BOOKS Still Life Acrylic Painting LIVE Tutorial

Learn how to paint in this free step by step acrylic painting tutorial by Angela Anderson. Easy to follow instructions guide you through creating your own beautiful canvas artwork.

This video is an acrylic painting tutorial by Angela Anderson, where she demonstrates how to paint a still life of books and dried flowers on a 12x12 inch canvas (0:47).

The tutorial covers:
Setting up the canvas and composition: Angela starts with a black canvas and uses chalk to outline the main elements. (1:10)
Materials and brushes: She details the specific acrylic paints, brushes, and other tools used for the painting. (2:52-3:06)
Painting the vase: She begins by painting the vase with a mix of black and ultramarine blue, gradually building up layers from dark to light to create depth and highlight. (9:14-21:50)
Painting the books: Angela uses a dry brushing technique to create the textured look of the books, simplifying details for a beginner-friendly approach. She also shows how to use tape for cleaner lines. (24:16-59:00)
Adding details and highlights: She adds lighter tones to the edges and centers of the books and then incorporates details like book pages. (1:00:45-1:05:00)
Glazing technique: Angela explains and demonstrates glazing, a technique to add translucent layers of color to soften and unify the painting, especially on the books and the vase. (1:15:44-1:22:00, 1:49:17-1:50:50)
Painting the dried flowers/foliage: She creates the dried flowers (Sea Holly and Eucalyptus) using various shades of blue, brown, and burgundy, focusing on building up the shapes and textures. (1:35:08-1:49:00)
Final touches and reflections: Angela adds last highlights and discusses the overall color scheme and composition. (2:03:56-2:09:20)

Materials Used:
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12" x 12" Fredrix Canvas Board
Heavy Body Acrylic Paints
Carbon Black
Burnt Umber
Burnt Sienna
Cadmium Yellow Light
Yellow Oxide
Phthalo Green (Yellow Shade)
Cobalt Teal or Turquois (Phthalo)
Ultramarine Blue
Quinacridone Magenta
Titanium White
Unbleached Titanium

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Princeton 6100 Bright #12, #8
Princeton Aspen 2" Mottler Flat
Princeton 6100 Filbert #4, #6
Princeton 6100 Round #1, #2, #2/0
Princeton Aspen Fan #2
Princeton Select Deerfoot Stippler 3/8"
Princeton VelvetTouch Round #1, Liner #1
Princeton VelvetTouch 1/4", 3/8" Blender
Princeton VelvetTouch Angle Shader 1/4", 3/8"

Golden Acrylic Glazing Liquid (Satin or Gloss)
Paper Towels (Viva or Scott Shop)
Spray Bottle
Strathmore Visual Journal Mixed Media Pad (for practice)
Chalk or Water-soluble Pencils
Acrylic Paint Pen (for signing)
Grey Matters Palette Paper or Posh Glass Palette
Creative Color Wheel or Color Mixing Color Wheel

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