Beginners Acrylic Still Life Painting Techniques demo - Part 2a

[@DeL-pu3gk]

You're a good teacher Will. It's a pleasure watching your tutorials. I'm just learning the stuff I would have liked to have been shown almost 30 years ago at art school.

[@willkempartschool]

Really pleased you found it helpful. Will

[@karebear725]

I have a still-life assignment for school to do and I was so intimidated by the idea of it (I've never used acrylic before) and your videos are simply amazing to watch! Thank you very much, this is extraordinarily helpful :)

[@joyceperron1936]

I love three things about your video... 1) it isn't in superhuman fast speed without instruction. It is in real time with explanations. Yay! 2) You show the pallet, so we can see how you mix the paints 3) You refer to the reference photo so students can anticipate the next step of shadow, highlights and color EXCELLENT!! Thank you oh, and they are actually DOABLE for a beginner SO ENCOURAGING!!!

[@willkempartschool]

Thanks very much. Will

[@christinaehlinger]

You made me smile when the brush came off the handle... Glad it's not just me ;)

[@dazednconfused-r4o]

Great Channel, just found it, I'm glad I'll start my trip!

[@willkempartschool]

Hi lillylala444, the canvas was painted first with a mix of raw umber and titanium white. It is dry when i begin the first layer, Thanks, Will

[@HelenRizzo8FYR]

Your video is great! Nice and slow, easy to follow. You are very talented

[@willkempartschool]

Cheers Helen Will

[@willkempartschool]

Really pleased to hear it. Cheers, Will

[@lesliewes]

Thank you! Your videos are amazing! So well done. They are helpful and actually quite relaxing to just watch and listen to your accent and the music! I love your techniques and tips and have learned quite a bit in a short amount of time. Thank you again for offering these! I have subscribed and will continue to tune in to your work.

[@willkempartschool]

Good one Leslie, so pleased you're enjoying the tutorials. Will

[@willkempartschool]

A glaze it to help enhance paint that is dry with a new veil of colour. It sits ontop of your underpainting, like a stained glass window.

[@willkempartschool]

@Seedypearl1 Thanks very much, hope to see you on the course soon. Some students are getting great results. Will

[@willkempartschool]

@OnlyBlix Thanks OnlyBlix , I have just published Part 2b of the Cherry Still life so you can continue on with your painting! Will

[@skybluebona]

I like your detailed tutorial on cherry acrylic painting. I am going to paint apple soon! Thank you~~

[@herrmosa918]

i love your tutorials!

[@matthewhines9787]

Ha. Digging the "Bleeding Love" ukelele cover.

[@OnlyBlix]

Your videos are great! Of course longer would be welcomed, nonetheless, keep them coming! Super awesome!

[@sanaznabaei2734]

i just painted this whit your guids ! its awesome! thank you!

[@willkempartschool]

Great to hear it Sanaz, really hope you enjoyed the process. Cheers, Will

[@sanaznabaei2734]

I do! :) i can post you my work actually

[@mlsdd]

I really love your tutorial... remind my Spanish master that had studied art in Italy.

[@shrimateekoniecki3454]

Hi Will, I am a new acrylic painter, watching snd following your instructions. Very interesting. Looking forward to many more classes. Where in England are you located. I come there often.

[@rosemarie7582]

I may not get an answer since this video is so old, but I'm very new to acrylics and I have a question. How do you get so little paint on your brush yet manage to spread it so smoothly? I keep having to go back and forth adding more and more to my brush because it ends up not spreading well. Not sure if it's the brush quality(blue turtle from amazon) or the paint quality (liquitex basics) or if I'm using the wrong paper (Canson Montval cold pressed) Thank you for your helpful videos.

[@willkempartschool]

Hi Rose, it might be a combination of all three. The paper will be much more absorbent than canvas so it will soak up the paint much quicker and make the spread of the paint harder. Also, artist quality paints have a stronger 'pigment load' so will cover more easily than with student grade paints. The brush bristles will be able to move paint more or less easily depending on how stiff the bristles are. Hope this helps, Cheers, Will

[@willkempartschool]

Good tip! Thanks Will

[@willkempartschool]

@zekabroa Yes it can be very effective to take that 'edge' off you often can get with acrylics, Will

[@raulishnikov]

hahaha i laugh so loud when your ferrule came off... Enjoying a lot your channel i had so many doubts about mediums. Thanks

[@1957zombie]

love the painting and the song...was awesome...:)

[@carolbiggs722]

I love these demos very helpful

[@DJSHADDY2K7]

Your tutorial willkempartschool is one of the best from time after i does review your video it keep me active in look for new way to paint and new thing to paint.

[@willkempartschool]

@Seedypearl1 If you look on Part 1 of this series, click the 'show more' tag and there is a link to my website that has a list of all the materials, brushes and brands on it. They're all available online or in most good art stores. Will

[@goilo888]

Will, do you always keep your palette vertical next to the painting? I had assumed you only did that for the purpose of the video recording but I'm actually seeing some benefit to working like that!

[@willkempartschool]

+Third Dimension Jewellery It depends on the size of the canvas, for small paintings, it can work really well as you can judge the colours in the same light as your painting. For larger scale pieces I tend to hand hold or have a palette on a separate table. Cheers, Will

[@willkempartschool]

Cheers raulishnikov, superglue has now been added! Will

[@sweetdreamers5193]

Lol,so funny i can relate when you brush just loose,That happens to me many times🤣🎨🖌Thank you for this tutorials😊I will follow you on fb page if you have one😊💕

[@willkempartschool]

Ha. ha, really pleased you enjoyed it. I don't currently have a fb page, but thanks! Will

[@Seedypearl1]

Oh I didn't see that, Thank you!! By the way I love painting and your videos are really helpful, I am planning on taking one of your classes (:

[@maxleo5547]

I have practical on Monday that's tomorrow but I just want to ask can u do this type of painting on an ordinary paper ...something like A4 sheet paper please!?

[@willkempartschool]

The A4 paper will tend to crinkle as you add the water as it isn't absorbent enough.

[@Seedypearl1]

Where do you buy your paints and paint brushes?

[@rachaelfdavies726]

did you paint the whole canvas in burnt umber & white before drawing the cherry?

[@willkempartschool]

Sure did. Will

[@whatsnextcleo2308]

great tutorial! omg, the song is bleeding love right? :D

[@willkempartschool]

Cheers Cleo, so pleased you enjoyed it. Will

[@Eram15]

Sir which paper would be best for the beginners?

[@willkempartschool]

Hi Eram, it depends on the effect you're trying to achieve and if you're working with watery washes. A NOT (which stands for Not Hot pressed) is a medium texture watercolour paper that can work well. Cheers, Will

[@joyceperron1936]

I need to ask... must you varnish a finished painting? I'm terrified to do it!

[@willkempartschool]

Hi Joyce, no, you don't have to varnish a painting, but it will protect the surface and even the sheen. Will

[@lorigoldberg6658]

why would you use gloss and not mat in your painting? especially if you are working with a natural subject matter. Does it not look to plastic which is what acrylic is? Do you have a recommondation in how to keep the colors rich and have depth by using a medium but not glossy.

[@willkempartschool]

Hi Lori, gloss medium gives you a cleaner glaze and then you can alter the sheen in the final varnish. A satin will add a richness without being as shiny as gloss. Cheers, Will

[@lorigoldberg6658]

that is a good answer. Do you varnish all of your paintings and if you do what method do you use? Brush? and if so what is the brand so there is no brush marks or do you spray? I send my students to your youtube demos. excellent. thanks

[@willkempartschool]

Hi Lori, I apply an isolation coat to separate the paint layer from the varnish layer and then apply a MSA varnish, either using a soft brush or a spray varnish. If you scroll down to the heading 'Varnish & Isolation Coat' You can read more about varnish here: willkempartschool.com/acrylic-painting/ Thanks for the recommendations to your students! Cheers, Will

[@rachelz5665]

do you gesso the canvas first?

[@willkempartschool]

If a canvas is white is already has a coat of gesso on, so for this painting, I just painted the tonal ground onto an existing white canvas. Cheers, Will

[@aretelibertas6988]

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