10 mistakes beginners make in Acrylic Painting

10 mistakes beginners make in Acrylic Painting - Painting Tips w/ Lachri

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Today I'm talking about the top 10 mistakes I see Acrylic artist make when trying to get certain results. Are you a beginner and having trouble getting smooth blending? I've got the answer for you! Are your paint brushes getting damaged quickly? Are you not sure which canvas is right for your painting? I have 10 tips for you to help you to improve your acrylic paintings!!
✮ If you make one of these "mistakes" but you like your results, then it's not a mistake at all! There is no one right or wrong way to make art, if what you are doing makes you happy, continue doing it!
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@emilysalinas9004 5 жыл бұрын

...*heart beats faster as she mentions cheap canvases from Walmart after I just bought some*

@Lachri 5 жыл бұрын

LOL you should still use it! Just don't let it frustrate you into giving up or thinking blending acrylics is too hard. :D

@emilysalinas9004 5 жыл бұрын

Lachri Fine Art haha thank you! I definitely won’t 😊

@africo9104 4 жыл бұрын

Read my reply about cheap canvases and your heart will do a full leap up again 😊

@Artskine 4 жыл бұрын

You're doing better than me, I bought mines from the dollar store and the paint as well. Although the paint is really not bad for a cheap one.

@niciswandering1576 4 жыл бұрын

@@Artskine i use dollar store canvases/paint too!! they definitely are pretty great for personal use which is cool

@Dr.Aryann 5 жыл бұрын

1. Make mistakes. 2. Choose the right canvas 3. Choose the right paints 4. Experiment with mixing colours 5. Don’t mix too much paint 6. Don’t leave paint brushes in water 7. Prefer wet into wet instead of dry brushing 8. Use enough paint and water on your paintbrush 9. Start small 10. Don’t overblend 11. Don’t limit yourself with beginners lessons

@mazzarella7952 5 жыл бұрын

Aryan Uchiha I screen-shotted this. just need something to summarize all that..

@MrKago1 5 жыл бұрын

#11 is probably the least recognized of all those. Jump in head first. You learn more from something really challenging than something easy. just don't expect something good. skill comes with experience. as my painting teacher said, "you want to be a great painter? first person to 100 paintings wins."

@rustiethomas1485 5 жыл бұрын

Aryan Uchiha thanks for summing this up!!!!

@EllePlowPlow 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you!!!

@rixpix2957 5 жыл бұрын

👍

@salmabellahcen7131 7 жыл бұрын

"We don't make mistakes, we have happy accidents" Bob Ross ;)

@kabluey5971 7 жыл бұрын

Actually, William Alexander (Bob's teacher!)

@Stella24Bella 6 жыл бұрын

haha i was a happy accident

@irgendeinirgendwer1255 6 жыл бұрын

Stella24Bella You are my spirit animal.

@SourFluffiness 6 жыл бұрын

Salma Bellahcen "10 happy accidents beginners make" 😆

@Cat-gl1jw 6 жыл бұрын

Nobody comes close to Bob. He beats the devil outta them😁

@Missmadamemercury Ай бұрын

I'm six years late to commenting, but sometimes I watch videos like this as a seasoned acrylic painter (15 yrs) to see if after all of these hours, I've missed something. I find it good to stay humble even if you're experienced; it means you're capable of learning. Learning is a joy and mistakes are a part of that!

@whatever.1765 4 жыл бұрын

A tip: if you can’t afford expensive canvases, use gesso! It makes such a difference!

@scoutmiller7912 4 жыл бұрын

Every canvas should be reprimed before painting.

@whatever.1765 4 жыл бұрын

Scout Miller Yeah! But you would be surprised by how many don’t!

@SP-gs4jh 4 жыл бұрын

I tried using gesso on a cheap canvas and it made my paint not stick to it at all.. ended up throwing this canvas and using anither raw cheap one lol

@LeoraLaGraffe 2 ай бұрын

@@SP-gs4jhTry gently sanding the surface after applying the gesso, before painting. Works for me.

@gina-mariehammer8167 4 жыл бұрын

#10 is SO TRUE. I stuck with beginner's drawing lessons for 20 years, because I didn't think I was any good. Then an artist friend saw what I was doing and yelled at me, lol. She told me that the reason I wasn't getting any better, was because I wasn't stretching myself. When I began taking classes at a higher level, my work suddenly exploded beyond anything I could've imagined!

@SmumplytheF2P 2 жыл бұрын

@@danacernei4834 Lmao same. When I basically stepped out of my comfort zone from only drawing doodles and explored perspective, painting etc. I can't believe what things I've could actually draw.

@michellehicks6898 4 жыл бұрын

Wow, I might sound dumb, but I’m just beginning: I never knew there were different types of canvases!

@Lachri 4 жыл бұрын

Not dumb at all! When I first started painting I had no idea either. What's worse is how many years it took me to figure that out LOL!

@katiez3702 3 жыл бұрын

“Never leave your brushes sitting in water” *glances over to my brushes sitting in water*

@killianmcclellan285 Ай бұрын

i’ll set them in there for a couple minutes before swishing/scraping again if the paint ain’t coming off 😅 at least my brushes are all student grade so i can afford to replace em lol

@jeanettecarnell8933 18 күн бұрын

I found in the dollar store plasti holiday glasses that have built in straws,the end iscstraight up and fits mostvif my paint brushes got tired if them rolling awaymso works perfectly for alternating my paints and water.

@amandagawley9265 6 жыл бұрын

"Never ever leave your brushes in wet water".... so can I leave them in dry water?😂

@Lachri 6 жыл бұрын

Absolutely HAHAHA

@amandagawley9265 6 жыл бұрын

Anyways your painting behind you is beautiful!! Hopefully with practice I'll get there soon😅

@therealjamespickering 6 жыл бұрын

Dry water works well. You can get it by melting dry ice.

@cafeconmala 5 жыл бұрын

Amanda Gawley 😂😂😂😂😂 dry water

@sujanithtottempudi2991 5 жыл бұрын

Superb

@papo826 7 жыл бұрын

Bob Ross' slogan applies to most painting: "We dont make mistakes. We have happy accidents". I use this extensively in my classes and students seem far more at ease. I point out that in many of my own paintings I later discover something that I DID NOT DO but,there it is! Happy Accidents. No incorrect brush strokes, no wrong colours. Art is a personal thing and comes from within the artist. NO MISTAKES. HAPPY ACCIDENTS!

@MeganMcCar 5 жыл бұрын

Bit of a late comment here! Sometimes my ;happy accidents' don't look so 'happy', and I started getting scared to use my supplies and not do anything ... now, upon having allocated 'paper' or journals or canvases for 'wreck me' ones lol - I'm not as hard on myself and try different techniques and mediums ...... and then, ohhhhh, the excitement I feel when I've actually learned something from it - ohhhhhh, so if I do 'this' or 'that' with this 'medium' - omg, imagine what I can do when I use it with 'intention'!! ohhhhhhh, so that's NOT how to do something and I know for next time .... or ohhhhhh, that's just the 'ugly phase' and I CAN actually improve on it with my new-found knowledge ..... I often watch people do something beautifully creative, they break it down step by step,but if I've never used the medium ... ummmmm welll lol - but yes, sometimes not 'happy' my masterpiece isnt one, but excited about the potential I've learned ..... and sometimes I'll 'discover' something that a medium can do, which it isnt' designed for - oh the excitement and jumping for joy .... or coming up with DIY ideas when I 'unhappily' cannot afford good supplies - by a 'happy accident'! :D

@j03Biz 4 жыл бұрын

You: Spent 2 weeks on a dog painting. Next day: Bottom is still wet, then your 2year old tries to touch the dog, leaving smears and hand prints all over. You: It was happy accidents!

@sandyk067 3 жыл бұрын

@@j03Biz : Save that painting, then years from now you will look at those tiny hand prints, and it will indeed be a happy accident.

@ness6970 7 жыл бұрын

I use extremely cheap canvases and I get so annoyed with the texture and end up adding water to the acrylic and then hating the transparency messyness and then I paint over paint over paint and then the entire painting has this crazy texture hahahaha plus I use extremely cheap paint. oh lordy lord thank you so much Lisa !!

@mackybarr 7 жыл бұрын

Venessy M With the paint I do recommend using professional brands, but you can get away with cheap canvases (like I do) if you buy gesso and add more layers of it to the canvas (sanding in between each layer)

@kathryncastanares525 7 жыл бұрын

mackybarr i was just about to say this! thats what i do. ill get some artist loft canvas from micheals and gesso and sand them before i paint. works like a dream.

@andrewabney2129 6 жыл бұрын

If you are at a point where all you have immediately available to you is cheap rough canvas, you can prime over them with gesso, pre-stretched tend to be a bit lean on the prime anyway, and sand between layers and get the texture you want, or you can opt to stretch your own, I have stretched for years on inexpensive 1"x2"s or made canvas boards on hardboard. Or you can skip canvas, and paint on hardboard, wood panels, or chip board that is primed. A gallon of good acrylic "gesso" primer is inexpensive and goes a long, long way.

@chriswhitehouse8982 6 жыл бұрын

But you recommend using Liquitex BASICS paint above?

@TheLoveweaver 5 жыл бұрын

Chris W I don't understand what you're asking. If you're asking if Liquitex is a good Acrylic paint it is.

@gimn_ 7 жыл бұрын

my mom gave all my expensive canvas to my 5 year old brother to glue coffee beans on

@selmaunsley6683 6 жыл бұрын

WonderSixEleven 😭

@adelaperez8658 6 жыл бұрын

WonderSixEleven wow

@proksenospapias9327 6 жыл бұрын

WonderSixEleven rip

@RoadToFuture007 6 жыл бұрын

ProksenosPapias rip small brother

@somethinx6314 6 жыл бұрын

I am triggered 😐

@fizzypinksherbet 5 жыл бұрын

“Even your own family members who might be really supportive might not want your first works on that scale” Hahahaha SOMEBODY has to say it!! Good on you. Let’s be real peeps, start small, work your way up.

@RoyalHoneyRopes 6 жыл бұрын

I LOVE HOW YOU TALK FAST AND GET TO THE POINT, THANK YOU!!!!!

@ceruleanblue7 6 жыл бұрын

I agree. Some people ramble so much on these type of videos that I get tired of watching. She gets right to the point.

@theAussie01 5 жыл бұрын

Yes...she is very knowledgeable and an excellent artist. Great teacher.

@BarbrajoanOriginals 5 жыл бұрын

She gets to the point but way to fast. Lol it makes me dizzy. I''m from the south. 😎

@21chocolatedrop 5 жыл бұрын

Yes! Because a lot of the videos I watch they speak so sloooow and my attention span just CANT!

@spiritualgangsta2178 4 жыл бұрын

Yes, thank you!!!!!

@mazdaram226 3 ай бұрын

Really great advice , not painted since in was 12 , now I’m 60 this year and love your advice & positivity… many thanks from over the pond ..x

@gustavoalonsolopezwolf9098 7 жыл бұрын

when I'm on a budget I use walmart canvases and cheap paint and it works fine for me. maybe i just adapted to it, I do agree though the cost is more quality does count.

@DiabloBiscuit 6 жыл бұрын

same here!

@MrsLiaGable 6 жыл бұрын

Same

@harluy5523 6 жыл бұрын

I’m a broke highschool student, imma be stuck with cheap canvases for awhile:(

@AutumnBreez 5 жыл бұрын

I use cheap canvases and paint too and it works perfectly for me. I may have adapted too. Lol

@escalatedfangirl7202 5 жыл бұрын

Same for me and it mostly works

@Nathouuuutheone 6 жыл бұрын

I don't want my acrylic to look like oil. Also, I love the aesthetic of a nice minimalistic dry brushed background with more intense, blended colors on the foreground/subject. I really love it. Seeing the big strong strokes in the back while the main piece just comes to life really embodies a lot of my art style, which is heavily influenced by surrealism.

@paintandpinotinperth7868 6 жыл бұрын

Most of my best paintings were born out of “ mistakes” ;) I used to be a perfectionist but love the looser style I have evolved into. I find it far more creative to be free and fearless when it comes to worrying about making mistakes 😃

@brandona.deimel5155 5 жыл бұрын

Funny thing is its harder to teach people to be loose. Its our nature to keep playing and playing and playing. In art school we were taught to lay some color in quickly and leave it. Bigger was easier to work looser. Stand back further. Its hard to learn. In fact I feel you are either a loose painter or not.

@Mmothership68 5 жыл бұрын

When I started painting I got fed up with the costs of canvases. I found using hardboard and priming cotton, linen or Hessian to the board really cut costs. You can use old sheets. You're not limited to the size you want and you can choose the texture to suit your needs. I've even used an old cloth nappy to paint on. Lol. Hope this helps someone

@Mary-ee8nd 8 ай бұрын

Thank you for your suggestions. I understand what the artist is stating about using good products, but as she states: im a beginner. I have little money. Canvas and paints are expensive. I worked out the cost, and I recently purchased a piece of composit board which I will see how it works. The board, even though these costs are crazy, it's cheaper than canvas. I thank you again. Here's to ya.

@Mary-ee8nd 8 ай бұрын

I thought I was the only one that did such things. When my neighbors put out a scrap of wood, I grab it and run!

@Mmothership68 8 ай бұрын

@Mary-ee8nd when you're passionate and still learning everything is up for grabs lol.

@blowitoutyourcunt7675 3 ай бұрын

Tempered Hardboard is about $7 for 48x24in at our local Big Box builder supply chain, you can have them cut to any size and sheets at the thrift store go for quarters! It's brilliant and I haven't done it in over a decade. Time to show my kiddo something new, she's been eating up my canvases since she started painting!

@aGuyNamedEr1c 4 жыл бұрын

For #2.. I prime all of my canvases with 3 or 4 thin coats of gesso with a 4" mini roller, fully dry, lightly sand with 220 grit sand paper to an eggshell smoothness, wipe clean, apply a final primer coat, and then it's ready to paint for my tastes. I hate seeing the canvas texture show through. I usually try to do the process on a few canvases at once to save on prep time.

@lazycatz37 7 жыл бұрын

That painting behind you is stunning!

@Lachri 7 жыл бұрын

Thanks :D

@AvidAbstractions 7 жыл бұрын

Michelle Agree!

@marcusmariemoylan 7 жыл бұрын

DID YOU DO THAT GORGEOUS PAINTING BEHIND YOU!!!??

@inkypunk 6 жыл бұрын

Marcus Moylan she showed clips of herself painting it on the left :)

@johnniehills 6 жыл бұрын

Marcus Moylan and

@youtuber123r 5 жыл бұрын

Number 8. I tried to be Leonardo Da Vinci and got a large canvas while just beginning with acrylic painting. 😂😂😂😂 I've mastered the art of sketching portraits but painting them correctly and giving them "life" is a different thing.

@TheOuissala 3 жыл бұрын

😂😂 I got big canvases too and don’t know how to deal with em

@MeneTekelUpharsin 4 ай бұрын

@@TheOuissala How big were the big canvases that you got?

@nugget._.samg0 5 жыл бұрын

Woah, hold on a minute. You're telling me I need primer for the canvas? And there's more than one type of canvas?

@LuciferSatano 4 жыл бұрын

Wait wat rlly

@itsmetheman_7790 3 жыл бұрын

Hahaha ha that was funny I thought the same when I started there's three levels, 123 three being the highest. Paint and brushes share this aswell and some go by class A,B,C again C being the highest quality. As for canvases you can still use the cheap ones just get a good size good quality gesso bucket and do three thin layers and you'll be fine

@BevChoy 6 жыл бұрын

I appreciate all of your advice and completely agree with what you said about #8. I've only been painting for a few weeks and already friends are telling me I need an 'agent' and that it should be in a museum, etc. I appreciate everything they say but I KNOW I need more work. Lots more. I prefer to hear down to earth truths than to flatter my ego :)

@DrawingWithFire 7 жыл бұрын

Great video Lisa! 😁 Definitely some awesome & helpful tips for everyone, but especially beginners. Hubby is finishing up his find arts BA in painting...he decided he earned his gi bill, so he was going to use it for art. Granted he had be painting in acrylics for almost 20 years before he went back to school. He has had 2 art professors who wanted him to paint only in oil, the first professor didn't care for the look of acrylics (he was nice about this). The art professor said he could always tell when a student used acrylics in not a good way. A week or two later, hubby brought in a couple of his recent acrylics to show the professor...the professor had forgotten their conversation and asked hubby what brand of oils he used while looking closely at the paintings. Hubby just chuckled & informed him these were acrylics. His professor thought it was funny too along with being impressed & gave only him permission to use acrylics for the semester, but asked he do a few in oils & do a few hybrid oil/acrylics to learn other techniques. Now hubby does both. 😃

@mariapellegrino4815 6 жыл бұрын

I can’t understand why people have been giving you so many thumbs down when you make so much sense 😕 👍👍👍

@LuciferSatano 4 жыл бұрын

It's cuz she's real

@MeganHodes00 7 жыл бұрын

I quit painting about two years ago due to the stress of school and some other things, but watching your channel has really inspired me these past few months. I now use painting to destress or get my creative juices flowing. I just wanted to say thank you for your amazing channel and I find each of your videos very helpful and encouraging!

@sheraxox 8 ай бұрын

I'm glad you are getting back to it. Painting is a passion for me!

@nicola.p 7 жыл бұрын

Have you been spying on me while I was painting? ha ha (I have done all of these except the leaving brushes in water)

@kathyheitchue6069 6 жыл бұрын

Yikes!!!!!,I have used El cheapo canvases,but never added more gesso,hey thanks for their great tip☺nor did I sand between coats thanks again!

@issauytan7097 6 жыл бұрын

Please mention the brushes you use?

@cgebhard1223 6 жыл бұрын

I've been guilty of leaving brushes in water..

@lavenderfields5188 7 жыл бұрын

Every beginner needs to see this video! It has taken me a long frustrating year of following 4 popular youtube teachers, bouncing around to like 8 different brands/types of Paint and many different brands/types of brushes to learn everything you just said in this video...Couldn't have said it better myself.

@FromTheStars13 7 жыл бұрын

I was thinking about what you said regarding not being as good as the person teaching the beginner level tutorials. And omg, everything suddenly made sense. Like, OF COURSE you're not going to be as good as the person teaching the beginner level. That's because beginner level lessons are not taught by beginners! The person teaching you is already at the advanced level you hope to achieve one day, so of course even their basic work is way ahead of yours. As long as you stay a beginner you can't expect to produce the same quality. also, i felt personally called out when you dry-brushed those clouds because that's exactly what I did in my practice painting yesterday. ooops lol thank you very much for those amazing tips! Your tutorials have been both a huge inspiration and a great learning experience. ..and a huuuge temptation to buy more art supplies lol

@kindachill 3 жыл бұрын

May I just say I LOVE the intro... "art is what it is"...if you make a mistake but you like it, it's still art. That's awesome, non-pretentious perspective. This video helped me a ton, thanks girl!

@StrangeHooves 5 жыл бұрын

Wrong canvas? I use my sketchbook!

@IamK1ra177 4 жыл бұрын

Legit my sketch book works fine for it

@nikolabratkovic1100 4 жыл бұрын

same. paper seems to do the job

@syedafatimanaz2501 4 жыл бұрын

Same 😅☺️

@afval9257 3 жыл бұрын

Strathmore sketchbooks work fine with my jasart acrylics lol

@diegomonsterenergy862 3 жыл бұрын

Didn't think of that....

@AniVan1R 7 жыл бұрын

I do 9/10 LOL Thanks so much! I'm a mess with acrylics but you give me hope. THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!

@lunarnova2566 6 жыл бұрын

Carlos Martínez Which one did you not do

@movealong3491 7 жыл бұрын

I really respect the way you do these videos. You teach us good techniques and tips, without dismissing other people's opinions or telling them they're wrong :)

@RaymondOreFineArt 7 жыл бұрын

Mixing too much paint with a pallet knife....Guilty

@andrewabney2129 6 жыл бұрын

If it is a good base colour that I use often, I intentionally make to much and jar it off in a tight sealing container like a baby food jars. One can purchase empty paint tubes as well and story your mixes as well, quite inexpensively.

@rich9189 5 жыл бұрын

be careful when your feeding your baby!

@jcofortco 3 жыл бұрын

Ok, right off the bat I KNOW this is for me, because I TRULY LOL with #1! I often FREEZE... have paints, brushes, etc laid out, canvas prepped and waiting... naked... staring at me... my original plans fly the coop, then I pace, clean, cook... then say too tired to focus will try tomorrow... 🙄 I KNOW, its acrylic, just paint over a "mistake"... I have astack of canvases awaiting that very thing! (; THANK YOU for taking the time to do this. I will shut up and watch 2 thru 10 now. 😉

@strawberrysunrise5886 7 жыл бұрын

You're such a good teacher! Please do keep on uploading these kinds of videos :) such a big help.

@four8164 6 жыл бұрын

j u s t m o n i k a

@marguskiis7711 2 жыл бұрын

She's an horrible teacher.

@strawberrysunrise5886 2 жыл бұрын

@@marguskiis7711 no u.

@bramabull111 4 жыл бұрын

Bob ross was for beginners??? Should I quit while i still have my ego intact? Lol

@hassiaschbi 4 жыл бұрын

dan shaw destroy your ego! And try try and try. At some point other people will love what you do while you keep pointing out what did not work and what is not to your like - but that’s the life of a creative. Imagine not ever having learned to express yourself in that medium but having an ego a mile high - that’s how assholes live. Stay humble or master everything 😄

@VCardGaming 4 жыл бұрын

Ego is earned. You gotta come in knowing you're the worst of worst and knowing you're gonna get better

@wysper6512 4 жыл бұрын

hustlingHassler I think I like your advice better. Thanks for inspiration.👍🏻

@sandyk067 3 жыл бұрын

@@hassiaschbi : I had an art teacher that used say, when come to this class, leave your ego at the door.

@SinfullyBad 6 жыл бұрын

Number 10 was by far the most important tip you could give. All the other little tips most people can figure out over time with experience, but mindset is so important.

@tessaargel8502 2 жыл бұрын

I’m a new subscriber here from the Philippines. Already watched many other techniques on KZfaq, but I am surprised by your teaching. It gives me encouragement to dream to become an excellent painter like you in the future. I have no formal training on drawing/painting. I think, I need to watch all your tutorials here. Thank you very much ❤️

@Juhani139 6 жыл бұрын

I think there's a way to get around the cheap canvas issue. If you don't have funds, but don't mind some extra work, here's what you can do to turn your rough textured cheap canvas into a smooth one: paint 3 layers of white and sand in-between. Will give you a smoother surface to work on.

@TheLoveweaver 5 жыл бұрын

Juhani139 white? Do you mean Gesso?

@theAussie01 5 жыл бұрын

@@TheLoveweaver ...yes use Gesso as a primer on porous surfaces especially.

@africo9104 4 жыл бұрын

I do this and get Super smooth canvas to paint on like a stain glass window. So no need for expensive canvases and mine have stood the test of time for years, no cracks or wobbling of the frame.

@dusiakretchmer6131 11 ай бұрын

Don't mind extra work😅

@egg-gf7ob 6 жыл бұрын

I usually get scared that im gonna mess up because i dont have many canvases

@collinstvtube6167 6 жыл бұрын

Spedup Songs I was afraid of that too. Until I discovered that all I have to do it white out the canvas I messed up on and works just fine to paint over.

@AutumnBreez 5 жыл бұрын

Collin's TV Tube yep ! 😉

@joannecarroll5504 5 жыл бұрын

Gesso is your friend - good gesso can prime you a better surface to work on & can cover up any works you'd rather not see again. The old masters didn't have enough canvases to keep every single thing they painted, canvas was expensive so they painted over & over the same canvases & on anything else they could get their hands on. La Giaconda Mona Lisa was painted over an older painting & one version of The Scream was painted on a tatty old piece of cardboard.

@gabimarie4297 5 жыл бұрын

You can paint on anything. You don’t always need a canvas.

@ayubipesante8778 5 жыл бұрын

I would suggest picking up some pad books that handle acrylic/multimedia work. U can get a larger one ex. (18x24) and just paste that onto some type of board. Also, try getting printer paper sized ones, use those to make a painting that u can use as a guide when creating final pieces

@orionstarr5313 Жыл бұрын

I love that you start off saying if the "mistake" she speaks about is what you like then it's not a "mistake"!

@noohahmed6162 5 жыл бұрын

No one tells beginners your number ten advice. I cannot thank you enough for this I started painting last year in march and I was following you for techniques I wanted to be a floral artist. I was following beginner tutorials at that time n I wanted to paint flowers like marsella Kasper and from the time I saw this video I stopped doing that I found reference photos that were similar to her paintings took my own reference photos and tried to to paint like her n from the first one tried I knew exactly what u meant even the first one was better than the ones I painted following beginner tutorials. I'm no where near her still but I'm leaps and bounds from what I thought was possible. So thank you again

@rachelpiraneo8254 7 жыл бұрын

Thank you Lisa! This was very helpful. I have been painting for a year now and have progressed quickly. Mostly due to tutorials like yours. I so appreciate all the effort and hard work you put into them. Your effort has not gone unnoticed. Thank you for being such an inspiration ! Luv u!

@kathryncastanares525 7 жыл бұрын

GET A MAKE UP BRUSH! i know it sounds ridiculous but a good fluffy ppwder brush works amazing in place of a mop brush and does NOT shed. especially if you get a good quality brush. just go to Sephora or ulta and ask for a good brush with minimal or no shedding. they are a bit more expensive but it is sooo worth it. i actually started w make up brushes before learning of the mop brush technique and just used an old powder brush. then i switch to the mop brush and i got so sick of taking tweezers or toothpicks to pick out brush hairs and risk ruining my painting or finding hairs later already dried into my piece.ugh.lol hasn't happened to me with make up brushes so i kept using them.

@shelbiemarmolejo8077 6 жыл бұрын

It defenitly crossed my mind. That's good to know 😁

@jessicaecheverry9239 5 жыл бұрын

Elf fluffy powder brush is super good for blending too is got mine for a dollar and it never sheds

@ravenkent2607 7 жыл бұрын

I recently got into painting, and I got a 48 piece set of Liquitex Basics for my birthday (I'm 16, btw). I found your channel right after I received my new art supplies, and I find your content very helpful and enjoyable as well!

@markwhiter8908 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for all the advice. I started a year ago with acrylic paint pouring and liked doing it so much that I just started painting landscapes and your video helped immensely .

@sherrylynn7771 7 жыл бұрын

Omg I have done and doing a lot of these mistakes! Thank you. Now I'm going to move on and not worry about making mistakes.

@karenpiukkula2582 6 жыл бұрын

Love your work and instruction...What brand of coffee do you drink? thank you

@gurujad1533 7 жыл бұрын

Big Like! You nailed the main catastrophic issues that face most of the beginners. But your Tip Number 10 has totally crushed me! It was like a slap in the face. It is true though - which makes it even more painful... but I do look for beginners' stuff and keep feeling like a beginner although I do amazing difficult paintings every now and then! This video is a Wake-Up Call! Thanks, You are the Best Artist Ever!

@edvilla1086 5 жыл бұрын

I'm a beginner & I'm so glad I watched this video. Really good tips and advice.

@mjjeter7169 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the valuable lessons! I appreciate you sharing your talent as an artist, and your expertise as an instructor.

@JonesFlores 7 жыл бұрын

Oh my gosh, this video is epic! Gold Mine of tips!!! Thank you so much!!!!

@Bona_kidd 3 жыл бұрын

The problem with being “okay with making mistakes” for me is that materials are expensive. It hurts me when I create ugly art because materials are expensive for me 😢😢😢😭

@shampoochampion 4 жыл бұрын

Very informative. I didn't know about dry brushing. Now I'm not going to ever unsee it. :)

@Mary-ee8nd 8 ай бұрын

Lachri, thank you for your enlightening instructions. I have been guilty of most on your list. One day I will have it all down - just not today!!! Thanks again

@yousraadly7341 4 жыл бұрын

Adjusting color degree is the really difficult with acrylics especially sky , this is helpfull thank you ☺

@acaciarogersart 7 жыл бұрын

I did most of my learning with Winsor Newton Galleria and Daler Rowney System 3. They worked so well for cheap paint and great pigment loads. Anybody else love these student paints?

@LucarioBoricua 5 жыл бұрын

Definitely the System 3, and fun fact: System 3 seems to be the favorite acrylic paint of the company, with the most colors, mediums, container sizes and body variations. It's also not the lowest paint grade by Daler-Rowney, as there's also the Graduate acrylics (I'd say this is their true student grade paint) and the Simply... paints--now these are the budget paints with questionable quality that would lead to more frustration than learning.

@BigHenFor 4 жыл бұрын

@@LucarioBoricua System 3 isn't the biggest acrylic range by Daler Downey. The Cryla Range is their professional grade acrylic paint range and it has 90+ colours to the System 3's +60 colours. Both of them are iconic brands. (Sorry but I spent the last week researching brands and reading their literature. Lol.)

@LVXMagick Ай бұрын

This video is so incredibly helpful. Thank you for sharing your wisdom!🙏

@Sierracy 6 жыл бұрын

I appreciate so much that you made the suggestion to test a new art medium just using black and white! Such a great idea! Glad you could help provide a solution rather than just stating the downsides of cheap paint like many others do

@carolschultz1058 7 жыл бұрын

Thank you for your tips! You are very inspiring!

@lpskitkat5757 6 жыл бұрын

This helped a lot! I'm doing a lot of pratice and research cause its my first canvas painting being "sold" im getting 20 dollars for painting my aunts friend pet bird for her!!! I'm super excited! Thanks for this video (im 12 years old but iv been doing art pretty much my whole life XD) also you reminded me of my art teacher 😃😎😋😚🤗

@margarethdemery488 7 жыл бұрын

Great info !!!! Love the way you put things into words... spot on with the quality canvas n paint... you never know the time spent on a painting and it turns out beautiful, but had you used a better canvas or paint... can you imagine $$$. I am so grateful that the instructors I had in the past stressed to use quality so you don't get frustrated fighting paper, canvas or paint. Even brushes are important!!!

@barkoartstudio3096 4 жыл бұрын

I am a multi-media artist but am just now getting into paint. This video is fantastic, thank you. I will check out your other videos next.

@Silver87sc 7 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much, Lisa! I still have trouble blending with acrylics. oh well. I'll get it figured out as I go along! I'm also glad that your videos are longer. Thank you for the time you put into helping us all improve ^_^

@TheOnlyVitik 6 жыл бұрын

I had to watch this on 0.75 speed lmao. But that's beside the point. I love the painting behind you and you make some great points.

@vonniemichelle3670 5 жыл бұрын

I wish I could like this twice. KZfaq needs a LOVE button! Thank you for sharing your knowledge. So much appreciated. 👍🏻❤️

@drae79l.17 3 жыл бұрын

Omg that was great! She is brutally honest and straightforward. I like that. I will be watching more. Thank you

@martydennis4421 7 жыл бұрын

This is the best video on acrylic painting for beginners. Lots of great information.

@carriesimmons9402 7 жыл бұрын

Marty Dennis hi Dennis my name is Carrie I've got some of your comments or whoever comments I'm not too sure I'm legally blind I'm really not into painting anything I really can't see much of anything I just play with the pain and do what I can do it's a hobby I would love to learn more but my site kind of holding me back and I loved it negative comments and all maybe it'll get me more interested than I am now and I'm very interested in learning

@carriesimmons9402 7 жыл бұрын

I understand you might be may be able to see or you see my stuff is being I forgot what you called it but it's okay with me because I've just started like 3 weeks ago and all my paintings are anything I paint is mostly mistakes or getting frustration out just doing something to keep myself occupied in try to make a better me but your comments very very understood kind of mean but understood

@carriesimmons9402 7 жыл бұрын

well this is Carrie Simmons and I am legally blind I've had three corneal transplants to prove it and more surgery to go I'm having fun I'm I'm having fun and that's what matters to me your negative comments and everything it just makes me want to mess up another piece of projects right now but to me it looks good and a lot of people are they think it looks good it takes a long time to do but it's the best that I can and I'm proud of myself for even trying to do something instead of just sitting around commenting on other people's mistakes instead of helping it's the way you can come and people and helping them instead of criticizing them and making them feel bad at least attacking fear health and everything you horrible person I don't want to talk to you anymore

@Valerie-ut2dk 3 жыл бұрын

Holy moly. I don't think I've ever heard someone speak English that quickly!

@livinggood6876 Жыл бұрын

Excellent tips! Many teachers forget the basics and for a beginner this is important.

@mariannelo2020 4 жыл бұрын

Great tips! Love the realistic one: don't get a gigantic canvas for our beginning art... so true. A smaller canvas also allows us a sense of accomplishment when we finish something.

@chrisgraham2904 4 жыл бұрын

In my high school art classes, the grade 11 class was dedicated to painting acrylics on canvas. Our teacher allowed us to only use black, white and the primary colors. Forced us to mix and experiment to achieve every color and texture.

@ShawNshawN 6 жыл бұрын

So hard to unlearn the no brush in the water habit. LOL

@scoutmiller7912 4 жыл бұрын

Buy a very expensive brush, leave it in water. Once it is ruined you will be cured of the bad habit.

@najeebahpatel3364 4 жыл бұрын

@@scoutmiller7912 ouch haha, i think that comment alone has shocked me away from the habit

@Hiiiiiiiiieeee 4 жыл бұрын

I just started painting a week ago. I love it and your video was so helpful, thank you!

@MaeNotEast 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the great advice, though as a self-taught watercolourist who's finally venturing into acrylics, some of it was reminding. I love that you started with telling people not to be afraid to make mistakes. That's always been my credo in EVERYTHING! Most of my best learning experiences have come from mistakes. Some of my best art work, too! I especially loved the tip about moving on from beginner tutorials/books. It was when I put away the books and moved to magazines for experienced artists that I really began to experiment more and have a lot more fun with more than just playing with colours. Kudos to you!

@ethanteo3748 7 жыл бұрын

10:30 "Wet water"

@krishbhalla4789 7 жыл бұрын

Chicken Pie Water is dry

@aeonsleo2 3 жыл бұрын

This is one of those videos that I don't need to speed up.

@kimbershark 5 жыл бұрын

I learned from Bob Ross and its quiet hard. The videos he made look easy until you try to do it lol. I'm really good at painting mountains now thanks to him :) it took years though. And you're so right about beginners buying huge canvases 😆 I did that too. I think we are just so excited and want to show off our painting.

@juliamadeleine7888 6 жыл бұрын

you know your stuff!! This was so thorough and useful, Love the honestly - thank you! I believe the best way to get good at painting is to know the basics, and then just figure it out for yourself, copying other people can complicate it, and harder to find your style. Thanks again

@blushmuffin5259 5 жыл бұрын

Me, a newbie on a budget painting for fun: But, I'd be so angry making mistakes on the expensive stuff. Buy on a budget and go from there. Me, as a student, paying for classes: Well, yeah, you would need to buy the proper materials for class projects. Listen to the teacher.

@athenstar10 5 жыл бұрын

I would agree with COLOR MIXING coz I can't afford to buy when I was younger and that taught me well how to mix. Now that I can buy a lot of colors, I still prefer not to buy a lot of colors coz that gives me more satisfaction in what I do.

@TheBuzzedArtist 6 жыл бұрын

Omg thank you for this! I totally agree with not being afraid to make mistakes...I know that was exactly how I learned to hone my painting by being OK with making mistakes....it certainly takes the pressure off and helps me relax 😍

@mjjeter7169 3 жыл бұрын

WOW, wish I had seen this wonderful tutorial long ago! Thank you kindly for sharing your knowledge, and your talent.

@davidkornblum6662 6 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the advice! You've inspired me to work on more advanced tutorials and check out some painting books from the library. :) Liquitex Basic is my favorite too, and it's nice to see professional artists using it. I was worried that because it's not like... Golden Heavy Body or something, that made my paintings less "worthy" of being sold. I feel a lot better now. :)

@Punki80 6 жыл бұрын

OMG, so THAT is why it`s not working! I just ruined an acrylic painting, the sketch I was really happy with, but give me a brush and... :/. So I have not been using the brushes right, but also my (cheap) canvas is too rough for the amount of detail I wanted. I had no idea that this is something one should pay attention to and that there even are canvases that are smoother or rougher. Argh! Okay. Thank you for making me aware!

@triedandtested150 3 жыл бұрын

I love your work, the perspective and the effort you go to make the painting

@jejomarorcine4195 5 жыл бұрын

I'm a beginner in painting and this video really helped me a lot especially in realizing my mistakes but I know now. Thank you!

@hibsbiba7124 7 жыл бұрын

you are amazing, thank you

@FiveFlavors 7 жыл бұрын

I paint in acrylics and often get frustrated. Your video was eye opening. Never paid attention to the canvas texture. Would giving the current medium texture canvases I have a layer or 2 of either gesso or acrylic help? next time I will try the smooth. I can report Atelier paints were extra frustrating to me on canvas, they work better on paper. Thanks for all the great information.

@joannecarroll5504 5 жыл бұрын

Only if it's good quality gesso (you can get crappy gesso as well as crappy canvases). A lot of ppl swear by 3 coats of good gesso with a light sanding between layers. I say you can only try & why add to landfill if we can avoid it?

@jeanettecarnell8933 3 ай бұрын

Mini price canvas,lovely round ones.its what I can afford,and round seems hard to find. Takes a while to not be see through,but works for me.😊

@415hispfemale 4 жыл бұрын

Love your enthusiasm and attitude! You’re very encouraging!

@cai_4602 4 жыл бұрын

"Wow that made mud" is such a mood😂what happens for me half the time

@TheArtfulBrittani 7 жыл бұрын

I Love Liquitex! I made the mistake of buying cheaper paint (Artists Loft) once to get more colors..its soo watery and impossible to get a thick solid color. great for crafters maybe, but horrible for acrylic painters. This video was great! I definitely needed to hear #10, I know I can get better I just haven't spent as much time on learning higher level techniques. I also beat myself up with #1 a lot because I had a professor that got angry if I made mistakes in my last year of scenic painting in college. He was never in the "you can just paint over it" mindset.

@inpropriapaislee 5 жыл бұрын

The new artist level 2 and 3 paints are lovely, comparable to Liquitex Soft and Heavy Body, respectively. Decently priced, too, and the new brush lines compliment them well. The Artists Loft level 2 and 3 canvases work very nicely with them as well, I don’t currently use their paint because I have Liquitex Basics and Daler & Rowney I love, along with FolkArt Multi Surface which are a surprisingly wonderful paint just to suggest something less expensive. However, I got a bunch of their level 2 and 3 canvases recently for 80% off during a huge sale, and sampled some of the new paints and I absolutely adored them without medium as well ☺️

@Wintersclaw 7 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for this advice, I'm recently making my first foray into acrylic painting as a skill to add to my drawing and colored pencil work, and this gave me a lot to think about!

@EyaPeja 7 жыл бұрын

Your videos are so helpful, thank you. You're an amazing teacher!

@ramayanaroxas5457 4 жыл бұрын

"Wow that made mud." - Me, ALWAYS

@darrensurrey 6 жыл бұрын

:D I'm going to troll my family by painting crap on the biggest canvas I can find and give it to them as Christmas presents. :D

@victorialazareva 4 жыл бұрын

did you do it?

@AngelicDevil721 5 жыл бұрын

I'm not exactly a beginner artist (been doing art my whole life) but I still learned some great stuff about acrylics from your video! I've done so many types of art that I needed a refresher on acrylics and this definitely helped

@user-jw8ch6pr7k 4 жыл бұрын

Wow thank you so much, this is really helpful! I started acrylic painting only just a few days ago after going through depression from work bullying and leaving work. I bought about 20 of cheap mini canvases (now I know that I need to buy some better quality ones next😉) and a few liquitex basics and have been painting 2-3 mini ones a day. I am so so glad that I started painting and it is extremely helpful tackling my anxiety. I totally agree with your advice that don't only stick to beginner tutorials. I found this beautiful floral painting and was hesitant to try it out. But gosh the result was better than I expected and now I can see how I progress from only looking at the paintings from the past few days. Anyways thank you so much and I look forward to watching more of your videos 😀