Artist Mitch Waite clearly demonstrates the advantages of being able to use a water sprayer to re-wet and re-work Atelier Interactive. Courtesy of the SAA and the Painting and Drawing Channel. […]
When it comes to smooth transitions in paintings, the most natural and intuitive way to suggest this is by blending. It’s easy to do with oil paint, but because of the fast-drying nature of acrylics, blending has been incredibly challenging with acrylics. Happily, blending is easy with Atelier Interactive, because it is the only acrylic […]
How to paint with acrylics. Australian Artist Richard Rogers demonstrates using Atelier Interactive – He explains how this unique paint can allow you to control open time and even unlock touch dry layers of paint to once again blend wet-in-wet. […]
Join PA Marilyn Allis as she uses Interactive Acrylics to interpret a wet day in a Dominican market The Caribbean Island of Dominica was full of colour, even in the warm rain that poured down on us for half an hour. This market scene was so appealing to paint; I loved the colours and the […]
For a long time, I have painted sheep and other farm animals. I don’t know why, but I find them very haunting – I think it’s something about their eyes and their presence. Recently I was asked to paint a portrait of a sheep, so I decided to use some of the new traditional Atelier […]
Happy, tiny cherubs. Lovely, precious, little darlings. Squirming, crying, drooling, non-stop bouncing, running, laughing bundles of energy. All of these descriptions are applicable to children, especially to those between the ages of 10 months and 4 years, and it seems, especially to my children. But it doesn’t mean I can’t paint them, it just means […]
Mitch Waite paints a river scene with Atelier Interactive Artists’ Acrylics. […]
Watch how you can use traditional acrylic techniques like overpainting and with just a push of your finger rewet Interactive to blend, feather and soften edges. One acrylic paint does it all – Interactive! […]
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. […]
Varnishing . . . Why? What? When? How? What’s the difference between water-based varnishes and solvent-based varnishes? Why should I cover my painting with an isolation coat? What’s the difference between matte, satin and gloss varnishes? For answers to these questions and others, please view Chroma’s NEW Basics of Varnishing – Part 1 video featuring […]
