How to Paint MERMAID'S MESSAGE IN A BOTTLE with Acrylic - Fun Step by Step Paint and Sip Tutorial

VIDEO DESCRIPTION
This painting tutorial will take you through easy to follow, step-by-step instructions on how to paint this beautiful seascape image of "Mermaid's Message in a Bottle". You'll learn simple painting techniques that will help you to develop great dimension and realistic elements with a stunning mermaid sitting in the shallow edge of the ocean. You'll also learn how to paint the sun setting, or rising with an easy gradient process. Glimmering reflections will play a good role in the three dimensional affect of the bottle and the water with shadows and highlights added in the right places to provide an additional element of form and shape on the body and in the hair. Painting the hair will be done with a layering technique and on the glasses you'll learn how to create the translucent affect with strategically placed lines and very little paint, which will make them appear to pop off of the canvas. Choose whether you want curly, straight, blond or black hair or if you want your fin to be pink or blue. Just have fun painting this nautical image that represents the free spirit of the fish female who is receiving an important message, or ready to send word of inspiration to someone in a distant land. You'll learn how to create reflections in the rippling waves and glass with tastefully placed complimentary colors from the surrounding objects. This stunning image of a fantasy sea creature will make you want to swim away with her into the enchanting magical ocean world. Using only 3 brushes and 7 colors we'll create this conversational masterpiece with a magnificent moment in time that you may find is inspirational and sentimental that captures a message of hope and optimism. 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), #7 round (medium), #1 round (small)
Acrylic Paint: titanium white, mars black, burnt umber (brown), deep yellow, cobalt blue, fluorescent pink, burnt sienna
Other: palette, cup of water for washing brushes, paper towel for drying brushes

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STEPS:
1. 1/2 inch bristle brush - Paint sky with brown, blue, yellow and white
2. 1/2 inch bristle brush - Paint water with black, brown, blue, yellow and white
3. #7 round brush - Paint 1st layer of the fish part with black, brown, blue and white
4. #7 round brush - Paint 1st layer of mermaid skin with burnt sienna
5. #7 round brush - Finish fish part with dark blue, pink and white
6. #7 round brush - Paint shadows in water with black
7. #1 round brush - Paint outline of bottle with black
8. #1 round brush - Finish face with pink, burnt sienna, yellow, black and white
9. #1 round brush - Finish bottle with brown, white, black, yellow, pink and blue
10. #7 round brush - Finish arm with brown, burnt sienna, yellow, white and pink
11. #7 round brush - Paint 1st layer of hair with brown
12. 1/2 inch bristle brush - Finish water with skin color, dark blue, burnt sienna, yellow, pink, black, brown and white
13. #7 round brush - Finish hair with brown, white, yellow and burnt sienna
14. #1 round brush - Sign with black

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