How to Paint a Fox's Eye in Acrylic

[@wendys3482]

Great to hear you're starting up your streams again. They were a real tonic during those surreal lockdown days, and gave me something to look forward to each week as you made them such fun to watch. You were quite a lifeline for connecting to the outside world and gave us a chance to meet and get to know other people on the comments section. Thank you so much for that Paul, I'm sure you helped many of us more than you realise. Roll on 12th May for the fun to begin again and to learn something new x

[@paulappswildlifeart]

I am looking forward to it once again Wendy and glad that I'll have your company on the streams once more.

[@ThienDuyen-ci2df]

Nice friends, success always

[@paulappswildlifeart]

Thank you

[@traceygodwin2081]

Very informative and easy to follow video,happy to hear you're doing live streams once again. I have a few questions to ask you regarding acrylics if you don't mind answering them 1)do you always have to prime your paper if it isn't acrylic paper 2)do you need a stay wet pallet 3)do you need to fix the finished acrylic painting as i read somewhere that acrylic paint can smudge unless gixed 4)can you use watercolour brushes with acrylics

[@paulappswildlifeart]

Hi Tracey, all good points let me help. 1. If your paper is pre-primed with a gesso-like oil/acrylic paper you are good to go. multimedia papers are ok, but will only tolerate so much. watercolour papers can be gessoed to be used, but that is an expensive use of great paper when other surfaces will be better. 2. A stay-wet paper extends the life and workability of the paint. therefore a very economical way of using the paint. therefore a stay wet will pay for itself in a few sessions. cheap ways to use a deep set dinner plate kitchen towel, greaseproof paper and clingfilm to seal between uses. 3. I have never known acrylic to smudge, it is a plastic film when dry. Impervious to water. I have many paintings that have never been varnished only if I want a gloss effect would I even consider anything. So the answer is a definite NO. 4. You can, but again why would you? watercolour brushes are not cheap and should stay as watercolour brushes. Many cheaper synthetics are available for acrylic painting. Plus you risk destroying a watercolour brush that is not cleaned correctly. hope that this all helps, cheers P