Learn How to Draw and Paint "FLAMENCO DANCER" - Paint & Sip at Home - Easy Acrylic Painting Tutorial

PAINTING VIDEO DESCRIPTION – This canvas painting tutorial will take you through easy step-by-step instructions on how to draw and paint this emotional, captivating, and moving portraiture painting of "Flamenco Dancer” with acrylic paint. Back in 2019 I took my father on a vacation to Spain so we could enjoy exploring our family roots. After spending time in Madrid where we ate at the oldest restaurant in the world, saw a bullfight, did a tapas crawl, sipped Sangria, and went to the Picasso Museum, we travelled south to Costa Del Sol. It was here, in the small town of Nerja, in the basement of an old rustic bar, tucked hidden away down a narrow cobble stone street, where I saw flamenco dancing for the first time. Dim lights, low ceilings and no windows, set the romantic mood. Barely visible in a cloud of cigarette smoke, two guitarists sat on wooden chairs and began strumming their guitars. From behind a curtain emerged a woman, of a surprising age, who stepped up on a small platform, and stood proudly commanding the room’s attention. The colorful dress, artistic hand clapping, dramatic arm and body movements, percussive footwork, and passionate facial expressions, nearly left my heart on the floor right next to my jaw. It was a night I will never forget and a memory that I have always wanted to capture on canvas. You don’t have to be familiar with Spain’s highly expressive dance form, Flamenco, in order to appreciate the art of freely moving the body to the sounds of music. All dance is self-expression, a pure and fun way to liberate the mind and body. So, join me and celebrate the wonderous world of performance art and paint this enchanting and emotional image that will not only capture the imagination of its viewers, but, also, encourage others to stand up, turn on the music, and shake a leg, bust a move, or get their groove on! The first lesson you’ll learn in this beginner level painting tutorial is how to paint a background with a single color of black, which will add to the mysterious and alluring mood and later allow for all the vibrant colors to pop off this canvas. After learning how to use a dot-to-dot drawing method, you’ll draw an outline of your feminine dancer, followed by applying a simple base coat to her hair, skin and dress, to work off of. Using a scumbling or scrubbing paint method, you effortlessly add a smokey mist or stage fog, adding to the seductive nighttime noir. Then you’ll use a directional brushstroke for added depth and dimension to the dancer’s dress creating contours to accentuate the cloth. You’ll then finish your woman’s costume with highlights and shadows to develop texture that will embody the realistic fabric, creating a 3-D realistic photo effect. Next, you’ll paint highlights and shadows on the skin to emphasis contours, curves and form which will enhance the muscle and posture movement. Using a one brushstroke technique, you’ll add body, form and fullness, to your dame’s hair. The process is so fun and simple, you’ll have confidence to change her dress, hair or skin tone into any color, style or shade you want! You’ll finish off this easy art lesson by adding a personalized signature. Using only 3 brushes, 5 colors, and only one brush per step, we'll create this conversational masterpiece. Not just a beautiful painting, but an easy painting for beginners. Paint alone, or with friends! Have a date night, paint party, or virtual paint night. So, let's get painting and let's get sipping!

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MATERIALS:
Canvas: 16x20 stretched primed canvas
Brushes: 1 inch flat bristle (large), #10 round synthetic (medium), #4 round synthetic (small) Acrylic Paint: titanium white, mars black, burnt umber (brown), fire red, deep yellow
Other: white chalk, palette, cup of water for washing brushes, paper towel for drying brushes

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STEPS:
1. 1 inch bristle brush – Paint background with black
2. Chalk – Draw outline for dancer
3. #10 round brush - Paint base coat for dress, skin, and hair with brown, yellow, red and white
4. #10 round brush – Paint fog with brown and white
5. #4 round brush – Paint shadows on the skin with skin tone (made in step 3), black and brown
6. #4 round brush – Finish skin with skin tone, yellow, white, red, and brown
7. #4 round brush – Finish head and neck with white, red, black and hair color (made in step 3)
8. #4 round brush – Finish dress with red, white and black
9. #4 round brush – Sign with black

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