PAINTING WITH ACRYLICS IN THE HOT DRY AUSTRALIAN DESERTby Jim Cobb How times have changed. It was adventurous to paint outdoors in the Australian Desert in 2009 using the Atelier Interactive acrylic paints which had just been released. I was truly a pioneer, and pioneers or trailblazers suffer privations. In my case I decided to […]
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Jim Cobb’s Recent Videos on Atelier Interactive and Unlocking Formula
Jim Cobb wanted to do some very short, close-up video demonstrations to show how the Unlocking Formula works with the Atelier Interactive paints. The 3 short videos below illustrate the Unlocking Formula in action. Jim’s Dry Pandamus Leaf Painting… Jim Uses Unlocking Formula on A Dry Pandamus Leaf Painting… What To Do When Unlocking Formula […]
Tips for Plein Air Painting
Plein air painting first became popular in the 1880s with the Impressionists. The fact that paint was now available in tubes allowed these artists to work “in the open air” instead of their studios. This freedom helped the Impressionists capture the ever-changing light and shadows of their landscape and world. Today, modern plein air painters […]
Abstract Art and You
Geoff de Groen • October 29 2014, 2014 When it comes to abstract art, it can be helpful to determine what exactly you mean by that term. Do you mean non-representational painting, which is art that does not try to reference reality at all? Or do you mean abstract art which references reality but in […]
I Knew That I Would Be Onto a Winner
My name is Ruth Gray and I am a fine art landscape painter based in Derbyshire in the UK. My love of Atelier Interactive paint came about after many years of using Jo Sonja’s Artists’ Acrylic Paint, also made by Chroma. I used these paints whilst I was living in Australia and was really happy […]
Painting Grounds
Painting Grounds covers the basics of effective grounds highlighting three of Chroma’s grounds including Binder Medium, Gesso Primer and Liquid Gesso Primer. Learn how to successfully prep, prepare and seal paper, canvas and more prior to painting with acrylics or oils. […]
Blending Atelier Interactive
In this how-to painting video, artists can learn blending and glazing tips and the differences between mediums such as Atelier Clear Painting Medium, Acrylic Glazing Liquid, Slow Medium and Thick Slow Mediums. Learn how to blend and work wet-in-wet using Atelier Interactive Acrylics, a water sprayer and the Unlocking Formula. […]
Atelier Fast Medium Fixer Demonstration Barry McCann
At the 2013 Australian Art Expo in Sydney, leading artist Barry McCann shows off the power of Atelier Fast Medium/Fixer as the risk-free way to paint with acrylic paints by keeping the finished parts of the painting sealed from harm. […]
Using Atelier Interactive with Mitch Waite
In this video, learn how Mitch Waite uses Atelier Interactive acrylics to paint a landscape with a great compositional framework. Atelier Interactive is the only acrylic paint that lets artists over paint dry layers and blend colors for slow, wet-in-wet effects! […]
Atelier Free Flow as a watercolour demonstration Lucy McCann
Acclaimed Australian artist Lucy McCann recently demonstrated at the 2013 Australian Art Expo in Sydney. In this video, she creates an amazing crashing wave watercolour using Atelier Free Flow fluid artists’ acryclic paints. The beauty of Atelier Free Flow is that it can be diluted to achieve a watercolour effect. For more information on Lucy […]