Acrylic Painting Links

• Hugh Greer: Acrylic Landscape Painting: Tools & Techniques
  Hugh is a well-known acrylic artists who has won many awards in regional, national and international competitions. He has written two books and created three painting instruction videos.
• Terry Isaac: Painting Wildlife in Acrylic
  In this workshop, Terry teaches you to tackle nature one square at a time. He shares his efficient and innovative process for blocking in shapes and colors. He teaches you to divide your canvas and reference material, allowing you to paint what you see instead of worrying about the complexity of the whole. With his basic shapes in place, Terry explains how to critique your first draft, make revisions and add a first layer of delicate details.
• Arnold Lowrey: Painting with Acrylics
  In this video Arnold teaches you how to develop your acrylic painting skills, he introduces you to the various ways this versatile medium can be used to create different effects, including the use of washes, modelling pastes, glazes, knives, blades and even fingers!

When you are first starting to explore oil or acrylic painting, and continue to improve and create better quality artwork, one of the major decisions you have to make is what support to use for your painting. The old masters could only paint on stretched canvas or wet plaster, but we now how many more choices. You can go with the traditional pre-stretched canvas or linen on wooden frames, or you may prefer to paint on canvas or linen that is glued to a panel. Another traditional approach is hardboard coated with many layers of gesso (the old masters used oak, but modern panels are made from birch or mahogany plywood, or even hardboard. See our “How to” section for learning how to create your own pre-stretched canvases or gessoed panels.

The following table should help you decide what to use at different stages of your career.

• American Artist Magazine a widely read and respected resource featuring paintings, drawings and sculptures of artists in a variety of mediums. A source of inspiration to begining and seasoned artists. Contains articles on how artists can improve their skills and how collectors can improve their knowledge of fine art. Contains balanced coverage of the art world.
• The Artist’s Palette Full of beautiful images from the work of well known artists in oil, watercolor and mixed media. Written articles by the artists provide readers with advice and tips on ways to create a masterpiece.
• Leisure Painter Inspires, guides and encourages beginners and improvers with instruction, and general advice on ways to progress. Experienced and popular tutors set projects, describe their own working methods and offer helpful tips and ideas.
• International Artist In each 164 page bi-monthly issue of International Artist magazine it takes you inside the studios of the world’s best artists. They tell you the thought processes behind their creative methods and reveal their painting techniques. For beginners, intermediate & professionals as well.
• American Art Review, a good review of historical
  American artists and their work. Usually some nice artwork by good historic artists.
• Fine Art Connoisseur engages enthusiasts and fine-art collectors with in-depth editorial that builds upon the breadth of information offered by the world’s most important art authorities.
• Southwest Art This magazine is a must for the art collector–both beginning and experienced. The work of the West’s most accomplished artists comes to your home every month in the pages of Southwest Art. Each issue highlights up-and coming artists and emerging art trends.

Here are some good suppliers of acrylic paints and medium.

Liquitex and Golden acrylic paints and mediums
Jerry’s Artarama
5325 Departure Drive
Raleigh, NC 27616
Phone: 800 827 8478
Web: http://www.jerrysartarama.com

Holbein, Daler Rowney, Lascaux, Maimeri, and Winsor & Newton acrylic paints and mediums
Art Supply Warehouse (ASW)
5325 Departure Drive
Raleigh, NC 27616-1835
Phone: 800 995 6778
Fax: 1 919 878 5075
Web: www.aswexpress.com/

I use the Hughes easel when I am working in the studio. Because it has cantilevered adjustable weights, it is very easy to move your canvas up and down. It can hold a large painting as well as several small ones.

Hughes easel
Punta Gorda, FL
Phone: 800-485-6081
Email: hughes@sunletter.com

The Mabef easels are also good for use in the studio. They are less expensive than the Hughes easel, but not as flexible.

Mabef easels
Supplier: Dick Blick
PO Box 1267
Galesburg, IL 61402-1267
Phone: 800 828 4548
Fax: 800 621 8293

If you have little room in your house for a large easel, you can purchase a French easel that will pack away in a smaller space.

Jullian French easel
Jerry’s Artarama 5325 Departure Drive
Raleigh, NC 27616-1835
Phone: 800 827 8478

There are many suppliers who sell the acrylic painting brushes, canvas panels and rolls, linen panels and rolls, acrylic paints, acrylic painting palettes, easels, and drying racks. You can always get a good price at the following suppliers, and they send your order out very quickly and reliably.

Art Supply Warehouse (ASW)
5325 Departure Drive
Raleigh, NC 27616-1835
Phone: 800 995 6778
Fax: 1 919 878 5075

Jerry’s Artarama
5325 Departure Drive
Raleigh, NC 27616
Phone: 800 827 8478
Web: http://www.jerrysartarama.com

Dick Blick
P.O. Box 1267
Galesburg, IL 61402-1267
Phone: 800 828-4548
Web: http://www.dickblick.com