Painting Light or Fire with Acrylics

[@Maybeitsmaby]

I followed your tutorial to paint a candle flame for the first time ever and I incredibly impressed with how I did. Thank you so much for sharing this.

[@stupiid13]

I always get to the messy ugly part of a painting and get discouraged, I love the way you make it obvious to keep going, keep adding.

[@allenclark4235]

I am totally a beginner and know what you mean. One time though as I was following this eyeball tutorial by a different artist, I was having that discouraged feeling so I got up and walked away. When I came back like an hour later would you believe someone must have finished it for me? Lol

[@chinalifestyle1172]

Sometimes same as with me also

[@Feenix102]

I love this, I actually got a little emotional, lol. Its a simple thing but I've never seen anyone blend paint with their hands like that before - it makes so much sense! Incredible work.

[@slecuyer21]

It is a pretty common blending technique, you just need to be okay with getting a little more messy😊

[@Feenix102]

Mm, honestly its one I haven't seen much of. Messy is fine, I think art should be messy - my point was, I guess, the tactility of it, actually touching it is very appealing to me. :)

[@notgreatnotterrible48years63]

That is insanely realistic. I’m impressed

[@nissankahettiarachchige1018]

Best tutorial video I ever seen about acrylic painting techniques.. thank you.!

[@sabineleppanenart3014]

I was getting nervous as your hand got close to the flame.😳

[@sherryquitter100]

It looked so real, I was doing the same thing. Thinking that 🤔 he was going to burn 🔥 his hand. Lol

[@Milacuteness]

Lmaoooooo

[@andreablaich2470]

😍😂

[@nightmare-ish-arts]

Why is that so true tho 😂 my brain thought his hand was gonna catch on fire 🤣

[@snactivist]

The way you painted this makes it look like the darkness is trying to choke the candle. Idk how to describe it, it makes the background look like a physical space

[@lorrainebirks2815]

Awesome , the candle looks as if it’s really there and burning bright . Amazing video thank you .

[@kingsdaughter777smith3]

Thank you so much Chuck, for painting a realistic flame on a candle. I am in the process of drawing and then painting a log fire, the one's you have at a camp site etc. The process will be very challenging for me to do, as I am still in the learning stages of my painting.. Like you have said, 'just keep on going and see where it leads you'. Although my drawing and painting skills are very amateurish, I will have a go and see what I come up with. Thank you again for showing on how to paint the glow of the flame etc.. (Angela, from Australia)..

[@chaitralib9523]

Superb and easy to follow guidance! Thank you so much for sharing!

[@MichaelBrooksmsb400]

I'm just amazed that there are Artists out there who are not afraid to use their bare fingers to blend paint on Canvas, be it in Acrylics or Oils. Reminds me of Adult version of Children's finger painting.

[@flooklh]

Very interesting exercise. Congratulations on a realistic candle.... Thank you for showing us so patiently

[@michaelk3582]

Beautiful techniques! The moisture and water is something I will definitely try! Thanks!

[@bnuggetart]

I've come back to this video multiple times now over the last 2 years or so and I absorb something new from it each time. 🎨Really love the way you describe what & why you're doing things. Especially love the tip to blend with fingers. Whenever I instinctually use my fingers for something when painting I feel silly for using "bad technique" ... so it's nice to see that it can actually be a good technique. :)

[@TheInnerVortex]

Thanks - your charisma and skills are greatly appreciated. I have learned something NEW today because of you.

[@DRSmithCreations]

Love your video! Still early into my art career and constantly looking to up my game. Blending colors and strokes been a challenge, but your video has really helped me with it.

[@moogie3111]

Flipping amazing. Best flame video for acrylics ever.

[@jackmah6140]

2019 and ever ..heheh

[@LaineyBug2020]

I've always found the part you said could be tedious & repetitious the most relaxing & therapeutic. I could just get lost in it while the world & all it's problems melted away. Then, as my vision would start to come to life, a beautiful feeling of exciting fulfilment would bloom & blossom!

[@chuckblackart]

Love this comment! Great way to articulate it. Thank you so much

[@Levvia]

You, sir, are an artist. This is incredible. Magic.

[@jillvalentine1113]

I'm always amazed at when you start a painting it seems like a hot mess ha ha. But after watching you paint for so long and to see the time and the labor you put into all of your paintings is the reason I am drawn in to your works. I love each and every detail that you put in that has that WOW effect. I am so inspired to paint better every time I watch you Chuck!!

[@chuckblackart]

Thanks Jill! I appreciate it all thank you for writing!!!!

[@ClepsidraSideral]

I followed your instructions and turned out great! Thank you!!

[@chuckblackart]

Awesome and you are welcome!

[@janetmoore2693]

You are so good at not only painting, but explaining how to go about doing it. Thank you for sharing. I am going to try this.

[@kid_at_the_summit]

I'm using this to paint this strong light that is casting on my character, It's a very close to the camera portrait. I want the light on the face to be so strong that it almost seems too be the light source itself. Where the light is, the features get simplified. Thanks it's very helpful!

[@vinaykumarbeohar3809]

Thanks. Your Technics and teaching method is very good and valuable. Your all paintings are very good in colour choice and depth.

[@nightmare-ish-arts]

This is so amazing and helpful! I was planning on using another tutorial for fire, for my sketchbook cover, but now I’m definitely doing this one, even if I have to practice a few times on a canvas, 😅 but this is really amazing 🤩

[@patricianorman6664]

Chuck, this painting is amazing. I love the way the light is radiating out from the candle. Thank you. Pat

[@chuckblackart]

Thanks Pat!

[@maldoori238]

Thank you for sharing your wonderful skills and inspiring technique. I thoroughly enjoyed it. Many thanks for sharing this video.

[@jewelpotter6221]

Amazing, feel like that painting could light up a dark room. Thank you so much!!!

[@anitathompson5828]

As they say, "Less is Best"! Absolutely beautiful and a great expression of Hope. Definitely going to be trying this tutorial!

[@GLangendoenTUBE]

Thank you for this tutorial, i have tried it myself and it works very well.

[@chelseabutcher5948]

Awesome!!! I can’t wait to try this one. It’s so dark and creepy and Renaissance feeling.

[@LearnFineArt]

I love these types of acrylic paintings ;)

[@paz4584]

Magnifico, nadie hace la iluminación mejor!! Gracias x compartir 👍🏼💖💖😍😍

[@saniakhan9670]

Thank you so much I followed your instructions and made an art piece for a compatition and I got first place in it So glad I found your video 🌹

[@PreciouzGem777]

Cool! Congratulations

[@cindychambers1588]

Beautiful! I love your work, Chuck. Thanks for sharing.

[@BooMcita]

Thank you so much! You have no idea how much this helped! I have a vision an didnt have the skill to make it true. Im gonna practice this and I think that will work! ❤️

[@MrSaadabdulaziz]

Oh my god.....thats awsome. Im getting sucked in to painting like in old days like learning to compose music sequencing and stuff.

[@clivestein1777]

that is so realistic it could light up a dark room!

[@nancyheard7448]

Fabulous! Just what I needed. I can’t wait to paint this myself! 🙏🎨💕

[@Tracks777]

Great! Keep it up!

[@kristiewhitney8380]

Simply beautiful

[@arieldixon2012]

This was a really good tutorial!! Thanks!

[@EStacey2009]

Great Tutorial Chuck - Please, could you do a candle on a table in a room with how the light looks on the table and how it effects the scene.

[@weinichjasminrei484]

Wow! So realistic😍 i Love All of ur pictures

[@2openhere]

You talk about gesso and not sanding, did you do that and how did you get a black canvas, is that black or a mixture of colours?

[@dedameda199]

Thanks for lesson ! Very beautiful ! 👏👏👏👍

[@micheleleonard5003]

Thank you Chuck -- wow -- you're amazing.

[@yditto2499]

That was great. Thank you for this!

[@strayportal]

Great tutorial, thank you!

[@CalrissianSteele]

Thank you for this. Very helpful to what I am going to work on.

[@roseannerainwatersmith12]

So beautiful! Have you ever done an entire painting just with your fingers?

[@davidglez1009]

Thanks a lot, I did step by step and got very good results

[@alexandradefreitas]

thanks for uploading! great tutorial!!

[@abdulmusawwir5103]

I wants to became a great artist like you love you sir

[@jayasreenair]

Wow... very beautiful. Thanks for this tutorial.

[@guichou01]

Very useful tutorial. Thanks a lot for sharing, as usual.

[@rosaaguiar757]

hay que dejar secar unas capas para aplicar otras.Muy agradecida por sus explicaciones.

[@svgaming9126]

Play the video with speed 1.5x 😊

[@angelamaxwell59]

Love ❤️ your beautiful works !🎨❤️🌈👍

[@jhoeyvee1]

Amazing ! I almost call the FIRE DEPT I thought your canvas is literally on fire😮😮😮😮

[@y_equals_mx_plus_c]

This is amazing!

[@darthvato3303]

🙋 Question. If I want my neon blue, green, and yellow to really be bright, but my canvas is dark., do I apply a layer of white first? Or is it not necessary?

[@MB-mz2fz]

Thank you so much for the motivation your tutorial is really interesting...you are a great master

[@LIBERTYVIEWS]

Thanks so much for your great demos and tutorials. QUESTION: Have you ever tried the water soluble oil paints? I'll continue to browse your videos, in case you have done this...but could you demo or mention about these interesting paints and how you would or would not use them. Thanks Chuck!

[@mariewilliams9079]

Excellent tutorial.

[@seanbranagan2778]

This is an excellent tutorial

[@abdulmusawwir5103]

Thanks sir you are my inspiration

[@gelflingfay]

Fanning that out. LOL Fanning the flame you mean! That is fantastic. All joking aside tht is beautiful and an excellent tutorial.

[@joofark]

Thank you so much! It's beautiful! And now I know how to do it too. :)

[@anthonystoker859]

Thank you Chuck for such great instruction.....based upon your video, I tried painting the candle but in oils instead of acrylics but feel it turned out very well. I would send picture but not sure how to do that:)

[@helgacobian2114]

cool! i love it !!!

[@hellkatathome1913]

Thank you, very well taught

[@cuckoo242]

Can we use the same method and acrylic colours on a black chart paper?

[@youtuberfangirlnamededyn6186]

This was very helpful thank you😊

[@richardbailey2624]

Beautiful work Chuck ! I like the way you use your fingers and the drying stages on the glow. Also, for showing us how the top of the candle can enhance the brightest of the flame. Would the process be the same on a white canvas ?

[@chuckblackart]

You could use white yes, it might take a little bit more work to blend the dark colors together however. I appreciate that!

[@brahmatmikapany7179]

I am a big fan of urs.. every technique of u is very clear n easy to learn....

[@chuckblackart]

Thank you great to see that!

[@Gtrive]

Chuck I LOVED the fun, short technique!! I could really explore the technique on this one! This was a very good tutorial!! I'd love it if you do a couple more like this, working with full paintings but short lessons, one tiny thing at a time. This was amazing. Thank you tons!!!! :)

[@BoneLonesome]

I use a syringe to keep clean water in for mixing, it also allows for distributing the water a drop at a time. I asked my dentist for some and she obliged.

[@victoriac9884]

would a blending medium be useful for something like this?

[@rajkumaribanerjeerakshit2691]

Can I just mark out the location of the flame with a pencil then do the yellow orange and red glow blending before painting the actual white flame in the centre?

[@xox___neen]

how would you go about the lighting of an object below the candle? for example, I'm wanting to paint a skull below, holding the candle up. would I use the same concept you used for the light hitting the candle itself or would I use a glaze of red/black mixture? or would I use just a glaze of yellow to represent the light?

[@fredmarshall2113]

hi chuck this is very hard in oils nice job!!!

[@amalabdelhamed5811]

this beautifull work and easy to learn thank you

[@nivik1023]

So... You mixed black as you went to the outer corner to blend it in with the colour of the background right? So should we merge it with white or yellow or some other colour based on the background colour...?

[@geraldinecrowley9172]

Great tutorial Many thanks

[@mariewehofer6321]

I thought I was the only one that used their hands and fingers to blend lol!! Wonderful, helpful video!

[@dianlineback3259]

Thank you so much! Your techniques help me immensely.

[@chuckblackart]

Great to hear Thanks Dian!

[@sandydickinson8222]

Thank you so much. Your work is awesome

[@dibinaalen798]

Awesome work

[@chuckblackart]

Thank you Dibina!

[@nyonyoaye9050]

Hi Chuck, what is the material you are using Canvas or watercolor paper?

[@q8asami]

simple, yet very beautiful !!

[@patricknoone7153]

q8 Asam

[@AnjewlaSparks]

Anyone know how I can paint white glowing letters on a half yellow half dark background? And glowing lightning. Or where I could find a resource. Thanks. 🖤

[@Jo-ix3qp]

Thank you..love your videos..

[@t.bunker2511]

The same can be done in oil colors with very-thin transparent-color glazes?

[@ravenlake9873]

Is there a way to blend this other than with your fingers? Would a cosmetic sponge work?

[@scottblauvelt6472]

I adore this

[@tousifazmain6205]

Hello, did you paint the canvas with black acrylic? If so, how long did you wait before putting other colors? TIA

[@sdigiaco]

Amazing

[@vanessalionel7614]

You've been very helpful.

[@FernandoHernandez-mb8ph]

Bad to the ass been trying to look for this for a while the thing is I try to paint something that can glow or illuminate trying and trying thanks for the help so much I appreciate it