Inspiration
8 Earth Tone Mixes to Inspire Your Next Project
Earth tones have a life-giving vibe all their own; whether light or deep, they are complex and gorgeous with subtle undertones and mood-setting qualities.
July 28, 2023
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Tutorials
Watercolor Butterfly for Beginners
Have you ever wanted to try your hand at watercolor, but didn’t know where to start? Try this free step-by-step tutorial that will teach you the basics of creating a watercolor painting with wet-in-wet techniques, as well as a little bit of dry brush work!
July 14, 2023
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Inspiration
Valentine Card for Beginners
Download your own template to make the Grumbacher Valentine Card.
July 14, 2023
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Acrylic Paint
Pour 44: 4 Sheet Dip Pour
Create complex designs in your acrylic pours using the sheet dip pouring method. Mesmerizing swirls and cells can be made with simple household items. This is the 4th episode in the Grumbahcer Pour44 and Academy Acrylic series.
July 14, 2023
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Acrylic Paint
Pour 44: 3 String Pull Pour
Learn how to create amazing effects for your acrylic pours using the string pull technique. This is the third episode in a series of 4 using Grumbacher Pour44 and Academy Acrylics.
July 14, 2023
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Acrylic Paint
Pour 44: 2 Clean and Dirty Pours
New to acrylic pouring? Learn the basics of how to do a clean and dirty pour with Grumbacher’s Pour44 and Academy Acrylic paint. No two pieces of artwork will be alike, the techniques are simple but the possibilities are endless!
July 14, 2023
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Acrylic Paint
Pour 44: 1 Acrylic Pouring Medium Prep
Acrylic pouring is easy to set up for artists of all levels! In the first video of our Grumbacher Pour44 series, learn how to get your supplies prepped and ready to go in no time.
July 14, 2023
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Acrylic Paint
Fall Pumpkins Acrylic Painting Tutorial
Artist Sophie Theroux’s lesson plan for painting pumpkins teaches beginners how to block out subjects, how to blend and layer color, and how to create shadows, midtones, and highlights. This tutorial will take novice painters about 2 hours to complete.
July 14, 2023
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General Tips
Skin Tone Mixing Guide
This mixing guide uses a limited palette of 6 Pre-tested Professional Oils to create a range of 66 skin tones and glazes for portrait and figure painting. Each swatch has a list of colors and the proportions needed to achieve the tone shown. This downloadable PDF offers basic guidance on determining tonal ranges for base skin tones, highlights, shadows, contouring and more. The following colors are needed to create your own skin tone mixing chart following this guide: Alizarin Crimson Golden (P002G), Burnt Umber (P024G), French Ultramarine (P076G), Raw Sienna (P171G), Superba White (P200G), and Yellow Ochre (P244G). Download: Skin Tone Guide
July 14, 2023
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Mediums
Using Fixatives
Final fixatives are used to fix and protect dry media such as pastels, charcoal, pastel pencils and graphite from smudging and rubbing off. Final fixatives come in glossy and matte finishes.
July 14, 2023
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Mediums
Using Spray Varnish
With all varnishes, make sure paintings are completely dry. Allow 3 to 5 days for acrylic works and 6 to 12 months for oils. Dry time may very and depends on thickness of paint application as well as environmental humidity.
July 14, 2023
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Mediums
Oils: Painting Medium Basics
A quick and dirty list of Grumbacher Oil Painting Mediums’ effects on paint.
July 14, 2023
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