How To Paint Tropical Water - Paint Recipes with Mark Waller
Learn how to paint tropical water! In this short but incredibly info-packed acrylic painting tutorial, Mark will show you how to paint gorgeous clean, clear tropical water using only FOUR colours - Atelier Interactive Artists Acrylic by Chroma.
For more info on painting tropical water please go to our webpage at https://www.explore-acrylic-painting.com/how-to-paint-water.html
Cheers!
You will need for this project:
Atelier Interactive Artists Acrylics (or equivalent)
Pthalo Blue (cool blue)
French Ultramarine Blue (warm blue)
Cadmium Yellow Light (cool yellow)
White
Brushes:
1 large flat brush (about 5cm across)
1 slightly smaller flat brush (approximately a size 10)
2 small flat brushes for finer detail
1 large water pot
1 large flat palette to mix paint on
1 canvas approximately 600mm x 400mm (or whatever size you like, this is an exercise!)
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Mark uses Atelier Free Flow Artists Acrylics and Atelier Interactive Artists Acrylics by Chroma Australia.
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