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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[@theresadockery6943]

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.

[@nancycrisco5503]

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!

[@bellecraig]

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]

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

[@teresapresley1835]

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!

[@johnpope1473]

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.

[@santiagohardy2728]

Such a BEAUTIFUL soft blend and end result.

[@califmike2003]

Thank God for Golden open acrylics

[@TicTOTOtv]

every youtuber is talking and talking about blending and they wanna only sell his s... to you. but you teaching me how to blend and now, i can blend :D thank you so much greg LIKE

[@AdrianaHernandez108]

Love that you explained all those details at the begining🎉

[@crk5657]

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

[@misstomrs]

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

[@bethriggs9197]

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!

[@dormaettu302]

I can only say thanks greg. Great insights

[@kameliat7704]

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

[@chandrikathapa1551]

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

[@tayaprince5316]

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

[@melindazupan9131]

Awesome tutorial. Thank you.🙏

[@lauratherriault8097]

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

[@karinfurman1004]

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!

[@ChapmanGriffith]

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

[@maryellenrichards391]

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!

[@dereklopez245]

Fantastic! Thanks for sharing dude

[@vidhyaari4669]

Wonderful tutorial

[@glendacox3254]

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.

[@annleonard6180]

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 😊

[@lissaclark8510]

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

[@msargeantful]

Thank you! You’re a great teacher!

[@darlenebaker908]

Beautiful

[@debbyt250]

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

[@lorrietavares1669]

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

[@youlightupmylife9646]

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

[@GregLowmanArt]

That's great! Thanks and np at all

[@kristylancasterhirst7915]

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

[@GregLowmanArt]

np :)

[@inspirations2020]

Thanks for showing us the real fun and struggles😊

[@trevormorris858]

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

[@manishagangar2368]

amazing. helped me a lot

[@eexpandingawayy]

This was super helpful thank you!

[@mywifetheartist]

Great video. Thanks for sharing.

[@aprilking8092]

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

[@ZsuzsaFarkas87]

This is so helpful. Thank you so much

[@Jenny-yl2hw]

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

[@michelleperry1042]

Great video, very informative.

[@patriciacarter9774]

Thank you!

[@INTHESTUDIOLifeartistically]

Such a helpful video, thank you!

[@dianedompierre4488]

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

[@nikkiwhite1845]

Very great demonstration! Thanks for helping!

[@anne-mariedohne6098]

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.

[@1798davis]

Thanks for the info, I needed this

[@desiartistinnewyork]

Beautiful😍

[@LSinclair]

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! 🙏

[@teresademarco3368]

Thank you so much, I learned really important things!!!!!!

[@miketiscia265]

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.

[@missdgreat9322]

This was an AMAZING tutorial!!!!

[@do.4294]

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!

[@zoyanasir5091]

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 !!

[@rose3411]

Thanks for the tips!

[@susanburg118]

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.

[@rnow2682]

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

[@ShamaKhan-wl6zv]

Thank you so very much

[@charpnatl]

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

[@GregLowmanArt]

😆

[@arich20]

LOL I felt this comment 😂

[@scottlondon8382]

Thank you so much for your in depth videos man much appreciated

[@bettygentry9672]

Soooo helpful! Thank you!

[@chimgeo4779]

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

[@murilocenovicz4946]

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

[@febeleven]

Great informative video. I love the colors you used.

[@rachelsremedies2602]

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

[@luisvalero2169]

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

[@angiewillsonarte]

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!

[@MsBirdy1962]

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

[@jeannecain9541]

Txz soooo much!

[@AnonimAdres]

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

[@lauramaples5686]

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!😊

[@MotivationalMinute2024]

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

[@SoBashfulSoChi]

very cool, thanks for sharing and explaining!

[@katewalton6350]

Holy Mackeral that was quite a work out! Thx so much it blended beautifuly.

[@Kimberdenise]

You are very pleasant to watch😊 Thanks for the lesson

[@georgepoutine6843]

Thank you. Great video. Helps immensely

[@dianecharest8365]

Thank you

[@chichipotter4487]

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!!

[@yousefaldusari3644]

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

[@ChefND]

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

[@mareklutz]

Thanks!

[@Mom-qd4pd]

Thanks

[@daphnegovender4531]

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

[@alipedlow2708]

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

[@GregLowmanArt]

Thanks Ali! Glad it helped out

[@alipedlow2708]

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

[@lubadrahosz7003]

Great job and you are an awesome teacher!

[@RelaxwithJamesAlesch]

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

[@Heartyzx]

Thank you soo much

[@user-sh2hk2kv5n]

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 🥰

[@pamclausen2740]

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]

No problem at all! That’s great good luck

[@paigeturner4455]

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

[@joseizquierdo7806]

THANK YOU

[@RogerQuesnel-turner1]

Artist from Toronto. Great demo video.

[@evalyngareza7065]

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

[@user-be2xb5gj9y]

Супер!!! 👍

[@clanreid2556]

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

[@bonnyandclyde10]

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

[@UIV7096]

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

[@lcclark1307]

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

[@brenda33181bs]

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. 😊

[@bhartinagarkatti7064]

Very nice