Acrylic painting workshop - Painting made easy for all ages and abilities.
I hope you enjoy this GOAL training module and please let me know what you think about this training workshop by completing our feedback form at the end by clicking on the link after you have watched my training video. Happy painting Rob Steinke.
Pick up a brush, Squeeze out some acrylic & “Paint with Rob”
Have fun, learn new techniques and be creative by following this step-by-step approach to acrylic painting. With this method I use the acrylic paint straight out of the tube without mixing with water.
Materials needed:-
Canvas backed board – for this example I have used 10” x 12”
Acrylic paint, the eight colours used for this picture are:
35mm decorating brush
Rigger
Number 1 fine round brush
Acrylic Gloss Varnish
Start by drawing the horizon 1/3rd the way up from the base of the picture (rulers allowed!).
Then draw the two mountains in the far background and the foreground at the base of the picture.
There is no need at this stage to draw the boat or tree as it is easy to paint these in at a later stage.
View video on starting your painting ( PLease note you may need a broadband connection )
Paint in the sky using the 35mm brush. First use white along the horizon then, without washing the brush, add a little orange using long strokes across the canvas.
Introduce the blue, again without washing the brush, followed by a little purple. I have darkened the top and right hand side of the sky to emphasize the setting sun.
Paint right up to the edge of the mountains, do not worry if you paint over them slightly as the grey of the mountains will cover this at a later stage.
Wash the 35mm brush, dry well, then paint in the water.
Start at the horizon, again with white, followed by orange, blue and just a touch of purple.
Once again, paint up to and slightly over the rocks of the foreground.
View the video for painting the water ( Please note you may need a broadband connection )
We now go to the flat Number 8 brush and paint the two mountains.
Mix black and white to form a light grey, mix in a little blue and paint the far mountain
View video of painting the mountain ( Please note that you may need a broadband connection )
Now add a little more black to this colour mix so as to darken the grey and then paint the nearest mountain going down to the waters edge.
Add a little white to this mountain and use the brush in a diagonal direction to create highlights.
Once you have the desired effect LEAVE ALONE otherwise it will all just blend together.
While you have grey on your brush, paint the rocks of the foreground nice and dark.
This is not the finished colour but in fact the shadows you are painting.
Against this dark area the greens and yellows of the grasses that you will be painting later will stand out.
Now for the tree.
Take your rigger with the long bristles, load it with plenty of burnt umber and paint the trunk and branches. I always paint my branches going away from the main trunk and remember branches will always be thicker as they branch out from another part of the tree and get finer towards the end.
Light is all important when painting, so add a little white as a highlight on the left side of the trunk and branches and a touch of black as the shade on the right hand side.
View the video for painting the branches of the tree ( Please note you may need a broadband connection)
With the hookers green and the No. 6 brush paint the centre of each group of leaves by holding the brush upright onto the canvas and using the end of the bristles in the same way as if you were stencilling.
Treat the end of each branch separately and remember to leave gaps in the leaves for the sky to show through.
View the video for painting the tree ( PLease note you may need a braodband connection )
While the green is still wet tap some yellow into the outer edges of each group of leaves. This way the yellow will mix with the green to produce a variety of shades of green.
Leaves will usually look lighter in colour on their outside edges and again remember to leave gaps in the foliage so allowing the sky to show through. You can also add a LITTLE white on the very edges of the leaves that face the light to give them a highlight. I say LITTLE as too much white will make it look as though it is snowing during the summer months!
While you have green and yellow on your paint in the foliage in the foreground. Tap in clumps of grasses using yellow, white and burnt umber to vary the shades. Use the fine rigger brush to flick up the long grasses and remember to leave a little of the original dark colour as this gives shadows and depth to the foreground. At this stage the water will have dried so lightly draw the ship with the mast just breaking the horizon. You will find the small No. 1 brush best suited for this, painting first the hull, then the mast and finally the sails. Once again, whichever colour for the hull and sail, add highlights using a small amount of white.
View the video for this step ( Please note you may need a broadband connection )
To finish I have added a few birds enjoying the evening sun. Once the painting is completely dry, leave for a couple of days, it can be varnished using a special acrylic gloss varnish.
I have painted a simple lateen rigged ship in this picture but here are several alternative ships that you can use in your painting. From left to right
Top; Lateen rig, Sloop rig, Ketch rig
Bottom; The Irish “Asgard II” Brigantine rig with white sails and dark green hull, Currach fishing boat, Cutter rig
View the video of drawing the boat ( Please note you may need a broadband connection to view the video)
Thank you for your time and I hope you enjoyed painting this picture.
May I suggest that you consider painting it again this time using a different ship and altering the sky and water.
The paints used in this sky are; Buff Titanium, Yellow Ochre, Raw Sienna, Burnt Sienna, Burnt Umber
Please follow this link to my GOAL training video which compliments this workshop.Acrylic painting made easy
I would really like to hear what you think about this training module. PLEASE click here to complete our survey & provide us with some valuable feedback!!!
Examples of my work and further web painting workshops can be found on my web site www.robsteinke.com where you will also find details of my DVD “Paint with Rob”.
Follow the link if you would like to see more videos on acrylic painting workshop.
Please note you may need a broadband connection to view these videos.
WE would really like to hear what you think about this training module. PLEASE click here to complete our survey & provide us with some valuable feedback!!!
Disclaimer:
Cavan Monaghan Rural Development or any of the GOAL partners cannot be held responsible for the accuracy of the data supplied by each individual training module.
I hope you enjoy this GOAL training module and please let me know what you think about this training workshop by completing our feedback form at the end by clicking on the link after you have watched my training video. Happy painting Rob Steinke.
Pick up a brush, Squeeze out some acrylic & “Paint with Rob”
Have fun, learn new techniques and be creative by following this step-by-step approach to acrylic painting. With this method I use the acrylic paint straight out of the tube without mixing with water.
Materials needed:-
Canvas backed board – for this example I have used 10” x 12”
Acrylic paint, the eight colours used for this picture are:
- Coeruleum Blue
- Titanium White
- Black
- Purple
- Orange
- Hookers Green
- Yellow
- Burnt Umber
35mm decorating brush
Rigger
Number 1 fine round brush
Acrylic Gloss Varnish
Start by drawing the horizon 1/3rd the way up from the base of the picture (rulers allowed!).
Then draw the two mountains in the far background and the foreground at the base of the picture.
There is no need at this stage to draw the boat or tree as it is easy to paint these in at a later stage.
View video on starting your painting ( PLease note you may need a broadband connection )
Paint in the sky using the 35mm brush. First use white along the horizon then, without washing the brush, add a little orange using long strokes across the canvas.
Introduce the blue, again without washing the brush, followed by a little purple. I have darkened the top and right hand side of the sky to emphasize the setting sun.
Paint right up to the edge of the mountains, do not worry if you paint over them slightly as the grey of the mountains will cover this at a later stage.
Wash the 35mm brush, dry well, then paint in the water.
Start at the horizon, again with white, followed by orange, blue and just a touch of purple.
Once again, paint up to and slightly over the rocks of the foreground.
View the video for painting the water ( Please note you may need a broadband connection )
We now go to the flat Number 8 brush and paint the two mountains.
Mix black and white to form a light grey, mix in a little blue and paint the far mountain
View video of painting the mountain ( Please note that you may need a broadband connection )
Now add a little more black to this colour mix so as to darken the grey and then paint the nearest mountain going down to the waters edge.
Add a little white to this mountain and use the brush in a diagonal direction to create highlights.
Once you have the desired effect LEAVE ALONE otherwise it will all just blend together.
While you have grey on your brush, paint the rocks of the foreground nice and dark.
This is not the finished colour but in fact the shadows you are painting.
Against this dark area the greens and yellows of the grasses that you will be painting later will stand out.
Now for the tree.
Take your rigger with the long bristles, load it with plenty of burnt umber and paint the trunk and branches. I always paint my branches going away from the main trunk and remember branches will always be thicker as they branch out from another part of the tree and get finer towards the end.
Light is all important when painting, so add a little white as a highlight on the left side of the trunk and branches and a touch of black as the shade on the right hand side.
View the video for painting the branches of the tree ( Please note you may need a broadband connection)
With the hookers green and the No. 6 brush paint the centre of each group of leaves by holding the brush upright onto the canvas and using the end of the bristles in the same way as if you were stencilling.
Treat the end of each branch separately and remember to leave gaps in the leaves for the sky to show through.
View the video for painting the tree ( PLease note you may need a braodband connection )
While the green is still wet tap some yellow into the outer edges of each group of leaves. This way the yellow will mix with the green to produce a variety of shades of green.
Leaves will usually look lighter in colour on their outside edges and again remember to leave gaps in the foliage so allowing the sky to show through. You can also add a LITTLE white on the very edges of the leaves that face the light to give them a highlight. I say LITTLE as too much white will make it look as though it is snowing during the summer months!
While you have green and yellow on your paint in the foliage in the foreground. Tap in clumps of grasses using yellow, white and burnt umber to vary the shades. Use the fine rigger brush to flick up the long grasses and remember to leave a little of the original dark colour as this gives shadows and depth to the foreground. At this stage the water will have dried so lightly draw the ship with the mast just breaking the horizon. You will find the small No. 1 brush best suited for this, painting first the hull, then the mast and finally the sails. Once again, whichever colour for the hull and sail, add highlights using a small amount of white.
View the video for this step ( Please note you may need a broadband connection )
To finish I have added a few birds enjoying the evening sun. Once the painting is completely dry, leave for a couple of days, it can be varnished using a special acrylic gloss varnish.
I have painted a simple lateen rigged ship in this picture but here are several alternative ships that you can use in your painting. From left to right
Top; Lateen rig, Sloop rig, Ketch rig
Bottom; The Irish “Asgard II” Brigantine rig with white sails and dark green hull, Currach fishing boat, Cutter rig
View the video of drawing the boat ( Please note you may need a broadband connection to view the video)
Thank you for your time and I hope you enjoyed painting this picture.
May I suggest that you consider painting it again this time using a different ship and altering the sky and water.
The paints used in this sky are; Buff Titanium, Yellow Ochre, Raw Sienna, Burnt Sienna, Burnt Umber
Please follow this link to my GOAL training video which compliments this workshop.Acrylic painting made easy
I would really like to hear what you think about this training module. PLEASE click here to complete our survey & provide us with some valuable feedback!!!
Examples of my work and further web painting workshops can be found on my web site www.robsteinke.com where you will also find details of my DVD “Paint with Rob”.
Follow the link if you would like to see more videos on acrylic painting workshop.
Please note you may need a broadband connection to view these videos.
WE would really like to hear what you think about this training module. PLEASE click here to complete our survey & provide us with some valuable feedback!!!
Disclaimer:
Cavan Monaghan Rural Development or any of the GOAL partners cannot be held responsible for the accuracy of the data supplied by each individual training module.
