Acrylic Painting Brushwork Techniques, Fast, Loose and Bold Video Download

Description

Improve your brushwork with fast, loose, and bold techniques from Patti Mollica!

Infuse your acrylic paintings with vibrant color and movement using brushwork instruction from artist and instructor Patti Mollica. Patti will teach you how to paint using bold, gestural brushwork that fills your works with the energy and direction of the paint passages and brush strokes. You’ll learn how to include your movement and application of paint to create texture and interest in your finished works. Patti begins this workshop with an exploration of acrylic painting materials and teaches you the basics of bold brush techniques. Then, follow along with three exercises that will help you loosen up your brushwork and gain confidence in your new, bold painting. You’ll learn how to work with limited strokes, work with larger brushes, work faster, smarter, and with more confidence! If you’re feeling stuck in a painting rut, this video workshop is the perfect shot of energy and excitement your acrylic painting needs!

Preview Acrylic Painting Brushwork Techniques, Fast, Loose and Bold now to learn how to use large brushes and lots of paint in a quick, effective way to create bright, loose, and expressive works.

 

 

To get the most out of your fast, loose, and bold paintings, make sure you take a look at the other video workshops in this series:

Acrylic Painting Color Techniques, Fast, Loose and Bold with Patti Mollica

Acrylic Painting Value Techniques, Fast, Loose and Bold with Patti Mollica

 

MATERIALS

Acrylic Paints:

Alizarin Crimson

Black

Burnt Sienna

Burnt Umber

Cadmium Orange

 

Cadmium Red Light

 

Cadmium Yellow Light

 

Cerrulean Blue

 

Dioxazine Purple

 

Neutral Gray 6

 

Phthalo Blue (green shade)

 

Quinacridone Magenta

 

Titanium White

 

Ultramarine Blue

 

Viridian Green

 

Yellow Ochre

 

*Other colors you can have on hand: Cadmium Red Medium, Cadmium Yellow Medium, Sap Green (and any other colors you like to use)

 

Surfaces:

White Gessoed Masonite Panel

 

Brushes:

Hoghair or nylon bristle

Flats or brights in a variety of sizes

 

Other:

Gray palette paper

Paper towels

Polymer Medium (as needed to use instead of water to thin paints)

Value scales

ABOUT PATTI MOLLICA

Patti Mollica works in both oils and acrylics, but prefers acrylics as a vehicle for infinite versatility and personal expression. The author of several books on acrylic and color, Patti teaches workshops around the US. You can find Patti’s artwork in the private and corporate collections of American Express, Sheraton Hotels, CBS and RCA Records, Penguin Press, Mellon Bank and many others, and at her website, mollicastudio.com.