Learn How to Paint DIRTY MARTINI PARTY with Acrylic - Paint and Sip at Home - Step by Step Tutorial

VIDEO DESCRIPTION This painting tutorial will take you through easy to follow, step-by-step instructions on how to paint this fun spirited still life image of “DIRTY MARTINI PARTY”. You'll learn basic painting tricks and techniques that will have you painting a captivating painting with a variety of different character personalities in these cartoon depictions of olives stuffed with pimento peppers who have decided to have a pool party in the vodka filled glass the owner of the drink left their beverage unattended. As edible as they look with their realistic color and vibrant green skin, they will provide you with a good learning experience and maybe a good laugh along the way. You’ll learn how to draw a simple outline that provides a solid base to start from with structure and good proportions on the drinking glass. Then you’ll learn to paint dimension in the glass and on the savory small stone fruit with simple steps on how to shade and add highlights, how to blend colors directly on the canvas and how to layer different tones of the same color for realistic visual effects. In your home these delicious fruit, which are sometimes thought of as vegetables, provide a nice accent to your favorite drink, appetizer or meal, while on the canvas they can add an exciting touch to your décor in your kitchen or anywhere in your home. Using only 3 brushes and 6 colors we'll create this strikingly funny edible image with lots of flare and bold colors that is sure to compliment any wall! So, let’s get painting and let's get sipping!

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MATERIALS:
Canvas: 16x20 stretched primed canvas
Brushes: 1/2 flat bristle (large), #9 round (medium), #1 round (small)
Acrylic Paint: titanium white, mars black, deep yellow, burnt umber (brown), green oxide, fire red
Other: white chalk, palette, cup of water for washing brushes, paper towel for drying brushes

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STEPS:
1. 1/2 bristle brush - Paint the background with black, brown and white
2. chalk - Draw outline for martini glass
3. #9 round brush - Paint 1st layer of martini glass with black, brown and white
4. #9 round brush - Paint base coat of olives with green and yellow
5. #9 round brush - Paint shadow on olives with black and olive green (made in step #4)
6. #1 round brush - Paint pimiento peppers in olives with red
7. #9 round brush - Paint highlights on olives with yellow, olive green and white
8. #1 round brush - Paint 1st layer of faces and limbs with black
9. #9 round brush - Finish glass and liquid with black, brown and white
10. #9 round brush - Paint reflections of olives on glass and in liquid with olive green
11. #1 round brush - Paint highlights on facial features and limbs with yellow and white
12. #1 round brush - Sign with black

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