Acrylic Painting for the Eager Beginner

In this section, we will start to mix three shades of brown you will need to paint your brunaille underpainting.

Here, we will complete mixing the browns for the brunaille underpainting.

In this section, I will talk about a good, relaxed, healthy mindset to have before beginning to paint.

Here, we will begin painting the brunaille underpainting background.

In this section, we will complete the brunaille underpainting background.

Here, we will paint the brunaille underpainting of the lemon itself.

In this section, we will put in the brunaille underpainting for the stem.

Here, we will finish the brunaille underpainting by painting the leaf.

In this section, I will discuss which colors we're going to mix, how to achieve a good match, and we will also get going on mixing by making our first color: a dull light pink for the lightest part of the background.

Here, we will mix the lighter blue-greys needed for the background.

In this section, we will mix the darker blue-greys needed for the background.

Here, we will start painting the background by beginning on the right side.  As always, feel free to watch this first before you try it on your own.  You can also do the left side first if that's easier (it may be easier if you're left-handed). If you want to do that, then watch "Lecture 17: Painting the Background - Left Side" first, and come back to this lecture when you're done.

In this section, we will continue the first color coat on the background by working on the left side.

Here, we will complete the first background color layer.

In this section, we will walk thru how to glaze and we'll use this technique to adjust background colors and textures.

Here, we'll finish the background glazing we started in the previous lecture.

In this section, we'll mix our first yellows for the lemon.

Here, we'll mix the darkest shadow color for the lemon (called the core shadow, which I'll talk about in the video).

In this section, we will paint the basic first colors on the lemon, using different techniques and ways of holding the brush to achieve crisp edges on the outside, and different blends on the inside.

Here, we'll glaze the lemon to adjust the colors so they more closely match the photo reference.

In this section, we'll glaze the lemon again in order to add and enhance the bumpy lemon skin texture

Here, we'll mix colors for the short, woody lemon stem.

In this section, we'll paint in the stem of the lemon, creating sharp edges on the outsides and small, subtle blends on the inside.

Here, we'll mix the colors we'll need to paint in the leaf.

In this section, we'll paint the larger, veiny portion of the leaf, the inside.

Here, we'll complete the leaf by painting the smaller, lighter outside portion.

In this section, I'll discuss how to choose a good color to paint the edges of your canvas, if you choose to do so.  We'll also talk about making sure you have enough paint, and walk through how to paint the edges.

Here, I'll discuss how to choose a good color to paint your signature, if you choose to do so.  We'll also walk through how to sign.

In this section, we'll just re-cap what we did in this class, the new skills you gained, and enjoy a hearty congratulations for a job well done!