Either way, choose smaller sized tubes or jars-a little acrylic paint goes a long way.

You can either buy a simple set with primary colors, black, and white (which can all be mixed together to create any color you can imagine!) or opt for a set with many colors, which is a quicker way to get started if you’re not familiar with color mixing.

Acrylic Paint: Paints typically come in “student quality” and “artist quality.” Many beginners opt for the former, which are less expensive, then invest in the latter once they’ve gotten a feel for the craft.

While some of the tutorials below require specialty materials, you can make most easy acrylic paintings with a few basic supplies: if you’re painting a green treed forest, add a variety of greens to add dimension and richness.įor more acrylic painting tips, check out this 35 acrylic painting tips post.Set up your workspace with acrylic paints, brushes, a canvas, a palette, and masking tape.īefore you dive into your first project, you’ll want to gather your materials.

For a more realistic painting, add a variety of different tones of one color.

Mix a bit of black and white paint into a vibrant color to tone it down to use in background elements. Use the atmospheric perspective phenomenon to create the illusion of depth in your painting: things further away from the eye are lighter/duller (I.e faded) in color and not as vibrant as things that are closer to the eye (foreground etc.).Add easy silhouetted trees, mountains /hills in front of any background to create in easy beginner friendly landscape scene.Use double loading brush method to create smooth blends in sunset background.Ultramarine blue paint makes a perfect blue sky color for any landscape painting.Use the rule of the thirds to know where to place your focal point.Create a focal point in your painting to help create more interest in the composition.The best way to paint a landscape is painting the background first then add foreground elements.Use a reference photo to help paint realistic details in your painting.Use color temperature: cool colors in background and warm colors in foreground to create the illusion of depth to the viewer’s eye.Below are some quick and easy tips for beginners to make your landscapes looking great and easy to paint.

Easy pinterest paintings