Expressive Acrylic Painting with Patti Mollica - Lesson 3, Three Pears Demo

Artist Patti Mollica guides you through this pears acrylic painting demo from the Strathmore 2015 Online Workshop Series.
Paint along with Patti as she shows you how to explore various techniques, both traditional and non-traditional to paint in a style that is loose, free and playful.
For more information on Patti, visit her website: www.mollicastud...

[@gilliani.4328]

I loved watching you do this painting! You make it look so easy

[@AudiobookLibrary24-7]

Such control with such a large brush. Love it!

[@tjdewet2868]

I've been an artist for my whole adult life and still love to do pears!

[@dsc5085]

i love the use of one large brush, very simple and satisfying to watch

[@fredasidaravicius232]

Beautiful and so loose. I cannot master acrylics? so found this very informative, Thank you.

[@thebestisyettocomegodisawe1081]

I searched for a video on acrylics and found nothing that told me what I wanted to know. I finally found you!😀 Thank you! This was a very helpful video!

[@shirleypolo6272]

Wow. Really enjoyed this simply explained demo. Probably the best one I have seen lately. Beautiful painting and got a lot out of this video. Thank you so much!

[@enemeriogalvan1185]

I truly enjoy your videos, appreciate your process, and your instruction. It clear and concise , and not annoying with blastering music. Thank You!

[@MeEncantaKiley]

Burnt sienna and ultramarine. I’ll remember that for shade.

[@toddb9840]

This is fantastic, Im going to try this, I use a different method but never seem to use enough paint. Your way is great.Thanks for sharing.

[@janehop]

I took your workshop in Cary, NC loved it! You're paintings are so beautiful, and your're a great teacher too....

[@klober5114]

Did my 2nd painting. I’m pleased again with the result. Thank you for this great tutorial!

[@klober5114]

Thank you for sharing this tutorial. I followed through and was very pleased with the result, not bad for a beginner to painting. Great tutorial!

[@julioalarcon7092]

The best of the best!. Thank you so much. I have your book!!

[@ingridcoke1360]

I absolutely enjoyed this video. Thank you for sharing.

[@eugeniaveronicabustamantet1458]

This was the kind of video i have been waiting for!!!! Thank you very much!!!!

[@farrucogz]

Gracias por enseñar tus trabajos y tu técnica, me gusta mucho como pintas. Gracias

[@joanistotler8804]

Absolutely glows - just extraordinary!!

[@kevinmanning3753]

Like to have seen the mixing process but lovely painting

[@helgaleifsdottir5191]

Beautiful. Love your talent with your big brush. I am curios to see written down the colors used. I noticed: Burnt Sienna, Prussian blue, Yellow Ochre, Yellow lemon.........

[@MaryThompson63]

I would have liked to seen how you had your palette set-up for this and how much paint you had mixed ahead, and how diluted (or thick) it was. Thanks.

[@jeanenecarver5261]

Matching values in oil paint

[@MeEncantaKiley]

In her book how to paint fast loose and bold, it has A LOT of information about different palettes she uses. There’s modern ones and mineral ones. Ya she squeezes out all the tubes into a plastic stay wet palette with segments. She used like 24 colors on it, all golden hard body paint but she used golden open before. Probably not for this. She does the artwork on the golden paint set boxes.

[@Jezz_Mcfly]

Love it - Great work... Thank you :)

[@SirFrancisFoley]

Stunning

[@ELP979]

Большое Вам спасибо !

[@banisarkar411]

Hi , Thank you very much for the video. I would like , if you kindly show your palette and how do you mix colours . It seems colours are quite liquid in texture. Can you please explain about these? Thank you .

[@joelhenry4643]

Beautiful job

[@artbynasrin]

Great painting,thank you for sharing your talent,can you please show your pallet, do you dip your brush in water at all?thank you🙋🏻💖

[@NettieKStudio]

Most professional acrylic painters do not use water to thin their paints. Water is used to dampen the brush or clean the brush. There are special mediums for acrylic paints so that the paint does not break down. The acrylic paint comes in various thicknesses including a more liquid paint. It appears that Patti is not thinning her paint at all, but rather painting directly without mixing any medium into it. As well, she is keeping her colors very clean...not over mixing colors together. Each color represents another plane, (or surface area). The bright intense color comes from using high quality paint, not student grade. The higher the quality, the more pigment is used in the paint. This keeps it from getting milky when it dries. She really does an excellent job! NettieKStudio

[@ajnbin]

Great explanation! Thanks a lot!

[@nancyertan6205]

Beautiful 😍

[@star215able]

Great demo, thank you : )

[@marybender2372]

What color are you using for the background?

[@Seongonkimchi]

Very good one ^^

[@jesusperez8441]

I love you!

[@saralsevatrust]

Lovely

[@derickelsner6802]

are you using any medium

[@patrixcz5137]

😮😮😮

[@gwenritch]

Is this blurry?

[@Mr_Titanium]

awsome

[@josemaresmamaresma6353]

Bien muy bien original

[@derickelsner9006]

are you using polymer medium instead of water?

[@gretaklug]

How do you keep your acrylics wet?

[@nazilasafarli3367]

Could you pls advise what kind of changes I need to take into account working the same scene in oil?

[@NettieKStudio]

I am an oil painter so, perhaps, I will attempt to give your question an answer. In oil, as in acrylic, it is important to keep your colors really clean for this kind of painting. The more you mix your paints, the more lifeless and dull the paints become. Patti is using a 1 inch brush with a chiseled edge . When she changes directions on the pear, she changes colors and tonal values. She does not blend or over mix the colors. This same method can be done with oils. As you add layers in oil, apply a thicker layer of paint. A thick paint will stick to a thin paint. Or... wait until the bottom layers dry for a few days to do the final light layers. I hope that helps! NettieKStudio.

[@suzetteferreira2842]

Wish the focus was also attended to...

[@graziacavallaro4854]

brava

[@jesseshuler3296]

Hi, i saw your video and i was inspired. To do some pears of my own. Im also a beginner artist with a disability, i drew pears based off of your painting. But i did mines with markers and i was wandering if i can upload a picture of it on the internet. I havent uploaded it yet. You can view some of my work at artistwithdisabilites.org. much obliged 😆 thank you. I love your oil painting. Thank you.

[@kommi1974]

Doesnt reply to comments. Not helpful.

[@kommi1974]

Are you using a photo or actual life?

[@hrsfc1]

what are you expressing?

[@joelhenry4643]

What kind of brushes are those that you are using?