Acrylic Portrait Painting Technique

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10 ай бұрын

Hello Creators!
Today I'm in experimentation mode. This is an attempt to make acrylics look more like oils. I'm combining some abstract techniques with a bit of realism to create this portrait using acrylic inks, high flow acrylics, heavy body acrylics and Golden Open acrylics.
I enjoyed this process a lot because it was loose and i could really play. I needed a break from all the detailed paintings that I have been working on lately.
I hope you enjoy the video and leave any questions in the comments!

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@cathleenconnellperkins804 6 күн бұрын

So beautiful!! Her face is lovely!!❤The bird is awesome❤

@stephaniepotterart 10 ай бұрын

It was absolutely fascinating watching her face develop! Probably because of the way you layer it felt like I was seeing her come to life before you made it obvious…. Lol! I swear I’m sober 😉 This painting is Stunning & loving the bird ! Who cares what kind, it’s beautiful!!!!😍

@kneecoal1257 7 ай бұрын

i am in disbelief over how absolutely beautiful this is and i loved how you explained your thought process. very helpful and captivating, thank you!

@Dorisita9 10 ай бұрын

I love starting my day off watching your videos. So beautiful educational and relaxing.❤

@wz6945 10 ай бұрын

There is always so much to learn from your videos. I watch them several times and take notes. I love how you go from a blank canvas to a masterpiece layer by layer. This was a beautiful painting. Would love to see more paintings like this but with collage. Those are my very favorites, when you do collage, texture, mixed media abstract realism portraits. I LOVE them ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

@susanmarcoux7005 10 ай бұрын

Another interesting and beautiful painting. I love to watch as you develop your canvas. You make it look easy but I know that's always the case. ❤ Thank you...and keep them coming 🎉

@cathybradshaw6008 Ай бұрын

I love watching you paint

@TheBlackJewelz 10 ай бұрын

Really love the cloudy/atmospheric background style. Also what a task to adjust the eye like that, great work. That’s demonstrative of the dedication and patience required for true craftsmanship of any form of art

@lydiabroderick867 10 ай бұрын

Thank you! You know when something doesn't look right. ❤

@janice2992 10 ай бұрын

Fabulous. I love to watch the process. I want to be able to paint like you. I am 65 and just starting. I think I will achieve something if I watch how to do it. Thank you 💖

@dianecourtney2724 6 ай бұрын

Winging it is a great joke😂✌🏼 Love your work TY 🌷

@hyperskygirl 8 ай бұрын

Absolutely beautiful ❤

@florenceboyaval 10 ай бұрын

magnifique 😍 toujours un plaisir de voir vos vidéos 😊

@WaterfallAcrylics 10 ай бұрын

This is amazing; you’re amazing. Thanks for sharing your talent! ❤

@lydiabroderick867 10 ай бұрын

Thank you so much Karen!❤

@gratefulcreations 10 ай бұрын

It’s a Lydia bird!! I love watching your process and your narration! Very cool as always

@lydiabroderick867 10 ай бұрын

Thank you my friend!😊❤

@user-qi1tp7di8o 2 ай бұрын

Gorgeous painting Lydia, thanks for sharing the process with us.

@colleenbester6649 3 ай бұрын

Thanks for sharing your process! I can't wait to try some of your techniques

@user-zg8tm5rt7k 7 ай бұрын

My lord, this was mind-blowing. Thank you

@steve_oh8263 10 ай бұрын

Love it! Even a subtle spontaneous realism shift there too.

@aishaessa3418 5 ай бұрын

Amazing .. thank you♥️👏👏👏

@marythomas5656 10 ай бұрын

Gorgeous as always, Lydia! You are an inspiration for sure. ♡

@lydiabroderick867 10 ай бұрын

Thank you!!!❤

@mariapinceis8590 10 ай бұрын

love your paintings and humour. I would love to see all process in slow motion, each color and brush stroke. Thanks for your generosity. You are very talented and a truly inspiration 👍

@lydiabroderick867 10 ай бұрын

Thank you! ❤❤❤

@rachealgetscreative 8 ай бұрын

Love seeing the process. The bird is wonderful!

@ArtFreddy1 6 ай бұрын

it's beautiful.

@zinamecelis5577 8 ай бұрын

Great painting as always, I appreciate all the explanations you provide. My dream is to be able to do a loose soft abstract background as you have done , i even have most of the supplies, now i need the courage to try , and the focal point as well. 😅

@kyelesley7498 10 ай бұрын

Hey there! What a nice surprise having this video pop up😊 interesting to see you paint a portrait without a sketch… Amazing! Your imagination took flight while you were winging the painting of the bird. Sorry bad pun. The feathers are cool. Love it!

@lydiabroderick867 10 ай бұрын

Thank you mom!❤❤❤

@androulagray2065 10 ай бұрын

Love watching you paint, such a beautiful process. Just starting the mastery program as I find your work really inspiring. X

@andrewwatts2695 10 ай бұрын

Beautiful ❤

@irenebetros2691 9 ай бұрын

Really beautiful just gorgeous, well done❤

@lydiabroderick867 9 ай бұрын

Thank you!!!❤

@cindyjostevens7403 10 ай бұрын

WOW!!!! Beautiful!!

@missymakesdomeredith8072 10 ай бұрын

I love this loose feel. She reminds me of 1970s, Kate Jackson in Charlie's Angel's

@louisea966 10 ай бұрын

its beautiful. i love watching you paint. thanks

@lydiabroderick867 10 ай бұрын

Thank you!❤

@marjoleinrijtma3617 10 ай бұрын

Absolutely amazing!

@1995Benzo 6 ай бұрын

Your style is so amazing! This is the second video that I've watched and I'm learning so much about layering. Thanks for sharing 🙏

@penkakostadinova9136 10 ай бұрын

Just AMAZING!🌹❤️

@juliaknuist5829 10 ай бұрын

Beautiful! I love your abstract work

@bethob8 10 ай бұрын

You really are an amazing artist.

@lydiabroderick867 10 ай бұрын

Thank you so much!❤❤❤

@pris3159 5 ай бұрын

Amazing and beautiful!

@ameliaclark2947 10 ай бұрын

Again. Awesome job.

@ewacroning3084 5 ай бұрын

Love it, thanks for sharing ❤

@AMed-pi9eo 10 ай бұрын

Beautiful!

@barnonburnvillelarajo3219 7 ай бұрын

Love everything about this. So glad I stumbled across your channel 🤍🩶🖤

@lydiabroderick867 7 ай бұрын

Thank you!!!😊❤

@tiffanyshiels 8 ай бұрын

Gorgeous painting

@allieeverett9017 7 ай бұрын

Your work and voice are super relaxing. I really need that. Thank you for helping us 😘

@lydiabroderick867 7 ай бұрын

Thank you🤗❤

@KelseyDelas 4 ай бұрын

Amazing!!!!! ❤❤❤

@kliu3812 7 ай бұрын

underated!

@magnoliablossom7847 2 ай бұрын

Great video! Thank you for sharing! 😊

@catherinevangass4927 10 ай бұрын

Love the piece, face, bird, textures, feathers, colours ... Everything, it turned a beautiful cohesive portrait 👌🏻🎨💥❤ Love your process😉

@lydiabroderick867 10 ай бұрын

Thank you Catherine!!!❤

@Love_Evie1213 6 ай бұрын

That “winging it” joke made me laugh and then l subscribed at that very moment … so I’m really expecting a lot more puns and “dad” jokes 😂😂😂🎉❤ this painting is EXQUISITE 🤩🤩🤩🤩

@lydiabroderick867 6 ай бұрын

Thank you so much!!! I've got lots of puns and "dad" jokes. 😂❤

@jackiemarren8387 6 ай бұрын

Amazing art work Lydia and I love your natural way of explaining and sense of humour!

@joannasundquist8494 10 ай бұрын

❤ So excited for a new video! Absolutely beautiful! 🥰 Until next time Lydia.

@lydiabroderick867 10 ай бұрын

Thank you Joanna!❤

@charlotteherring1715 10 ай бұрын

Always fun! Always beautiful!

@lydiabroderick867 10 ай бұрын

Thank you Charlotte!😊

@judithlund4346 9 ай бұрын

She is beautiful ……….. love the way you layered the paint for skin tones, and the bird looked so easy to do and lovely…… and the background is amazing. So love ❤ what you do…….building up to giving it a try. 🥴🥴😁

@lydiabroderick867 9 ай бұрын

Thank you Judith!❤❤❤

@tuckerdinnes2132 10 ай бұрын

I wanna paint like you when i grow up!

@christinalightoflove3134 10 ай бұрын

Wow! Beautiful! ❤I learn so much from you Lydia thank you so much! You are soooo gifted! ❤🎉I just luuuuuv your videos!

@lydiabroderick867 10 ай бұрын

Thank you Christina!!!❤❤❤

@Jane-pz1jf4kc3y 27 күн бұрын

You are SO good at explaining what you do and the result it absolutely gorgeous. LOVE it. I do have one little thing and that is regarding your microphone, It sounds like you are blowing into it at the same time you speak. Sorry for saying that.

@MysticDawnArt 6 ай бұрын

Again, beautiful portrait. You make it look so effortless, love watching your process. If you ever want to do a tutorial on using inks, I would love to see that as well. I want to learn how to use inks and play with them, but am unsure where to start. Thanks again for an awesome video and sharing your talents with us! 😍🤩😍

@lydiabroderick867 6 ай бұрын

Thank you!!! I Love your KZfaq handle!!! I'll keep the inks in mind. I've been using them a lot this week.❤😁

@MysticDawnArt 6 ай бұрын

@@lydiabroderick867 Haha! Thank you! :) Yes, well definitely share! Can't wait to see what you do next :)

@dianeo 10 ай бұрын

Nice! I like the abstract/realism combo. I wish you would have shown adjusting the eye so that it was level with the other eye. I have a tendency to discover 'wonkiness' far into the painting and have to fumble around with adjustments 😑

@kellyw6652 10 ай бұрын

Damn there is nothing you do that I don’t love ❤️, this is awesome 😎

@lydiabroderick867 10 ай бұрын

Thank you!!!❤

@M.O.1981 10 ай бұрын

Thank you.

@true_plays_games 8 ай бұрын

This is unreal! Subscribed instantly.

@lydiabroderick867 8 ай бұрын

Thank you!!!❤

@williamlaforge4517 10 ай бұрын

Love the freestyle approach to this piece! BD

@lydiabroderick867 10 ай бұрын

Thank you!!!❤

@kellyroberts6984 10 ай бұрын

Outstanding painting! ❤

@lydiabroderick867 10 ай бұрын

Thank you!!!❤❤❤

@MrArtton 10 ай бұрын

Fantastic 👏🏻👏🏻 you give me so much inspiration , now i only must find de courage to ad some abstract to a portrait , im always afraid to ruin it 🙈🙈😅👍🏻

@jeanettewhite2144 10 ай бұрын

I love it it looks beautiful ❤❤❤

@lydiabroderick867 10 ай бұрын

Thank you!!!❤

@eyeamella 6 ай бұрын

This is amazing 🪄

@John__67 10 ай бұрын

Interesting layout. And the eyes are just fine - goodness, many humans in this dimension (off the canvas) have multiple body parts completely askew. Wabi-sabi….accept imperfection.

@ImaPrettyBitch12345 8 ай бұрын

Love love love the video but definitely giving you a huge thumbs up off of the pure fact “birds of a feather… you know we stick together” as I’m dying laughing you’re like “idk why I said that *awkward laugh* lol love it!!!

@tamarahinz5506 10 ай бұрын

You are so inspiring. And thank you for the explanations why you are using certain acrylics at what stage. I’m learning so much from just watching you. This portrait is stunning. First time commenting on KZfaq content by the way 😊

@lydiabroderick867 10 ай бұрын

Thank you so much!!! ❤😊🙏

@vanzziniartstudio 8 ай бұрын

I want to learn how to paint like this sooo bad 😭😍 I love it!!!

@lydiabroderick867 8 ай бұрын

Thank you!!!❤❤❤🤗

@kathyrippyfleming7277 10 ай бұрын

We’ll done🙌🏻

@ellenschwarz4945 10 ай бұрын

😍😍😍😍👍👍👍👍👍

@maramakesjournals2319 9 ай бұрын

So very interesting to watch the art. The real time helps me see you creating shapes. Faster speeds make it look impossible. I drew my teenage face with pencil using a mirror for reference. ‘Twas then I noticed my eyes were not symmetrical. I read that stars generally have very symmetrical faces. That pleases the rest of us. Though you probably wouldn’t notice ears are often not symmetrical. You learn that from the technician who fits your glasses to your face. I find this very funny.

@scribbleswh2018 10 ай бұрын

Love the painting and your sense of humor 😊 do you have a brand of brush that you like better than others?

@lydiabroderick867 10 ай бұрын

I love Princeton synthetic brushes and Trekell.😊

@-yi9mu 7 ай бұрын

Could you do a video on how to do flowers (to add to a picture).

@Tara_Kunicki 4 ай бұрын

When you were sketching in with paint at first, which color open acrylics did you use? Thank you 😊

@BinnucCe 8 ай бұрын

💞💞💞💞☺️

@marilynnmeraz7041 8 ай бұрын

This is absolutely stunning. Thank you for sharing. What kind of brushes do you use?

@lydiabroderick867 8 ай бұрын

Thank you! I use all kinds of brushes, but my favorite brands are Trekell, Princeton and ZenArt miniature brushes for details.

@marilynnmeraz7041 8 ай бұрын

Thank you! I just got back from Michael’s and I’m going to practice skin tones with the colors you suggested in one of your videos. These are all super helpful. Thank you!

@loladunaway 9 ай бұрын

Awesome! Do you prep your canvases before hand with anything?

@lydiabroderick867 9 ай бұрын

Thank you! It depends. For this painting I didn't, but I will sometimes prep the canvas with modeling paste for some texture. 😊

@loladunaway 9 ай бұрын

Thank you! I’ve just about watched all your videos in one sitting.😁 I absolutely love your paintings and your style!👍

@denisecheng2962 10 ай бұрын

Can you do a show on how to create skin tones with the Open acrylic? I’m having trouble making my girl that I’m painting look less flat or cartoony 😳💞

@lydiabroderick867 10 ай бұрын

I can do that! ❤😊

@vanessavaldez8097 10 ай бұрын

I noticed before you used the golden open acrylics you used like a white for the bridge of the nose, muzzle of the mouth, part of the cheek is that transparent white acrylic or the high flow acrylics? It’s right after you put in the transparent shadows

@lydiabroderick867 10 ай бұрын

It's just thinned out white acrylic paint.😊

@vanessavaldez8097 10 ай бұрын

@@lydiabroderick867 ohhh ok! Thank you for the info! 😃

@jeanlebaron7628 10 ай бұрын

I'm developing an obsession with covids rn, especially ravens, and it's tying in with your videos. Serendipity. Thanks, Lydia! ❤

@nedaebrahimi3732 7 ай бұрын

can you teach step by step more detail which color you use how draw. Thanks😊

@doninis1354 9 ай бұрын

I love your paitings! You paint beautiful women, but have you done men aswell? I know most artist love to paint women, but my drawings (just practice, and not good ad all, but with fun) always seam to be male, mostly. And I really would love to see you doing a male portrait. 😁

@lydiabroderick867 9 ай бұрын

I have painted some men. I really want to paint my son, but he won't let me😂 I will do a portrait of a man soon!😊