How to paint an easy Mottled Background - Acrylic tutorial and blending exercise

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How to paint an easy Mottled Background - Acrylic tutorial and blending exercise

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6 жыл бұрын

In this tutorial I’m demonstrating how to paint a mottled background. This ia a very easy tutorial but serves 2 different purposes:
1) It is a very versatile background to use for a variety of subjects like painting wildlife or still-life or portraits
2) 2) this serves as an excellent practice to improve your blending skills with acrylics
If you are interested on the Bird and nests painting I did on this background here’s the link below:
• How to paint a Weaver ...
This painting can be done in oils as well using similar techniques. As it is all done in wet a on wet technique it will be even easier to work with oil paints.
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Materials Used (The Amazon links are affiliated):
Centurion canvas panel - www.amazon.com....
Acrylic paint - Liquitex basics - www.amazon.com....
Paintbrushes - big filbert brush for applying paint and mop brush ( I use a make-up blush brush) for blending
To keep the surface wet use a fine mist spray bottle or better still an airbrush.
For a detailed acrylics painting supply list check out the video:
• Acrylic Painting Suppl...
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@reneemeston2916 5 жыл бұрын

How beautiful! Thank you for your efforts in teaching us all how to paint! You are a huge blessing to me because I can't afford art classes. Thanks again 🤣 Renee from Winchester, California. USA

@SayantiFineArts 5 жыл бұрын

glad to be of help!!

@denisethistlewaitesuitnsne923 3 жыл бұрын

Oh my goodness, using a puffy makeup brush for blending is genius!, Thank you for sharing your tip!

@SayantiFineArts 3 жыл бұрын

happy to help with ideas

@13Moondancer 4 жыл бұрын

Informative, concise tutorial. Many thanks for explaining the filbert brush, I never did understand why the filbert works best, now I do, thanks to you.

@SayantiFineArts 4 жыл бұрын

glad to be of help!

@Eilhea 3 жыл бұрын

Thank for for this easy and serene tutorial ! I can't wait to start painting now

@SayantiFineArts 3 жыл бұрын

have fun painting

@wendyst.germain4482 5 жыл бұрын

This was such a useful lesson. I always get stuck on backgrounds. Thank you.

@SayantiFineArts 5 жыл бұрын

I plan to do some some more background ideas in coming weeks, when I get back to the schedule

@wendyst.germain4482 5 жыл бұрын

Sayanti Fine Arts I look forward to seeing them. Can you do one adding a background to an existing picture? I painted three multicoloured horses and left the background plain, thinking they were too colourful for one, but it looks wrong and I have no idea what to do when there’s already an image on the canvas. If not, I still want to see your next background lessons (or any angels you want to do 😉😊).

@SayantiFineArts 5 жыл бұрын

I prefer doing the background first or simultaneously.... but it can be done.... I would a mottled background with pastel shades for multicolored horses!!

@wendyst.germain4482 5 жыл бұрын

Sayanti Fine Arts thank you! I will try that.

@KS-xp1ij Жыл бұрын

Thank you for this! This helps me immensely!

@marmaz57 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for a wonderful video about background blending. So helpful!

@KarlaSiejba 3 жыл бұрын

So useful! My blending skills have improved a lot 💕

@SayantiFineArts 3 жыл бұрын

glad to help

@zhulia Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much, this video saved me in a time of need!

@lynnlegault9297 5 ай бұрын

Thank you I needed this information

@jackiemeade6599 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the mottled background tutorial!

@SayantiFineArts 4 жыл бұрын

this is one of my favorite kind of background!!

@nadiapatel6010 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the lovely tutorial. Did you dilute the acrylic paint with water first?

@allynicole7256 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for taking the time to make this video! I have some unused makeup brushes lying around & I can't wait to try this background! It's much appreciated😊

@SayantiFineArts 2 жыл бұрын

happy art making!!

@auriceliaoliveira7415 3 жыл бұрын

Oh my God, I was looking for this. God bless you. Thank you so muchhhh!!!

@SayantiFineArts 3 жыл бұрын

awww... thank you for the kind words. happy to be of help!!

@desireeyoung2814 Жыл бұрын

This is so helpful. Thank you! ❤

@michellet204 4 жыл бұрын

Very gorgeous and serene thank you

@cryptic6306 4 жыл бұрын

Your voice is so calming 🥺

@mesmericarts479 2 жыл бұрын

Pretty combination :) Love it the way you blend

@davidwm 4 жыл бұрын

Hello Sayanti, I enjoyed watching your technique. Thanks!

@user-mh5jr4ic3d 3 жыл бұрын

thank you! I just need your lecture for my process!

@SayantiFineArts 3 жыл бұрын

I am taking that as a compliment

@positivevibes-lq8qu 2 жыл бұрын

Hi...easy to do

@Soulkreed 6 жыл бұрын

This designs excellent! Simply cannot hold out to check out more like this. Great job.

@SayantiFineArts 6 жыл бұрын

I have a whole playlist of different kinds of background if you are interested:kzfaq.info/sun/PLZpN_-UXg1aekunQyqBZ_TvQk7Vf5AkBo

@rneustel388 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much for making this video!!

@vishnuk5221 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you mam, it was very useful 😍

@tnwaltz1 4 ай бұрын

This is great. I have a question: My acrylic painting has dried so can I go back and add some blurry places in the background after it has dried?

@SayantiFineArts 4 ай бұрын

sure you can. and you can use a combination of opaque and translucent paint/ colors in order to cover or show as much as you want of the current painting/ background.

@shaunsart 2 жыл бұрын

Very nice thank you

@sandrastahl9891 3 жыл бұрын

Thx so much 4 the video.

@SayantiFineArts 3 жыл бұрын

my pleasure

@munnumunnu5505 4 жыл бұрын

Can we use poster colours

@whitehuayra 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you! this gave me so many ideas.

@SayantiFineArts 5 жыл бұрын

awesome!!

@valaethartist 6 жыл бұрын

Okay, your channel is so amazing and the videos you upload are great! This is such a beautiful background that I'm definitely going to have to give a shot! So happy I found your channel! :))

@SayantiFineArts 6 жыл бұрын

thank you.... it is a great feeling when you share something that you think could be useful to others, and it turns out right and gets appreciated as well

@jagoda4182 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you! ❤️

@WilmaSlicer 4 жыл бұрын

I just switched to artist paints from craft paint which I've been so good at but heard I shouldn't sell my paintings if I used craft paint... But this thicker artist paint is so sticky!! Ive redone this background 3 times because it dried so fast and my brush gets sticky!! I've diluted with water too! I'm so frustrated! I want to go back to my tried and true craft paint but feel like a phoney...

@positivevibes-lq8qu 2 жыл бұрын

But one more thing,,,plz mention ur colors for beginners like wat color u r using,Persian blue ,aqua marine wat shade n how much quantity u r taking in a brush ......plz mention the shades ....I wanna make this background

@karlalymburner9764 5 жыл бұрын

Beautiful 👌👌👍😘

@SayantiFineArts 5 жыл бұрын

thank you

@HusainZ06 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for teaching mam..😇

@SayantiFineArts 5 жыл бұрын

you're welcome

@soyinkaogunbusola2215 5 жыл бұрын

that was very helpful ....thanks for sharing

@SayantiFineArts 5 жыл бұрын

my pleasure entirely, thanks!

@mominahazhar9233 Жыл бұрын

🙌

@kellybrisco880 6 ай бұрын

What did you spray the canvas with in the very beginning just before you put paint on it?

@SayantiFineArts 6 ай бұрын

just water... to keep the surface moist

@sunnystardust1008 6 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for this video. I have started doing videos recently and my next project may include a blurry background and explaining it can be confusing. Is it ok if I link to you when I do the video? Thank you!

@SayantiFineArts 6 жыл бұрын

sure.... you can do that!!

@mariahaiderahmed 4 жыл бұрын

Thankyou

@normalaurent4960 3 жыл бұрын

Can I use wood instead of canvas for the background? Does it need any preparation? Thank you!

@SayantiFineArts 3 жыл бұрын

you surely can use wood as the surface.but you will need to prime it first - I would recommend an acrylic primer

@TheGamerBoy1582 4 жыл бұрын

What type of canvas is it ?

@capt.bansilalprothi540 3 ай бұрын

Where is Maa .is she with you or she is at Kolkatta

@SayantiFineArts 3 ай бұрын

good to hear from you.... she is in Kolkata

@dishashah4224 5 жыл бұрын

Can you share link of your make up brush used for blending

@SayantiFineArts 5 жыл бұрын

this is one I have used a lot: www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01EO2KP2M/ref=as_li_qf_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=sayantichaudh-20&creative=9325&linkCode=as2&creativeASIN=B01EO2KP2M&linkId=688836d9b7496399b1cc08dd80ef07ed

@katiefelgar7377 5 жыл бұрын

Can i use cardboard instead of canvas for this technique.

@SayantiFineArts 5 жыл бұрын

yes you can, but you will have to prime the surface of cardboard to make it smooth. Also, cardboard is not archival, so the work you do may not last.

@TheGamerBoy1582 4 жыл бұрын

Is this canvas ?

@sdh791 5 жыл бұрын

how can you go about removing the brush strokes if you don't have one of those makeup brushes?

@SayantiFineArts 5 жыл бұрын

if you dont have a mop brush/ makeup brush, that is totally cool.......any soft round brush would do

@13Moondancer 4 жыл бұрын

sdh791 Hi, it really is worth it to buy a mop brush, they are less than £5.00 and soooooo wonderful for blending out brush strokes and for softening the look of the paint. I tried for so long to be successful at this background but it never worked till I bought the mop brush.