http://www.ardegalicia.info/portraits/how-do-i-paint-portraits-in-acrylics Sun, 05 Feb 2012 10:50:59 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://www.ardegalicia.info/portraits/how-do-i-paint-portraits-in-acrylics/comment-page-1#comment-4841 Ghostmom Wed, 17 Feb 2010 18:00:59 +0000 http://www.ardegalicia.info/portraits/how-do-i-paint-portraits-in-acrylics#comment-4841 I actually use my acrylics like a sandwich- I paint a base color,then a midtone then the dark then go back with highlights and maybe some more midtones- try it out on something easy like a flower---I always had a time limit so this seemed the best for touch ups etc- I did 28 years as a mural artist in custom homes and models--<br><b>References : </b><br> I actually use my acrylics like a sandwich- I paint a base color,then a midtone then the dark then go back with highlights and maybe some more midtones- try it out on something easy like a flower—I always had a time limit so this seemed the best for touch ups etc- I did 28 years as a mural artist in custom homes and models–
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]]> http://www.ardegalicia.info/portraits/how-do-i-paint-portraits-in-acrylics/comment-page-1#comment-4840 twinkiehouse Wed, 17 Feb 2010 17:50:59 +0000 http://www.ardegalicia.info/portraits/how-do-i-paint-portraits-in-acrylics#comment-4840 Dark to light. Start with a dark mid-tone, then build on that. Paint with the light, so to speak. Go over the whole canvas with a color, then make a gradient with a slightly different color. These colors will help tie the whole picture together.<br><b>References : </b><br> Dark to light. Start with a dark mid-tone, then build on that. Paint with the light, so to speak. Go over the whole canvas with a color, then make a gradient with a slightly different color. These colors will help tie the whole picture together.
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