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Arts & CraftsHow to Paint with Acrylics

How to Paint with Acrylic Paint without Using Brushes

Transcript

Hi, I’m Linda. I created a company called Paint Along. Check us out at paintalongnyc.com. We have really fun painting workshops in Nashville and New York.

I want to show you some fun ways to paint with acrylic without using brushes. These tools can be so much fun. You just have to kinda know how to use them. So I’m going to use my palette knife. I’m going to use a sponge and I’m going to use one other tool, but I’ll show you in a minute what we are gonna do there.

So the first thing I wanna do is take my palette knife and just scraping it through this green paint and I’m going to make the stem of the flower and may be a couple of leaves. So I’m just pressing it into the canvas and then I’m gonna come up and make a couple of leaves.

Next thing I wanna do is take my sponge, it’s a little bit wet, so I’m gonna squeeze it out. I’m gonna use some of these orange paint and I’m gonna do the top of the flower. Let’s put a little bit of yellow in the center here.
And the third object we use to paint with is the top of this paint. So I’m just gonna unscrew this top and I’m gonna dip it in my white paint, give it a little twirl and give my flower a center and that’s how you paint without using brushes.


Lessons in this Guide

How to Use a Palette Knife with Acrylic Paint

What Is Acrylic Paint?

Paint Supplies You Need for Acrylic Painting

How to Prepare Your Canvas for Acrylic Painting

How to Pick Paintbrushes for Acrylic Painting

8 Acrylic Painting Techniques

How to Mix Acrylic Paint Colors

How to Control Opacity & Brightness with Acrylic Paint

How to Keep Acrylic Paint from Drying Too Fast

How to Paint with Acrylic Paint without Using Brushes

How to Paint with Acrylic on Hardboard or Wood

How to Paint a Simple Background with Acrylic

How to Paint a Mottled Background Using Acrylic Paint

How to Paint Perspective with Acrylic

4 Brush Stroke Techniques for Acrylic Painting

How to Add Texture & Blend with Acrylic Paint

How to Paint Shadows & Highlights with Acrylic Paint

How to Sponge Paint with Acrylic

How to Glaze Your Acrylic Paint Work

How to Paint an Abstract Flower Using Acrylic Paint

How to Paint a Tulip Using Acrylic Paint

How to Paint with Acrylics with Linda Rhea

How to Paint a Landscape Using Acrylic Paint

How to Paint the Sky Using Acrylic Paint

How to Paint a Tree Using Acrylic Paint

How to Paint Waves, Rocks & Surf Using Acrylic Paint

How to Paint a Basic Sunset Using Acrylic Paint

What is Color Theory?

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