![]() The "+" button will add a new brush identical to your currently selected brush. Brushes can be deleted either by scrolling to the bottom of the brush settings display, and using the "delete brush" button, or by dragging the brush far off to the side when moving it. Brushes can be rearranged by tapping and holding, then dragging it to the desired location. You can edit the current brush by tapping on it again. Tapping on any of the brushes will select it. The manner in which the dodge and burn tools lighten and darken are determined by the three sliders: highlights, midtones, and temperature. The dodge tool does the same as the blend tool, but will lighten the area underneath, and the burn tool will darken. Using the blend tool with a soft, low opacity brush will let you create a smooth transition between colors. The blending tool will set the color of the brush to the average color of what is underneath it. Tapping on the blending tool icon will bring up a popover with 3 tool options: blend (water drop icon), dodge (sun icon), and burn (cloud icon). When you first open the app, each brush tool will by default select the brush immediately under its own icon, this way you can set your favorites to the first four positions so your brushes are the way you like. Likewise, when you move back to the eraser, the large brush will be selected again. If you are drawing with a small brush and move to the eraser, changing it to a large brush, your small brush will be back when you switch back to the drawing tool. Each tool will remember the last brush you had selected under that tool. All of the brushes below the top row will work with any of the brushing tools. Click here for more info.The top row of the brushes palette shows the four main brushing tools: draw, erase, blend, and line. Nancy Reyner, painter, author and instructor offers assistance to artists in a variety of ways. Glazing with Acrylics, Oils & Watercolors You might want to try them instead of the traditional glazes with the more fast drying regular acrylic line of paints and mediums. One more idea would be to first apply a thin layer of the Acrylic Glazing Liquid over the surface, then while that is still wet, you can apply colored glazes, which will glide a bit easier.Īdditionally, Golden’s new Open Acrylics have a very long drying time, and make glazing very easy. Other tips: I like to apply glazes with a brush in very small areas at a time, then using a rag I spread the color thinly and evenly, which works better than using a brush for spreading. If you don’t dilute it, it will be opaque and may slightly veil or obscure the paint layers underneath. My favorite for this is to use Golden’s Acrylic Ground for Pastel, diluted at least 1:1 with water. ![]() If your surface is glossy and you want to apply a wash, then use some product that gives a transparent grit. If it is matte and you would rather use a glaze, then first apply a coat of a gloss medium. If it is matte then try a wash, if it is glossy then use the glaze. By using medium in the glaze (instead of water as in the washes), glazes will sit on top of the painting surface and need a non-absorbent (or glossy) surface to apply evenly and easily.Īt any point in a painting’s process, when you feel the need to apply a transparent layer, take a moment to look at the surface absorbency. (again, not rocket science, so feel free to play around with the ratio – but again at least half the mixture should be medium). A glaze generally does not involve water in any way, but instead uses a mixture of medium to paint color in a ratio of 8:2. The second way to apply a transparent layer of color is by glazing. While I use the word “stain” when the diluted mixture is applied, then quickly rubbed into the surface with a dry rag, so only a hint of the color remains – like a “stain”. I use the word “wash” to signify alot of this diluted mixture sitting on the surface puddling up. If your surface is matte (not glossy) it is absorbent. Washes and stains are usually made on absorbent surfaces. This makes a very diluted color which sinks down into the surface of the substrate. One way is a “wash” or “stain” which is made by using a mixture of water to colored paint in a ratio of about 8:2 (this isn’t an exact science, but the idea is to add enough water that the acrylic binder is completely diluted, usually at least half water to half color). There are 2 ways to apply a transparent layer of acrylic color.
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