Painting for Beginners Guide

When you first decide that you want to paint, there are a lot of things to consider. These range from which medium you are going to use, how you can actually start painting, and more. In fact, trying to understand all this information may be overwhelming for you.
There is also a reason why you must choose certain paints over others. We have come up with this article in order to help you get all the necessary information that you need to get started.

Acrylic

Acrylic paint is the one that is widely used because it is very durable and versatile. That means you will be able to use it thinly, or more thickly, depending on your end result. Also, you will find out that acrylic paint dries quickly, and you will be able to paint over it quite easily.
Another reason why most artists like using this paint is that it is water-soluble. This means that in order to thin it, you will only need to add water. That means to clean the brushes, you will just require water and soap.
You will find that for different effects, there is a variety of acrylic mediums. That means if you want thicker paint, you simply have to add gel, and if you want a slower drying time, you must add a retarding medium to it.

Watercolour

If you are new to painting, watercolour is a great place to start. What makes it great for beginners is the fact that it costs much less as compared to acrylic.
So, your goal here is to make sure that you purchase a set of watercolour pans, or if you prefer, some tubes of colour. It’s all up to you whether to use white with watercolour.

Gouache

This artist paint is an opaque watercolour. One of its great features is that it makes it possible for you to work from dark to light colours. This can be done on a light surface, just the way that you would do it with acrylic paint. In order to make the colour is opaque, you will have to mix Chinese White with your watercolours.
Gouache paint is an opaque watercolour and allows you to work from dark to light on a light surface as you would with acrylic paint. You can also mix Chinese White with watercolours to make the colours opaque.

Colours

It’s important that when you are using acrylic paint, you start with only a few colours. This enables you to learn how to paint values. In addition, you will get the chance to get the feel of the paint before you can go ahead and add the complexity of the colour.
We also suggest that you purchase a starter set. This starter kit has a limited palette that comes with 3 primary colours, as well as other colours. This palette will allow you to create a lot of hues. As you progress and become better at what you do, you can then start adding on to this palette.
When it comes to watercolour or gouache, it’s important that you also start out with a limited palette. This allows you to focus on capturing values in your composition. Of course, you can always expand on your colour palette as you go along.