Acrylic Painting Techniques

brief mix of paint colors, instead of fully mixing

• partially mix colors
• dry brush
• washing
• glazing

lends texture and movement to lines

• dabbing
• dry brush
• stippling
• washing

dilute the paint with water to make it translucent

• detailing
• underpainting
• washing
• glazing

an assemblage of tiny dots

• stippling
• flicking
• dabbing
• layering

uneven spatter effect

• stippling
• dabbing
• detailing
• flicking

using a sponge to create texture and movement

• layering
• blocks of color
• dabbing
• dry brush

using a small, fine brush

• detailing
• dabbing
• stippling
• palette knife

scrape up a bit of paint and apply like butter on bread

• partially mix colors
• palette knife
• color mixing
• layering

creating a sketch of the image in paint

• dry brush
• layering
• underpainting
• blocks of color

incorporating a matte medium into your paint

• underpainting
• dabbing
• color mixing
• glazing