
Introduction of painting process!
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Here you can see all brushes you may need for this tutorial! Important to remember - shapes is more important then numbers.
SHAPE: each shape of brush have own, specific type of brushstroke, so if you see exact type of brush in the tutorial - don't replace it for another type of the brush.
NUMBER: numbers are optional because its depends from your experience and size of painting surface.
If you are beginner you may like switch to the smaller brush. Small brush gives better control with less effort. But...! You will need more time to complete part of tutorial witch was done with bigger brush.
If you have experience you may prefer bigger brush, because its able to cover bigger area, paint more details in one go, so its faster to paint with it. But...! Bigger brush needs control on brush pole pressure!
Best choice for this tutorial is the same size and type of the surface as I used. It's can be replaced for another size or type! Please learn about it more in Lecture 12 video: "How to choose painting surface for tutorials"!
Nowadays here plenty of brands with good quality paints, so title of it is not so important. Type of acrylic I use and recommend for this tutorial: soft.
Brands I use in this tutorial: most colors are "Ladoga" and "Master Class", white - "Amsterdam"
Traceable can make painting process easier and faster!
Learn how to use traceable!
Color is the basis of the painting! Let's plan the color of the future flower! Preview of work
Color is the basis of the painting! Let's plan the color of the future flower! Main part
Black is the deepest possible color. The dark background will give a nice contrast to the whole painting!
Let's add stems and leaves on background
Please take a look on shaded sketch in Section 3. It's will help you to create light on petals!
Highlighting time!
This is the last part, so its time for highlighting on the background and final
Tips how to choose painting surface for acrylic!
Tips how to choose painting surface for acrylic!
We paint the Gladiolus flower step-by-step with acrylic! This plant has many flowers on the stem. Each flower will have own volume but also plant itself will have own light and shadow on it. Please, take a look at the sketch I prepare for you, it will help to plan the main volume in the process. Dark background here will give a nice contrast to this composition! So, let's paint!