Wow!! And this is the easy way to do a Van Gogh background!!! Thank you! I teach acrylic painting to children and this is an excellent alternative method to produce that background for still life!
I'm definitely going to try this technique. It looks so simple, yet the finished project is amazing. Most videos say to use a glaze, but water is cheaper and easier to clean up. Beautiful. I've recommended this tutorial to others.
I am an absolute beginner with painting, but I just did this with you and I am in love with how it turned out 😍 Autumn is my favourite season and this background screams autumn. Thank you so much for this wonderful tutorial. 😊💜💜💜
@@AddiArts Thank you ☺ I already used it in a journal I'm making. I'm so hooked to this craft now. I was sitting up until 4am making different backgrounds. Thank you for the inspiration! Love and light ☺💜
Very nice. I think I'll try making something similar, and maybe use a handful of other colors: turquoise, navy, plum and violet. Oh, and not on the floor, lol.
Thank you; this is great! I liked each stage. I especially liked the look after the burnt umber was applied before using the rag. But the finished product is awesome
I love doing stuff like this...everyone should try it. It really does help give you a ton of background interest without the need to worry about filling in every inch of it. Great video!
Thank you for your very easy to understand video. Googled "background paint effects" and didn't need to look any further when yours came up first! Achieved exactly the effect I wanted! Have subscribed to get more tips. ❤
Been looking at research on this for photography backdrops, this is by a royal mile the best tutorial I've seen so simple and beautiful... thank you. P
@@AddiArts yeah totally :d I was actually wondering about your technique for thinning out the paint... obviously with a bigger canvas (I'll be working on 1.5mx3m minimum) spraying water to dilute the original colour may be tricky (will have to try ofc) but is there a water to paint ratio that you aim for? And you talk about the 80% drying time... is there a timescale you can advise on that or is it more about consistency? thanks again for your awesome vid. P
Before you added the burnt umber it looks like there are pinkish scratches that add a nice texture. Is that another step or just how it looks when the crimson dries? I would like to try this! 😊
This was just what I was looking for. I have a question though. I need to make walls look old for a children's sunday school play. For a large area, would I be better using latex paint rather than acrylic?
Do you have to use a rag that won’t show texture/pattern when blotting? (Such as cotton jersey vs like bath towel texture) or do the texture/ little dots/pattern that many rags would leave not end up visible in the end after layers? (I was about to do this the other day using a rag from my home made of a cut up bath towel, but stopped because thinking that the pattern the towel would make on the wet paint would ruin it...
I use (for this video too) a cut up bath towel! Yes the fabric patterns will be less visible with added layers, and if you let the paint dry a little more before wiping. If the paint is too wet you will see more of the fabric patterns. :-)
If I was going to use navy blue, lime, and light grey, (Seattle Seahawks colors) should I start with a certain color first from these three or the order they should go for a better effect? Thanks
Just embarking on resurecting my painting. As a result, I'm learning basics. I like this particular background and similar works you share. One of the questions that has propted up concerns paint viscosity. What type of paint are you using, fluid, heavy body etc. do you generally use? Do you also reccomend any particular brand of acrylics. THANX for your info and inspiration.
Hi there! Happy to hear you are resurrecting your painting! For this style of background I would recommend using a thicker paint, I used a heavy body windsor newton acrylic. Recently I've been using Masters Touch heavy body acrylics, they are great quality at a good price point :)
My wall is a dark bluest teal and I wanted to try and sponge paint a lighter color over the wall with some white color What do you think about that Advice please Thank you
Hi, nice and simple! Do you thin the paint before applying the 2nd and third coats, or use it straight out of the can and spray it with water as you go?
Hi - what's the base white you've got on the cloth before you add the first yellow colour? Is it a primer or just an ordinary white matt paint? Thanks.
What kind of tape are you using around the outside of your canvas? I'm looking for a tape that won't allow the paint to bleed but will still be easy to remove.
I would use a dark green, brown and black. You might have to experiment with which colors to put on which layers until you get what you're looking for :)
Thanks SO much for this--!! You went through each step so slowly, calmly and thoroughly. I've been experimenting with mediums, techniques, etc., trying to learn this very kind of background. Question... The 'old' painting underneath... You said that you had just painted over it with white as your primer. Did that painting have TEXTURE of sorts by chance?!? Thanks again :))
Wonderful I'm glad it was helpful! If the under painting had texture to it, it wasn't very much. I have done with technique over paintings with and without texture and though both work, you'll get cooler results in my opinion if there is texture
Hey! I thinned the first layer so that some of the light tones of the canvas would subtly bleed through as well. It's not a must, but I think it adds to the end result!
