How to Blend Acrylic Paints Like Oils

[@GregLowmanArt]

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[@holadonkey]

thanks for painting . very instructive blending technique .

[@davidwilletts8297]

@@holadonkey hale and pace

[@mariacoy1482]

I like that you are very patient with The critical comments. Most people block a viewer as soon as they say anything critical. Good information. It will help me a lot.

[@michelleperry1042]

I always wondered how to blend & create this look, thank you for showing us. Those colors turned out beautifully !

[@Shadowsdreamatnight]

I realize this video was posted five years ago and I’ve watched it twice now. I would love to see this finished piece to see how you brought the waves of the water together. I’m definitely subscribing to your channel.

[@sethryn1392]

I'm not gonna lie. This gave me a lot of reassurance when you struggled a bit like I feel I do. Lol. Beautiful!

[@cameronbelt281]

I love how real and genuine this video is. The mistake was great to see, because that is something a lot will run into. Thanks for sharing your artistic wisdom!

[@ZYosef-sd7wu]

I am so glad I found this site. I am a beginner in acrylic and have been trying to blend the background. I’ll try your method. Thanks for your clear tutorial. It’s beautiful.

[@MsBetsy2011]

That's fabulous. Thanks for teaching us to blend and for showing us the tools. I am going to try your technique in yellow.

[@deborahrech7429]

Thanks, I needed that. I really struggle with blending acrylics. I appreciated seeing how you adjusted the colors and smoothed it out to look so soft. Beautiful!

[@vestarexpressions9909]

Love the detail in your teachings. You're very calming to watch and easy to listen to. Beautiful work! Thank you for sharing your talent!

[@sharsings2682]

BEST TUTORIAL EVER!!!! Thanks man! My blending is so much better now - I understand what i was doing wrong before!

[@BambooBob]

I'm brand new to a acrylic and oil painting. I took 1 Bob Ross class and now I'm hungry to learn more. I love how detailed you are explaining things....not too many are as detailed! Thanks!

[@susanhart832]

Most beautiful blend I have seen. Your work is inspirational.

[@thehubofchemistry1462]

Thanks sir. That's the end of my struggle to increase the drying period of acrylic paint. By your video I knew that liquitex flow aid is very useful to increase the drying time of acrylic colour. Just now i have ordered for it. Thanks a lot sir for valuable video. You are grate sir.

[@sm3296]

I'm glad you showed the mistake of adding too much white as you put it. Usually when I mess up I get stuck but you showed us how to get back to what you envisioned. Thanks, I'm learning a lot here.

[@barbm7175]

I totally nailed it. It took some fiddling around but not really that hard. Thank you.

[@wynneward2794]

This was SO helpful. I wouldn't mind seeing another blending video where you blend a more colorful background, like a brown to sunset colors to a blue-gray at the top. Thank you so much for doing these basic blending videos for us newbies!

[@Apollo_Blaze]

Awesome job here...wow...I am going to do this with the painting I am on now...and I really like that you use the canvas panels too..I always thought that only stretched canvas was the way to go, but now I work on the panels and they are great, and much easier to store than bulky stretched canvas...Thanks for this great video lesson, you rock...

[@marisolc6230]

Love your calming voice and technique!

[@kapanaisecolette9500]

I struggled with blending acrylic paints so much but this definitely helped! Thank you

[@carolsears8925]

Beautiful! This is exactly what I was looking for. I wanted to create a lovely blended background without having to airbrush it. Thank You!

[@staceygrove7295]

Nice demo. Thanks for taking the time to share it.

[@NAVINARTSTUDIO123]

Wow wonderful painting

[@barbibruton6039]

Awesome! I have always worked with oils , wet on wet. Nice to see that you can make acrylics blend so well!! Thank you :)

[@TheCTCoach]

I am new to painting and trying to teach myself. I have been watching numerous videos but this video, by far, is the BEST on blending! Thank You very much. You now have a new subscriber!!

[@mstommie776977]

I agree...

[@kylieb4836]

Wow... when you started with just the 3 colours roughly laid on your canvas I thought there’s no way these will blend smoothly - what a gorgeous background you ended with. I’ve only used inks for blending, this is all still new to me, so Thanks for sharing some great tips with us newbies ❤️

[@regine_mqz526]

I love the blue and burnt umber mix! Never thought about that before

[@garyinsalaco9530]

GREG! I LOVE YOUR BLENDING LESSONS ! THANK YOU !YOU HAVE A CALM NICE WAY OF EXPLAINING THINGS !

[@desireeyoung2814]

Beautiful! I’m buying the Flow Aid today! Thank you for sharing your time and talent.

[@sheilamabey896]

thank you so much, I've struggled with blending for several years.....I can see now my mistakes in technique....wish me luck !

[@curtriceennis2924]

Just WOW !!! It seems like these were actually Oils Cause they blended so well. TY for sharing your techniques and knowledge with us.

[@barbarachandler4430]

That was very helpful, I am a beginner and will watch over many times, thank you. For those who can’t hear him turn on the captions, very helpful.

[@joanneserasin6893]

Amazing. Learning so much💖 Thank you

[@lauraven1979]

Great result !!

[@carmentoro4888]

Thank you. I've been struggling with this for months.

[@brendajolly2257]

Very helpful , look forward to seeing more Thanks,

[@gila1959]

Thanx for sharing love the colours great pic....

[@cindyspearman]

Wow, beautiful!!

[@disneygal200016]

Beautiful. Thank you for teaching that. Would love to see more.

[@cherietillapaughhott1012]

You’re a life saver! I’ve been trying to paint a Smoky Mountains landscape piece as a gift for Christmas and I’ve had to scrap and start over because my sky looks terrible every time. It’s been years since I’ve painted anything and I’ve made myself feel like a total moron! I’m so glad KZbin recommended you, this was literally the first video on the list this morning when I opened up the app!! Thanks!! Definitely new sub here. Can’t wait to start watching the rest of your videos. Merry Christmas!!

[@davidl6332]

:)

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[@dorisjimison7590]

what a stunning technique! I greatly appreciate your teaching style and talent.

[@kellymanas6133]

Thanks! I love oils but have been playing with acrylics & needed this lesson..

[@Zaiq2014]

Amazing video sir....thanks for the technique

[@pauloaa11]

Very good hints. I am already using them.

[@paular8747]

Thank you for all the a very good video packed with great technique information!

[@dogloverjb6873]

beautiful blend....

[@ravenblack4484]

Very helpful and useful, as I am still learning and am overwhelmed by all the techniques and mediums. Also, thank you for clearing up on how to tone down that blue (finally!!) Much appreciated.

[@ravenblack4484]

@@GregLowmanArt I look forward to other videos. There's so much to learn! Despite being enrolled in art classes, videos like this really help with the techniques I bring with me, as I am less experienced. Thank you for taking the time to share your knowledge. ♡

[@jaderene]

This by far one of the best blending videos for Acrylic paints that I have seen! Thank you

[@samvelajs8429]

Awesome art

[@gamerdodong]

Turn the video speed up to 2x, you re welcome.

[@seanjohnson6890]

You are exactly right. So funny. It all seems perfect at 2x speed.

[@poetryjones7946]

😂 Yeah, it actually sorta starts at 16:34 😂

[@staci450]

Omgosh you just added time to my life for all youtube videos, especially hair tutorials

[@renesalonen]

Thanks!

[@sureshdeval5771]

I am learning painting with acrylic paint. I have seen many tutorials for acrylic painting. But this one is the best. You are showing the technique in so detail that it becomes very easy to understand for the beginner also. This will improve my paintings. I am very much thankful to you and I have subscribed your channel.

[@lindarobinson3130]

Fabulous both of you , PINK is a wonderful expressive colour , I love it . Never tried mixing with Raw Umber though , going to give it a try . Thank you.

[@norinemueller4588]

Looks awesome

[@barbarabennett5903]

I really like the way you explain the blending, I watched a few videos , but yours is not only explained in full , your voice is soothing, will continue to watch will post my finished product once I use your technique.

[@Jroc150]

Wonderful, thanks for this tutorial.

[@wmd707]

The other day I was thinking how I cant even pronounce some of the paint colors so ill never be able to speak to other artists...glad it's not just me! I like that you're just simple and you do what you want and what works for you. I cant stand snobby know it all types. Thanks for sharing your way.

[@sonamvaghani]

Great video.. thanks for sharing the technique...

[@juwels64]

Very nice to see how it's done! Thanks so much!

[@lindajakub624]

Thank you. Looks beautiful.

[@johnsteele7323]

Very good instructional. Thanks!

[@shannoninnes3456]

Thank you for taking the time to share your technique. It has been a struggle for me as I tend to overwork the process and end up with a total mess. I’m working on a series at the moment that calls for this type of background. I can’t wait to give this a try.

[@viningx21]

Beautifully done

[@berniebastian2523]

Thank you!!! This is what I have been looking for. Awesome tutorial.

[@tlhpeach5450]

Thank you. Very nice demonstration.

[@mildredobrien517]

Nice...painting. .love the flesh colored shirt!

[@seahorse5689]

That was a really helpful tutorial, thanks!

[@olgasule3138]

Beautiful blending. Thank you for tutorial

[@mr.hgorgan1812]

exactly what I needed. Thank you for the short and precise tutorial! I started working on a painting of a black horse in motion viewed from front, and this is exactly the background I want, but I'll use nuances of brown and yellow.

[@Pisceansiren]

Thank you so much for this, oil paints can be so expensive so this will help a lot ☺️

[@caroann]

This really helps! Thank you for your time & talents.

[@unwindhere]

This was a great tutorial. I'm a beginner and this is so helpful. Thank you!

[@johnswaim3919]

Newly subbed. Very relatable presentation. I just got a tube of the same blue. Its great for shadows and night scenes. Im looking forward to seeing more of your vids.

[@vickijohnson255]

Thanks for the demo!

[@junelune2344]

Thanks for sharing so awesome

[@loreleihopkinsart]

Will give this a go this weekend thank you for such a great tutorial. You make it look easy but blending technique is like a hump during driving lessons 😆 You’re very patient as well🤗

[@maryjanelucido4729]

This is the second time I watched this. I have been working on my blending techniques. Thanks for the video!

[@rickhopkins1726]

Great video and helpful. Nice to see your relaxed clothing optional approach.

[@seanyb960]

Mind blown. Thank you for sharing this technique as it's something I've struggled with for a long time!

[@cathywilson7101]

Interesting technique.....thank you.

[@kaygoski]

Love this! I watched this video just before starting my new painting and got a bit impatient with the slow approach but I am so glad I persisted. Thank you for this great video!

[@artdhananjay]

Watched a nice creative video... Keep it up...

[@TarasSimpleCrochet]

Thank you and now I’m gonna give it another go because I’m having a hard time blending and this was helpful :)

[@doramatthews5534]

Thanks for a wonderful explanation of blending acrylics. I would like to see more tutorials in blending. It's one of the problems with acrylics. Also would like to see videos on reflections. Keep up the good work.

[@GregLowmanArt]

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[@wendytaylor3714]

Thank you so muchfor this helpful tutorial. Hi from York England.

[@stevekobb3850]

Thanks, Greg. Very helpful.

[@pzaruk]

Thankyou so much you have a wonderful way of presenting the topic,

[@arwenr.a.8780]

This was exactly what I needed to watch. Amazing. I loved every bit of this video and inspired me to work on the background I really wanted for my arabic Calligraphic art. I ended up adding a messy thin golden line to my horizon and Im pretty happy with the result. Thanks for the wonderful tutorial ❤️❤️

[@CnithTheOnliestOne]

If Rocky Balboa painted.... haha. This is great! I've tried flow aid and it didn't work but now I see I was doing it wrong. I'll try it again! Thanks!

[@jessicafalstein]

incredible. never been able to achieve this w/ acrylic only oil. thanks so much. subscribed.

[@mankirankamaal7251]

Is it something to do with formula ?

[@livfree1823]

These colors are very beautiful. Love the technique!

[@harjith.d.bubber]

Loved the blending at 12:00 (and would have probably stop there) but the end result is outstanding . Thanks for sharing

[@jafallica]

Great video. You’re great at blending.

[@jafallica]

Greg Lowman I would love to see you paint on furniture. So many furniture painters are blending paint and I bet you would be great at it.

[@legocircus]

Thanks for sharing, that was really helpful

[@Elisa001]

I have been on the fence about getting that flow aid for months. Heading out to get it right now lol. Awesome vid on blending acrylics. You have a new subscriber. Thank you!

[@pd9094]

Great video - thanks!

[@MasterMatter]

Thanks man, I'll achieve greatness with this, and I'll give you half of what my first groundbreaking painting gets me lol

[@GregLowmanArt]

Haha hope so and done deal

[@MasterMatter]

@@GregLowmanArt dang didn't expect a comment from the master, thanks for your heart I wont break it, I'll just cover it in paint lol.

[@dvjai]

Nice work sir

[@Mystique-Dreams]

Superb, thank you!

[@lilyhu1963]

Awesome video! Thanks !

[@user-ij4ee4gg9u]

Brilliant!! Thank you so very much for explaining & demonstrating this so calmly and logical. Very relaxing to watch, too 👍🤗

[@Lic.en.derecho]

So beautiful....nice voice tone too...