A bit like those produced by Kerry Darlington in a lot of her tree paintings. SO THANKS!! Cheers, Will, Hi Will! Yes, you can often find a paint consistency that just fits your flow, pleased youve been enjoying Galeria range, theyre a great paint (the light umber is especially nice for toned grounds) Cheers, Will. What are your thoughts on this? Recently i am working in a realistic portrait, but i have few past experience in acrylic painting..But i want to do the portrait with acrylic.. Can you give an idea about that? Thank you SO much your sharing your knowledge! 1. Are my assumptions correct? Do you think I did the right thing? Pigment colour Often paint colours that are almost exactly the same are called different names depending on the manufacturer. I am now a restaurant owner and seemingly have less time but still a deep desire to paint. Artist grade paints have a larger choice of colours available. Thank you for being such a resource! I boght a pack of soft patelnot a famous brand), so I want to know how to check if it is good or not( artist grade), Hi Chris, cheaper pastels tend to be a bit harder than artist pastels (even if theyre called soft pastels) and not as intensely saturated. I just finished painting a bunch of roses using golden and Liquitex colors. Hi John, glad youve been enjoying the lessons. Its a great resource and provides much appreciated motivation! I like how straight-forward it is in defining a lot of the basics to keep in mind. 5 Little Lessons from Painting a Large Painting in a New Space, Capturing Spring Sunshine by Painting Colourful Shadows (Acrylic Painting Tutorial). 4) For pre-stretched, pre-primed canvases from Michaels and Aaron Brothers, do you know which is the better quality? So if you used phthalo blue (high tinting strength) you would only need a very little amount of paint to drastically change the white. If you were using a paint that the pigments comes from a dye or is man-made, such as a quinacridone, (called synthetic organics) the thinner and more translucent a paint will be. ;o), PS.. Hi Carl, If youre first starting I would work with what you can afford, but always try and buy an artist quality titanium white. Hope you enjoy the articles and tutorials. Hey Mike, great to hear from you and so pleased youve been finding the site helpful. will I am a big fan of u . Hi Courtney, I would always invest in an artist quality Titanium white, and youll notice the biggest difference between the yellows, an artist quality cadmium yellow light will be much more opaque. Student quality paints dont tell you this information. Do you use hair dryer to speed up the dry process? I have put a coated of gesso and Ill give more coats. I tried adding tiny amounts of water and it wasnt effective. Ive never taken classes on acrylic painting, yet I love to paint and you have certainly given me some valuable information. How about it? So for bright, colourful abstracts Terre Verte would be the wrong choice, but for toning down a bright pink in your portrait painting palette, Terre Verte would be perfect. It all depends on the absorbency of the surface youre painting onto, the adhesion of acrylics/gesso is more to do with the absorbency of the surface rather than the water ratio mixed with the paint. Ive done you tube searches for willkempartschool, but generally only find a few from you and only parts of series, mixed with other artists videos. That is why artist quality paints are split into series.(e.g. Thank you. It should be simple, but sometimes all the information on a paint tube can be confusing. Im afraid I dont know of a soft pastel or sidewalk artist off the top of my head. I have always been an aspiring artist but never really had the time for it. The one I found is pretty transparent and it makes the paint more watery. You share your knowledge so freely it takes all the stress out of learning to paint. Hi Rose, pleased youve been enjoying the website. Hi Will I use acrylic colors and I have been painting a lot. Hi Katie, pleased youve been finding the lessons helpful, if you use a regular gel its about the same consistency and standard heavy body paints, so if you want a bit stiffer texture then i would go for the heavy gel. It has such a better opacity and handling quality and will instantly improve your paintings. Golden have substitued a mix of quinacridone and phthalo modern pigments to substitute a traditional Rose Madder. After joining your sight and reading this article I also realize that the paints are 48% acrylic resin, 33% extender and only 14% pigment! From what little research Ive done, it seems that the W & N student grade (the Galeria) is of a higher quality than the student grade of some other brands, and thus I can probably find some uses for the Galeria. Is it true that anything that has hue after it is student? You might find that you prefer more fluid paints and there are other brands that make fluid colours that are already in a pourable consistency. Ive done you tube searches for willkempartschool, but generally only find a few from you and only parts of series, mixed with other artists videos. I wish to paint classically using opaque acrylics so avoided the garish colours; also in the belief that white is one of the most important paints I purchased some tubs of Heavy Body Titanium White which I hope will give greater coverage. When you see hue written on a paint tube it means imitation, not a pure Cad red pigment but a combination of cheaper available reds to make a colour very close. Will, when my masterpieces come alive and tangible, I want you to know God used you to help me! I just wanted to know the names of some of the most expensive acrylic or oil paints and some of the cheapest acrylic paints. Cheers, Will, Hi Will, Im so grateful for all your information that has helped me grow in painting! This refers to how much or how little paint is needed to alter the colour of white paint. Thank you very much, Will, for this helpful clarification. Thanks, Hardy. Will you please advise me on what white ink I can use for drawing with a rotring isograph pen. :-). It looks much better. Thank you Will for your expertise and your down to earth tuition. Cheers, Will. So, is it pretty rare to see alphabetical grading? I havent personally used the Michaels academic canvas so couldnt say for sure. Id like to view all you have to offer because your videos are fantastic! I truly do thank you for all your help and passing on your knowledge to those of us who need it and will use it. Im just starting with acrylic paint and man at art store said its okay to use some Golden heavy body and Holbein together in painting, mixing and everything. Paint pigments can be expensive and vary in cost. Any idea of the combination of paint I need to use to create cells in the pouring technique? anyway, I love to paint lots of layers, Chippy paint style. Hi Taylor, I havent personally used the Rotring Isograph for a while, I tend to use a white gelly pen 0.5mm. Also, I love your site. So a 60ml student grade titanium white might be 2.50 and contain pigment, binder and filler whereas a 60ml artist quality titanium white (series 1) might be 5.50 and contains pigment and binder. I would like to know if u ever use an acrylic retarder? Thank you so much for a very helpful article. If its for a canvas that you might stick to a board, you might go for a thinner one. Could this be the quality of the paint? Pigments vary in their transparency by nature, different paints have difference levels of opacity depending on the paint pigments chemical make up. i was visited your website.recently..you are great artist.. it is was soo helpful to mebasically i am an employeebut i like paintings very muchi have experience in drawings. Cleaning the brush or using a new brush would help avoiding the shadow to extend longer creating a nice fade? Different binders are available in different consistencies so you can have a thick paint or thin paint but the thinnest paint will have as much pigment as the thicker paint. Your website has been invaluable to someone for whom painting is a complete mystery. Hi Will, I started this comment by writing a novella.. so Im putting the question up front, and if you (or anyone else reading) cares to read on,.. you wont fall asleep before I get to my question.. LOL Being a new painter, Ive amassed a large collection of student-grade acrylic paints, mainly for the purpose of just allowing myself to be comfortable with using paints and experimenting with color mixing. Hi Will, this topic was of great value to me. I have a question. Mostly with a pallet knife. Cheers, Will. Thank you. As a result, it darkens. landscape,nature,water fall so which brand is best to for mealready i was buyed Winsor & Newton 24 colours brand aryclis paintsand brushes..when i was an paint the sky and cloudsit was not yet.coming .realistically and shades alsonot able to paint properly..so can you please give some suggestions ..which brand is best..even how to use the brushes.and colour mixing, Hi Nagasatish, pleased youve been enjoying the website, Winsor & Newton are a great brand and one of the brands that I use in my professional work so a great brand to work with. The glazing medium I use also alters the consistency, trying to create a thinner layer. I am looking forward to moving forward with my hobby and am sure that your tuition will help me in my endeavours. My pleasure Nancy, pleased it helped. Any advice would be much appreciated. Thanks again, -Jan. Hi Jan, nice to hear from you and pleased youve been enjoying the site. Dont scream!! Have run into this issue specifically with the brown color family. You can still of course mix colours and create a painting, but if you intend on working quite small for the difference in initial cost for a few tester pots compared to a paint starter set Id always advise the artist paints. Transparent colours are used for glazing and tinting. I am fortunately a right-brained, naturally artistic person and have done a lot of what I call folk art painting using acrylics from bottles. I love my painting but when it dried it looked chalky, dry, dehydrated. The difference between Cadmium yellow in artist quality and student quality can be a big jump, this will be the reason why the yellow you are using isnt as opaque as the one I demonstrate with in the course. Thanks Will. I will be using Stratmore 400 series mixed media. Will, I am a grandmother just starting painting for the first time in my life. Hopefully I read an article from you that talks about how to prime a canvas with gesso. Hi Nontas, the lightfastness is usually more to do with the actual pigments used in the paints. Thanks, Will ! Hi Ben, Id say its a mix of all 3, The lightness (or opacity of the paint) the colour shift (how much the colour changes when it is wet and then dry) and the longevity of the paint. I think you provide all kinds of helpful information, and I really appreciate all the free information, including videos. I am 75 and have over a number dabbled with both acrylic and watercolour. Hey Jim, good to hear from you, yes David has some excellent detailed resources on pigments, pleased youve been finding the site useful. This can make things even more confusing than they already are. Appreciate anything you can suggest. It will give you a deep, rich colour without the diluted, watery effect which you would have if you thinned a thicker paint with water. My question is, what is your experience with paint out of new tubes that is grainy and too thick. Thank you for posting this article. Same question for the alphabetical series e.g., A vs. B? Would you have any suggestions and tips on this? Your paints can help greatly in your progress as a painter, what usually happens is a hesitancy on investing in the good quality paints until you yourself become a better painter. I dont care if those paintings last because Im probably going to paint over them. What paints to buy! Really hope you enjoy the apple tutorial (Part 2 should be live in a couple of days). I love your site, and truly appreciate your generosity. I emailed the company and was asked to send the the number off the crimped end of the tube (very tiny and very difficult to see) which Ive done. I would try and invest in an artist quality titanium white and then try a couple of brnads to see which you prefer. They are often labelled on a paint tube, for example, Winsor & Newton use the following abbreviations: Pro tip: It is very handy to understand the differences so if you want to make a super translucent glaze, the quinacridones are perfect for glazing (thin layer of paint). Ive seen brushes that claim to be good for both oils and acrylics, and others which are supposedly best for just one medium. document.getElementById( "ak_js_2" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. For example: Manufacturer name C.P Cadmium Red Light Chemical name Cadmium sulphoselenide Chemical index number PR 108, PR108 is PR(red) 108 (Seleno-Sulfide) more commonly known as cadmium red, Manufacturer name Alizarin Crimson Hue Chemical Name Quinacridone, Chlorinated Copper Phthalocyanine Chemical index number -PR122/PR206/PG7. Think of old chipped wood and rusted metal style. Ive been setting a steady course of studying various articles on the internet, and then blocking out my painting time to practice a particular focus (like, one painting will more so be an experiment on color, another will focus on my technique, etc.). If it sounds more earthy it will be more opaque. Is it alright if I print out the article in order to keep a copy in my art supplies encyclopedia ? You can see a comparison of a few different white paints here. My English is bad but your site is Great!! Would you recommend I seek other brands of canvas vs Artists Loft? I learned some of this by trial and, unfortunately, error! Thanks for the great info. The brands are Artists Loft vs. The Art District. The paints are offered by the manufacturer in Medium and Heavy Body versions. I completely understand your thoughts on how the quality of the tools and materials can actually be detrimental to the learning process, so my question is about the finished quality of my paintings done with student grades. To be specific, Im trying to make sense of the Winsor & Newton acrylics, where they offer Galeria and Professional acrylics. What about painting in a very humid environment (eg a steam room, well maybe not THAT humid) so that the acrylic paint doesnt dry so quickly? Arley Hall & Gardens and White Cube exhibition. How to choose a basic acrylic palette 2. When you see hue written on a paint tube it means imitation, so it could be a combination of cheaper available reds to make a colour very close for a student range brand or for modern pigments that are manufactured to resemble historical colours they can also be called hue. Hi Alec, if working with acrylics Id always invest in a quality titanium white, this will be used in most of your mixes and give you much better covering power, have a look at this article between the differences: How to choose the right white. So a paint made from earth, such as an ochre will be made from crushed up rock, this, of course, is hard to see through! Should I even try? Specifically, these are the colors that Im interested in Burnt Umber Titanium White Ultramarine Blue Phthalo Blue Cadmium Yellow light Cadmium Red Quinadricrone Crimson.