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Alva - Elf girls (adigitalpainting)
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When you get that good with acrylics I think you will have put oils over the top of them.
I have been watching some video's on youtube (Skip the first couple of minutes) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BMwTdiX_UWc and an artist http://Dariacallie.com and this is how I would like to be able to paint and I don't think it can be done in acrylic. Oils just seem far better for smooth gradients and illuminated colours. IMO.
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by Daveyboyz
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I think you can acrylic over watercolour (not the other way around) but acyrlics are so much stronger than watercolour it may look odd. You can use acrylics like watercolours if you mix with thinning medium (I have some of that, not sure I like it and it doesn't solve my problems regarding blending)
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http://www.winsornewton.com/uk/masterclass-video-blending-acrylics
I regularly receive these very short tutorials from W&N, and their latest was on blending acrylics. The medium used is their slow drying acrylic medium, which I don't think is the Galeria one mentioned above. It is quite a short video, could be useful. I would also endorse Syd's advice to read about acrylics, there's lots of good stuff about them, one book I've found particularly useful is Compendium of Acrylic Painting Techniques. Covers a lot of ground.
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The little W&N video clip gives a gradation of tones (in earth colours), and isn't the way I work but just thought seeing it was fresh in my mind I'd add it to the discussion. You've reminded me that I keep forgetting about glazing, but building up in layers certainly worked for the old masters. As for books I have a veritable library of them, especially for painting abstracts. I'm of the generation where I tend to think books before youtube! (Although I've seen some very helpful youtube videos, and seeing something demonstrated complements reading about it). We have an excellent library system too so each time their new books email reaches me I look to see what art books they've purchased.