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Beginners Guide on Acrylic Painting – How to Set Out Your Equipment for Easy Acrylic Painting  by: Catherine Calder OK you have all the things you need to begin acrylic painting, right? You have acrylic paints, brushes, painting surface, palette, and a container of water. Well, by taking a minute to set out your acrylic painting materials in an organized manner you will enjoy your painting session even more. Ideally when you begin acrylic painting you will have a work space that is level and in a good light. Artificial light can make the colors look different when compared to natural light. It is a good idea to get full spectrum light bulbs from an art store if you have to paint in artificial light. This is a worthwhile investment. Layout you palette, paints, brushes and water to the right hand side if you are right handed – or left if you are left handed. It is handy to have some paper towels too. Acrylic Painting Tip Try to get into the habit of placing the paints in the same position on the palette every time you paint. This will save you time – you wouldn’t be searching for a color if you always put it in the same position. I like to group colors, like having all the blues together. It is most important to always put the white in the same place. Tips on Placing Your Painting Materials I position the palette next to me – I am right handed so it is to the right. Then the tubes of acrylic paint to the rear of the palette. I use a reservoir palette that has a space for the brushes, but if I didn’t I would have the reservoir for the brushes to the right of the palette. I store the dry, clean brushes I’m not using in a jam jar – with the brush handle ends down so that the tips do not get bent out of shape. This is to the far right of all the other equipment. I place the water container(s) to the rear of the painting area but within easy reach. The paper towel is there too. Be sure to cover the work surface as any acrylic paint that dries on it will be difficult or impossible to remove. And my Top Tip is to put any drink on the opposite side - away from the palette and paint. Otherwise you will end up cleaning your brush in your drink – and believe me it won’t add to the flavor! About The Author Catherine Calder is the author of The Acrylic Painting Course. The beginners guide on acrylic painting with step-by-step painting instructions and a free preview to completing your first painting. Visit http://www.learnanddo.com/acrylic.asp to find out more. ads@learnanddo.com This article was posted on February 17, 2006 Read More Articles from the "Hobbies" Category: Germinating Seeds in Hydroponic Systems by Katherine Keleher The Early Years In The Helicopter History by Low Jeremy Belly Dance - Over 100 Years with the Wrong Name by Issy Hart Some Common Jewelry Questions by Gary Haag Winning At Backgammon Variant - Plakoto by Oliver Mathews Teaching Your Child To Sew by Kristi Borchardt Selecting Quilting Fabrics Using a Color Wheel by Jan Myers Build your own MMORPG Economy by Steven Golden Training Beautiful Flowering Shrubs into Unique Ornamental Trees by Michael McGroarty Tips for Photographing Wildlife by Jakob Culver << Back to "Hobbies" Index

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