7 Essential Acrylic Texture Tips: Mastering Brushwork for Vibrant Landscapes

Join me as I share seven essential acrylic texture tips to help you create vibrant and textured landscapes. Whether you're just starting out or have some experience with acrylic painting, this video is a must-watch to help you master the art of brushwork and take your skills to the next level.

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Using standard student acrylics and a few brushes, I'll guide you through the following techniques:

Toning the canvas
Dry brushing
Blended gradations
Layering
Dabbing
Cross-hatching
Impasto

Through a detailed, step-by-step landscape demonstration, you'll learn how to achieve stunning results and add depth, interest, and texture to your paintings. No mediums or pastes will be added, allowing you to focus on the pure power of brushwork.

00:00 Introduction
01:10 The Reference
01:21 The Paints
01:51 Tone the panel
03:09 Clean palette
03:25 Blending gradation
04:40 White paint tip
04:56 Dabbing strokes
08:44 Layering color
09:02 Cross hatching
10:16 Impasto
12:41 Stroke size
13:23 Dry brushing
15:08 Highlights and accents
17:23 Adding a figure
18:12 Reveal


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