technique. Thank you for the generosity of your sharing.

[@Lori-lp6uc]

I'm definitely going to try this technique. It looks so simple, yet the finished project is amazing. Most videos say to use a glaze, but water is cheaper and easier to clean up. Beautiful. I've recommended this tutorial to others.

[@AddiArts]

I'm so glad it was helpful!

[@raerae6422]

So ready to try this! Thanks!

[@garnetjohnson763]

You are the BEST teacher. I just finished my background i was struggling with. Thank you for a fast but learnable technique. 👍

[@AddiArts]

Glad to be of help!

[@stefanpop6091]

Such a great job

[@srikanchimahan1674]

The one which l was longing to know for years.... That's simply great...

[@AddiArts]

Fantastic! Glad it helps : )

[@nomoodatall]

Amzing!!!

[@StandUpForChildrenToday]

I am an absolute beginner with painting, but I just did this with you and I am in love with how it turned out 😍 Autumn is my favourite season and this background screams autumn. Thank you so much for this wonderful tutorial. 😊💜💜💜

[@AddiArts]

great job, I'm glad it turned out well!

[@StandUpForChildrenToday]

@@AddiArts Thank you ☺ I already used it in a journal I'm making. I'm so hooked to this craft now. I was sitting up until 4am making different backgrounds. Thank you for the inspiration! Love and light ☺💜

[@anitha6249]

@@StandUpForChildrenToday Sweet ❤

[@starmazaheri7448]

beautiful😍

[@christinegauthier1210]

Thank u very much. I will be trying this soon great video.

[@jomansson5742]

Perfect for the Australian outback! Thank you 🙂

[@lizdouglas1952]

LOVED WHAT YOU DID. BEAUTIFUL COLORS, GREAT TECHNIQUE, AND SIMPLE! YOU CAN DO SO MUCH MORE ON A CANVAS. THANK YOU!!❣🥰

[@HemHem-mc3ib]

Video was helpful ❤

[@jake9580]

Excited to try this! Beautiful result. I’d be interested in seeing what cool colors will look good. Do you always need to work from lighter to darker?

[@AddiArts]

Nope you can go dark to light as well :)

[@danielwilliams4719]

Excellent informative vid, could this process be used with oil paints?

[@JS-ne5pk]

Interesting technique 👌

[@pwood5733]

With actual music in the background mmmmmmmmm well done sir

[@agoziem5286]

Please what's the music title

[@attadudepc]

Good job and very well presented. Just what I've been looking for. Thank you.

[@williesimpson6757]

Thank you; this is great! I liked each stage. I especially liked the look after the burnt umber was applied before using the rag. But the finished product is awesome

[@AddiArts]

Glad you enjoyed!

[@callimoud]

thank you so much for this easy way which is so useful :)

[@Apollo_Blaze]

I love doing stuff like this...everyone should try it. It really does help give you a ton of background interest without the need to worry about filling in every inch of it. Great video!

[@AddiArts]

totally agree!

[@kalavathikumar3492]

Superb !!!!

[@eduardo_corrochio]

Very nice. I think I'll try making something similar, and maybe use a handful of other colors: turquoise, navy, plum and violet. Oh, and not on the floor, lol.

[@elizabethdriver3576]

I tried this and was so pleased with the result ! I used it as practice initially but turned it into a still life pic !

[@elizabethdriver3576]

Thankyou so much !

[@AddiArts]

wonderful, glad it worked out!

[@novicetech1]

Very cool. Thanks.

[@gregpetre1225]

Very nice finish, thanks for sharing! Were the colors acrylics watered down or suspended in glaze? Thx

[@AddiArts]

just watered down!

[@LikeAStarrx33]

so cool!

[@MrShepardDog]

thanks ! Just what I needed !

[@medievalwebman2917]

while tiktok is trying to impress people with speedpaints there's always that one guy who is Pablo Picasso among them.

[@monolito8556]

Thanks a lot , I'ma try this today

[@lilacp6116]

Thank you for your very easy to understand video. Googled "background paint effects" and didn't need to look any further when yours came up first! Achieved exactly the effect I wanted! Have subscribed to get more tips. ❤

[@AddiArts]

Thanks so much and glad it was helpful!!

[@brunildamarrero2095]

Love it!

[@AddiArts]

Thank you!

[@philipsanderson4161]

Been looking at research on this for photography backdrops, this is by a royal mile the best tutorial I've seen so simple and beautiful... thank you. P

[@AddiArts]

Wonderful! I know those backdrops can be super expensive, now you can make your own :)

[@philipsanderson4161]

@@AddiArts yeah totally :d I was actually wondering about your technique for thinning out the paint... obviously with a bigger canvas (I'll be working on 1.5mx3m minimum) spraying water to dilute the original colour may be tricky (will have to try ofc) but is there a water to paint ratio that you aim for? And you talk about the 80% drying time... is there a timescale you can advise on that or is it more about consistency? thanks again for your awesome vid. P

[@cernsun5375]

thank youuuuuu

[@pamgoodwin4098]

This was just what I was looking for. I have a question though. I need to make walls look old for a children's sunday school play. For a large area, would I be better using latex paint rather than acrylic?

[@AddiArts]

Great! Yes I would recommend using the cheapest paints for the volume you could find, interior/exterior house paint works great.

[@socalsal627]

Before you added the burnt umber it looks like there are pinkish scratches that add a nice texture. Is that another step or just how it looks when the crimson dries? I would like to try this! 😊

[@irvsheffey1000]

Just embarking on resurecting my painting. As a result, I'm learning basics. I like this particular background and similar works you share. One of the questions that has propted up concerns paint viscosity. What type of paint are you using, fluid, heavy body etc. do you generally use? Do you also reccomend any particular brand of acrylics. THANX for your info and inspiration.

[@AddiArts]

Hi there! Happy to hear you are resurrecting your painting! For this style of background I would recommend using a thicker paint, I used a heavy body windsor newton acrylic. Recently I've been using Masters Touch heavy body acrylics, they are great quality at a good price point :)

[@irvsheffey1000]

@@AddiArts THANX

[@SherryJones-ku7lx]

My wall is a dark bluest teal and I wanted to try and sponge paint a lighter color over the wall with some white color What do you think about that Advice please Thank you

[@barbaramah4422]

Hi, nice and simple! Do you thin the paint before applying the 2nd and third coats, or use it straight out of the can and spray it with water as you go?

[@AddiArts]

I believe I used it straight out of the can, but either way will work!

[@kalipyge666]

Love the music

[@LaLaRunfola6195]

Wonderful! I've tried to get this look in a background and it's never worked. Now I know I can't add all the wet colors at once! Thank you 😊

[@AddiArts]

Glad to help!

[@christinaflores110]

Do you have to use a rag that won’t show texture/pattern when blotting? (Such as cotton jersey vs like bath towel texture) or do the texture/ little dots/pattern that many rags would leave not end up visible in the end after layers? (I was about to do this the other day using a rag from my home made of a cut up bath towel, but stopped because thinking that the pattern the towel would make on the wet paint would ruin it...

[@AddiArts]

I use (for this video too) a cut up bath towel! Yes the fabric patterns will be less visible with added layers, and if you let the paint dry a little more before wiping. If the paint is too wet you will see more of the fabric patterns. :-)

[@mattvaill3698]

If I was going to use navy blue, lime, and light grey, (Seattle Seahawks colors) should I start with a certain color first from these three or the order they should go for a better effect? Thanks

[@AddiArts]

Try darker colors first !

[@artisttony537]

Wow 🇵🇭

[@monicapatel7701]

which colour you use in this?

[@markmalice]

Cool. All u need now it’s sum Pepperoni 🍕

[@AddiArts]

mmmmmmmm 🤩

[@peteharper3299]

Hi - what's the base white you've got on the cloth before you add the first yellow colour? Is it a primer or just an ordinary white matt paint? Thanks.

[@AddiArts]

it is just white acrylic paint, I painted over a previous painting

[@lilycessna3077]

Very cool thanks! Is the rag moist by any chance?

[@AddiArts]

yep the rag is just barely moist

[@lilycessna3077]

Thank u for your immediate response ! Iam on the 1st phase!

[@jillrobbins4488]

It looks as if you used gesso or white acrylic to the original layer; did you?

[@AddiArts]

it was a painting that I painted over with white acrylic :)

[@creolelady182]

just what I was looking for

[@LackingLogicFilms]

What colors would you recommend I use for a dark green look?

[@AddiArts]

I would use a dark green, brown and black. You might have to experiment with which colors to put on which layers until you get what you're looking for :)

[@kajalkarn468]

Can we use some water to blend the colour?

[@AddiArts]

Yes you can! Just don't use too much :)

[@88Doug]

Thank you for the great video! What is that song in the background, I want to listen to it while I paint too!

[@tanguytangishaka3337]

I'am just asking the utility of adding water on the canvas background?? why water ? what's the effect of water and the outcome?

[@AddiArts]

It thins the paint out, allowing you to wipe away easier thus exposing some of the bottom layers

[@medievalwebman2917]

damn.. it looks like one those covers in ancient tomes in library

[@ljhermosura3657]

Hi, is the rug dry?

[@valeriepennington8138]

Thanks SO much for this--!! You went through each step so slowly, calmly and thoroughly. I've been experimenting with mediums, techniques, etc., trying to learn this very kind of background. Question... The 'old' painting underneath... You said that you had just painted over it with white as your primer. Did that painting have TEXTURE of sorts by chance?!? Thanks again :))

[@AddiArts]

Wonderful I'm glad it was helpful! If the under painting had texture to it, it wasn't very much. I have done with technique over paintings with and without texture and though both work, you'll get cooler results in my opinion if there is texture

[@nattya.7975]

Can I use the same technique in oil painting?

[@AddiArts]

I believe you could but instead of water you would use turpentine

[@sanjeevgayakwad2020]

'''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''Amazing ''''''''''''''''''

[@jillrobbins4488]

What kind of canvas are you using?

[@AddiArts]

the most basic I could find, already primed, very little canvas texture. I would use better canvas if it wasn't so expensive!

[@ericcowger7380]

What kind of tape are you using around the outside of your canvas? I'm looking for a tape that won't allow the paint to bleed but will still be easy to remove.

[@AddiArts]

painters tape will work best I believe

[@muhammadmahatir1779]

thank you sir, i'm from indonesia

[@DeeDee-pt8tb]

Thank you

[@Moon-fg7co]

Hello! I just wanna ask what brand or something acrylics do you use cause mine dries a lot quicker

[@AddiArts]

For this tutorial I used a non-name brand acrylic, but heavy body, fairly thick, plus adding water, all of which will slow the drying time

[@Moon-fg7co]

@@AddiArts thank you very much! This actually helps a lot, you just earned another subscriber

[@AddiArts]

@@Moon-fg7co Great, glad to help!

[@nancihendrickson6658]

Can I do this with oil paints?

[@AddiArts]

I believe you could, but instead of water you would need to use whatever liquid you use to thin oil paints

[@missVera100]

Can you start with a darker colour first and then go over with a lighter one?

[@AddiArts]

absolutely!

[@MelinasB1tch]

This tutorial is amazing. What colors did you use?

[@AddiArts]

Glad you enjoyed it! yellow ochre, crimson red, burnt umber

[@MelinasB1tch]

Addi Arts it made the perfect bday gift for my mother tysm, I made that background with her name in Arabic calligraphy

[@AddiArts]

@@MelinasB1tch wow incredible, thanks for sharing!

[@242mishalarif3]

Did you add water to acrylics?

[@AddiArts]

yep!

[@amerusan3341]

Wonderful thank you. But please tell me can this technique be used on textured tissue paper?

[@AddiArts]

Not sure, you'll have to try!

[@amerusan3341]

@@AddiArts thank you so much.

[@lollilolli4582]

Is this Acrylic paint? Amazing thank you!!

[@AddiArts]

Yes it is!

[@sanjuanwin]

Hahaha I canNOT get over 1) What an incredible artist you are while you; 2) BREAK ALL THE RULES. Duct tape! 🤩

[@hezaltralsawala9703]

whats the background that is used to paint on?

[@AddiArts]

Just an old canvas

[@pamelaimbach6877]

What kind of paint did you use? Acrylics?

[@AddiArts]

yes acrylics

[@SuperRoxanne7]

Is the rag dry or damp?

[@AddiArts]

it is a little bit damp : )

[@littlejoe6025]

Hi, is there any particular reason that the first layer (yellow ochre) needs to be thinned out? I get why the next two layers need to be. Thanks!

[@AddiArts]

Hey! I thinned the first layer so that some of the light tones of the canvas would subtly bleed through as well. It's not a must, but I think it adds to the end result!

[@jillwilhelm1]

Are you painting on canvas or paper? If paper what type ?

[@AddiArts]

Canvas!

[@ananyamondal668]

Did you use acrylic paint?

[@AddiArts]

yep

[@bumblebryofficial924]

02:36 makes me hungry.. Looks like a lasagna 😂

[@AddiArts]

mmmmmmmm lasaaaagna

[@JS-ne5pk]

Is this water colors or acrylic please?

[@AddiArts]

acrylics : )

[@JS-ne5pk]

Great thank you

[@tahirkucchi2329]

You can use wet towel

[@johnallen8334]

Could u do this with house paint on a wall??

[@AddiArts]

Totally you could!

[@jaedo71]

My painting profs in college never wanted anyone to do abstract non representational painting. I missed out on a lot!

[@juliaharting-xo5cx]

What kind of paint is he using

[@patriciaprochaska1334]

Acrylic

[@blindwelcome]

are you just using normal paint?

[@AddiArts]

normal acrylic paint : )

[@dmitryersler8095]

Если это задник для часов, то норм. Но на 6-7 квадратах под ростовой портрет такая техника с игрушечной кистью не проканает.

[@estelathomson2737]

Does your rag is wet?

[@AddiArts]

dry!

[@chanellee9762]

this is the song Mozart embarrasses Salieri with!

[@AddiArts]

In your face Salieri

[@marcopolo9146]

In the movies. Salieri was a great artist in his own right.

[@maalavyalifestyle]

for a minute I thought that "RAG!" was ragi if u dont know what is ragi check google

[@AddiArts]

maybe a ragi painting is next hehe :)

[@khatabomar5141]

Better if the video was without music, can’t focus 😢

[@shrushruthi1274]

Half buddha painting

[@anitaclancy9662]

Don’t you have another song to use lol. Very distracting!

[@scott5669]

Don't be so whiney!🙄