Im afraid I dont know of a soft pastel or sidewalk artist off the top of my head. Hi Joan, I would suggest trying some Alykd oil paints, these have quick drying medium added so will dry in half the time of standard oils, you can also mix in a medium such as Oleopasto from Winsor and Newton to add body and speed the drying when painting thikcly. It should be simple, but sometimes all the information on a paint tube can be confusing. Hi Katie, pleased youve been finding the lessons helpful, if you use a regular gel its about the same consistency and standard heavy body paints, so if you want a bit stiffer texture then i would go for the heavy gel. Thanks for all your efforts to share your wisdom and experience with us novices! So a paint made from earth, such as an ochre will be made from crushed up rock, this, of course, is hard to see through! However, I also happen to very much like my Grumbacher Academy acrylics. I like how straight-forward it is in defining a lot of the basics to keep in mind. Will. Hi Christiane, What an introduction! Re paints, I notice there seems to beat timesthree grades: student, artist, professional. Welcome along and thank you for your kind words. Ive just started out using acrylics, and have run across 2 60ml tubes of artist quality (W&N) paint which seem to have separated in the tube. Its on my list in the new year to write a best artist acrylic article, but hope this helps for now. Hi Alan, the super small grains will be due to the paint quality, in artist quality paints there shouldnt be any noticable grains when working in thin layers of colour. 2. Hello Mr. Kemp, I find it so very wonderful to be learning from the ground up from as great an artist as yourself. Thanks a lot! To have a sheen without a gloss finish I would use a satin varnish. Thanks. I also have great success with student grade paints as well, its just youll tend to find better coverage and less colour shift with artist quality paints and the difference between hobby grade and artist quality can by quite a bit. Hi Ben, Id say its a mix of all 3, The lightness (or opacity of the paint) the colour shift (how much the colour changes when it is wet and then dry) and the longevity of the paint. Thank you. Still holding up well and it just shows you even on a limited budget, the only limitation is your ability and imagination. Cheers, Will. And should I plant to upgrade to Liquitex or Golden at some point or are the Grumbacher and Winsor Newton paints high enough quality to achieve lasting results? I dont care if those paintings last because Im probably going to paint over them. Will, Hi Will, Just a note to thank you for keeping me on a list that continues adding and updating answers to my original question. Baby steps!! I was excited to start painting but quickly realized when beginning one of your tutorials that my paints have no name. That is why artist quality paints are split into series.(e.g. In closing, I cant thank you enough for your free you tube videos. Artist grade paints have a larger choice of colours available. 4) For pre-stretched, pre-primed canvases from Michaels and Aaron Brothers, do you know which is the better quality? Series A, Series B) and others numbers (e.g. Does it depend on manufacturer, type of paint? Are my assumptions correct? For example: Manufacturer name C.P Cadmium Red Light Chemical name Cadmium sulphoselenide Chemical index number PR 108, PR108 is PR(red) 108 (Seleno-Sulfide) more commonly known as cadmium red, Manufacturer name Alizarin Crimson Hue Chemical Name Quinacridone, Chlorinated Copper Phthalocyanine Chemical index number -PR122/PR206/PG7. will I am a big fan of u . Ive done you tube searches for willkempartschool, but generally only find a few from you and only parts of series, mixed with other artists videos. Hey Guys, I am writing an Extended Essay in Visual Art, and one of the topics is Material. I am set to begin your apple painting but I wanted to take the time the thank you for such detailed and insightful articles. First, I want to tell you Bravo for all those info you are sharing. I have tried Looking up for the difference in artist and student material for a while and finally came across your article. I have a question. The paints are offered by the manufacturer in Medium and Heavy Body versions. Same question for the alphabetical series e.g., A vs. B? Thank you. I paint abstract paintings and plan to make those kind of shadows in the objects and some areas using paynes grey creating nice shadows that fade creating a kind of gradient effect and then build new layers of transparent colors that will create depth and create areas for the colors. 3.Color Index Name -Every pigment has a unique colour index name, it consists of: Two letters. On most artist quality paints, there will be a colour swatch of the actual paint on the exterior of the tube. Unless Im mistaken I think that the student quality also uses aluminum stearite as a filler. Ultimately it comes down to the painter. Cheers, Will. I wish to paint classically using opaque acrylics so avoided the garish colours; also in the belief that white is one of the most important paints I purchased some tubs of Heavy Body Titanium White which I hope will give greater coverage. in my school days.i was just drawing with pencils and sketchs onlynow i have interest to realistic paintings .like. (1st with a bit of water, 2nd thin with no water and 3rd would be thicker? Good one Dinah, pleased youre finding the site helpful. Do you think that is the problem? I completely understand your thoughts on how the quality of the tools and materials can actually be detrimental to the learning process, so my question is about the finished quality of my paintings done with student grades. Appreciate anything you can suggest. Id like to view all you have to offer because your videos are fantastic! I am fortunately a right-brained, naturally artistic person and have done a lot of what I call folk art painting using acrylics from bottles. Hi Alan, yes you can have a very light sand to even any slight bobbles, classically you would paint shadows thin and then have thicker impasto paint for the lights. Manufacturers group colours into various price bands depending on the amount of the raw material and what the raw material is. Cadmium red is an expensive raw material so is series 9 (highest price) whereas burnt umber is relatively inexpensive so is series 1 (cheapest price). I have learnt more in 30 minutes reading your website than I did in my two year a level course. I think you provide all kinds of helpful information, and I really appreciate all the free information, including videos. Cheers, Will. Can you share any other info about brushes, such as the type of hair thats best for acrylics? Sign up now to get the latest posts, news about products & art inspiration, straight to your inbox. Now, read on for the more detailed comment.. haha Hi Will! Thank you for your help. So you recomend 3 coats? Hi Alec, if working with acrylics Id always invest in a quality titanium white, this will be used in most of your mixes and give you much better covering power, have a look at this article between the differences: How to choose the right white. You can be a paint detective though by understanding the colour index of pigments. How to choose paint brushes. Just wondering was getting ready to work on some color mixing charts and noticed this when I read your article. What do you prefer for amateur painter in choosing paints? Hi Nada, usually if I want to bring the lustre up in an acrylic painting I would add the sheen in the varnish stage of the painting. There are usually two grades of colour available, artist quality and student quality. Will, I started painting w acrylics a couple years ago and am LOVING it. Although the pigment chemical names will be the same there will be subtle differences in shade. Is it just a question of light / colour fastness or longevity? ), Under the Free Videos tab at the top of the page, or listed under the Acrylic Painting Tab. Hi, thanks for your reply. Ive been using Liquitex Basics and like them very much. It will give you a deep, rich colour without the diluted, watery effect which you would have if you thinned a thicker paint with water. Hi Will, Absolutely LOVE your site!!! So a 60ml student grade titanium white might be 2.50 and contain pigment, binder and filler whereas a 60ml artist quality titanium white (series 1) might be 5.50 and contains pigment and binder. Ive learned a LOT from your videos and from your site, and I love your tone always happy, informal, and the just the right amount of detail in your instructions! Thanks Toni, pleased youve been finding the tutorials helpful, there isnt a huge difference in quality, the Golden has a slightly thicker body to it and I find the titanium white to be a little more opaque, but I also use Windsor & Newton Artist range throughout my work. Ive never taken classes on acrylic painting, yet I love to paint and you have certainly given me some valuable information. Are there any other brands of paint that are just as high quality as Golden? Forgive my stupid question but I am a complete neophyte I really dont know what I am talking about! Hey Mike, great to hear from you and so pleased youve been finding the site helpful. Pigment colour Often paint colours that are almost exactly the same are called different names depending on the manufacturer. Can you share any other info about brushes, such as the type of hair thats best for acrylics? And for shadow I guess l need to load the brush with little paint so the shadow fades faster and does not cover an area bigger than the necessary right? This helps to unify the sheen, saturate the colours and give you a slight sheen. This book goes into great details on the various properties of each individual pigment Empty Easel Professional Grade Oil paint vs Student Grade oil paint review. I noticed right away that when you mixed your cad yellow and titanium white you got a much more opaque color than I got. Lenny Bocour once told me he had a night mare that all of his prodcut had dried up in their tubes. Good for large scale painting and under-painting, I respect your privacy and take protecting it very seriously -. Fredrix make some nice canvases as do Claessens. Pro tip: If you like adding mediums to your acrylics to increase drying time be careful of the increased colour shift because acrylic medium is just like adding more binder-more white so the colour shift will be more pronounced. Since I have the set I will use them for my beginner process and since the tubes are quite small (12ml) will probably use a whole tube for one painting! Hi Carl, If youre first starting I would work with what you can afford, but always try and buy an artist quality titanium white. Cheers, Will, Hello Will Im from Brazil and having painting lessons a few months ago, and your site is very helpful, Im doing your exercise (that with cherry). Hi Will I use acrylic colors and I have been painting a lot. Its a great resource and provides much appreciated motivation! And I dont feel as though they are holding me back. Thank you for posting this article. It all depends on the absorbency of the surface youre painting onto, the adhesion of acrylics/gesso is more to do with the absorbency of the surface rather than the water ratio mixed with the paint. Liquitex pouring medium will give you a good resin like sheen but wont hold a dome shape as well. I guess I have found out what the issue is! Good for watercolour and thin applications but dont work as well if youre trying to create thick impasto works. Id like to view all you have to offer because your videos are fantastic! You say that Golden is a good brand. Your paints can help greatly in your progress as a painter, what usually happens is a hesitancy on investing in the good quality paints until you yourself become a better painter. Wow, I have so many questions about painting. Ive done you tube searches for willkempartschool, but generally only find a few from you and only parts of series, mixed with other artists videos. With a few easy tips, you will soon know your phthalo from your quinacridone. So if you used phthalo blue (high tinting strength) you would only need a very little amount of paint to drastically change the white. I tried adding tiny amounts of water and it wasnt effective. You might find that you prefer more fluid paints and there are other brands that make fluid colours that are already in a pourable consistency. So you can imagine its never going to have the colour saturation that an artist grade paint will have, however, for pigments that are manufactured to resemble historical colours they can also be called hue. I have to say the standard has improved, mixing the two working well for me. My pleasure Nancy, pleased it helped. Mostly with a pallet knife. So, I dont feel bad at all that I have some student grade paints. Good luck with the paintings with your Grandchildren. Here you go: is there any place for the use of home decorating acrylics (maybe for practicing??). This can make things even more confusing than they already are. It will often just be a small amount of excess liquid and then the rest of the tube will be as normal. Is it true that anything that has hue after it is student? document.getElementById( "ak_js_3" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Copyright 2012-2022 Will Kemp Art School | All rights reserved |. Bless you for sharing your knowledge! No, the series is for the price of the paint within either a student or artist range of paints. As you stated anything with a hue after it is student Perhaps a miner issue is the cap on the tube ..Liquitex seems to be easier replace since it is larger then most, or maybe Im just lazy. Darlene, Thats very kind of you to say so Darlene, so please youve been enjoying the articles and lessons. 3) Same question for brushes which series numbers are the more professional vs. the student grades? 2) Do these numbers also correspond with the grade of canvas? Ive purchased a lot of Golden paints, and they are nice. Cheers, Will. These stand for the colour family, e.c PB blue, PG- green And some numbers. Im having trouble getting glaze to work. Thank you. Will. Thank you again for all you share with your adoring students. Hello Will. Any advice you could offer would be appreciated and thanks for sharing your knowledge on such an awesome site! Is there a teacher and their website you could recommend for beginners to do with soft pastels and even side walk art? I am now a restaurant owner and seemingly have less time but still a deep desire to paint. Here is a Liquitex basic sheet that has the lightfastness rating next to each pigment: Im not sure about the Artist Loft Acrylics, I havent personally used them. You have quite a style and ease of communicating this craft you love so much! Dont scream!! Specifically, these are the colors that Im interested in Burnt Umber Titanium White Ultramarine Blue Phthalo Blue Cadmium Yellow light Cadmium Red Quinadricrone Crimson. In closing, I cant thank you enough for your free you tube videos. Cleaning the brush or using a new brush would help avoiding the shadow to extend longer creating a nice fade? I think Rotring do their own Rotring waterproof white ink. Maybe you can advise. Do you think theres any way to salvage the paints I have. Working with acrylics can be a bit of adjustment because they dry so quickly. hi sir, i am from india. of brush is suitable for this job.. Blending with oils is alot easier than with acrylics, and I find if youre first starting portraits having the extra time to blend is crucial to achieve a realistic portrait. So will make a paint that has pretty good coverage. Hi Will! Is this considered a defect? A rule of thumb is if you cant pronounce the name it is usually a transparent paint. Hi Alison, pleased youve been enjoying the articles, when you say to create cells what specifically are you trying to create? Everytime I visit your website or You Tube page I learn something new. Paint pigments can be expensive and vary in cost. Hi Will, this topic was of great value to me. Golden have substitued a mix of quinacridone and phthalo modern pigments to substitute a traditional Rose Madder. What is the difference between Artists Loft (Michaels) academic canvas vs the professional, please? Will you please advise me on what white ink I can use for drawing with a rotring isograph pen. Thank you. So, is it pretty rare to see alphabetical grading? What paints to buy! If you had a shiny surface of a canvas board and very diluted heavy body paint with water you would have the paint beading rather than staying in one paint film, for this scenario you would include a few drops of flow release medium to give the paint a better dispersion or use a thinner medium mixed with the paint, the flow release medium reduces the surface tension, this video shows the difference on a raw canvas surface. My English is bad but your site is Great!! Now I want to switch to Artist acrylics and I am thinking between Golden or Windsor. As a result, it darkens. (Ive had no income for a few years now, so I cant afford to pay for lessons. Will. David Altmejd interpretation of the classical nymp, Acrylic Palette Knife Painting Techniques Free Video Course Part 2 of 4, Fishing Boat at St Michaels Mount Acrylic Step-by-Step Tutorial for Beginners, Acrylic Palette Knife Painting Techniques Free Video Course Part 1 of 4, differences between gels and mediums here. I started looking and paying more attention to the names and even the artist grades had the names hue in them for cadium red and Cerulean Blue Hue etc., what does this mean? Im planning to give 3 layers of gesso and wondering if it would be good to sand the canvas after that to have an even surface. (btw, one writer called the Galeria from W & N an in-between grade, higher than student but below professional-artist.) 4. Is it alright if I print out the article in order to keep a copy in my art supplies encyclopedia ? Recently i am working in a realistic portrait, but i have few past experience in acrylic painting..But i want to do the portrait with acrylic.. Can you give an idea about that? I was wondering if Grumbacher Academy paints were comparable to Winsor Newton Galeria paints? Winsor and Newton have two grades of paint, but have recently been rebranding their artist acrylic to be called professional acrylic, Artist range Now called Professional Acrylic previously called Artists Acrylic. What if I end up painting masterpieces.. will my novice works withstand the yellowing of time? ASTM D4236 (Standard Practice for labelling Art Materials for Chronic Health Hazards), D4302 (Standard Specification for Artists Oil, Resin-Oil, and Alkyd Paints), D5098 (Standard Specification for Artists Acrylic Dispersion paints), as well as the required health warnings, So now you know the differences what should you buy?

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