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Julie’s Guide to Acrylic Mark Making

Here are some of my tried and true mark making tools:

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Your Guide to 3 Popular Acrylic Mediums

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The Best Art Supplies of All Time?

I asked users on instagram to chime in with their favorite art supply of all time. These are the supplies you cannot live without. The art supplies that you have in back stock..the art supplies that make you break out into a cold sweat when you start to run low on them. There were a lot of responses!

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Masking Tape- The Tutorial for Artists

Before you jump to the product links, you should know there is a lot to consider when applying tape to an art project in order to prevent tape bleed. In fact, the application process may be more important than the tape itself. I do have some tape brands that I have a higher success rate with than others though, so take that into consideration.

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Five Free Acrylic Painting Tutorials

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How to Stay Loose While Painting Abstract Art

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Easy Filming Tips for Artists

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Why I think Adding Complexity to Your Abstract Painting is Important.

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Free Acrylic Painting Tutorials - Fast and Easy

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A recap of more free acrylic and mixed media video tutorials!

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How to Make Floating Frames

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Here is something you missed- free abstract painting tutorials.

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The Art of Keeping a Creative Journal: A Peek into My Process

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How to Prep Wood Panels for Acrylic

I love the feeling of a paint brush and silicone scraper on top of wood panel. There are a lot of different effects I can create on wood that do not happen on canvas. You can save some money in the art supply store if you purchase the wood panels “unprepared”. Here is how I ensure a beautiful painting surface every time.*

Start preparing your wood panel with a coat of gloss medium or GAC100. This layer of product will prevent “SID” (Support Induced Discoloration). SID happens when impurities in the wood panel seep into the paint causing it to yellow or discolor as it dries. The color change occurs as the paint is drying. For a long time, Golden Paint recommended a coating of GAC100 as a preventative step, but they have changed their recommendation to include Gloss Medium instead. Two coats of the medium are recommended. I prep the entire panel. (It is worth noting that I have always used these wood panels to paint on. Since I purchase the same panels every time I paint, I always know they will be great quality.)