Acrylic Painting Lessons

Stage Three

Layers of color are added to the flowers. Leaves are deepened with a mix of Cadmium Yellow, Winsor Gree and Ultramarine Blue.

Stage Four

Shadows are painted on the yellow flowers with Sap Green and Quinacridone Rose; the white ones with Cerulean and Cadmium Orange; the reds with Antwerp Blue; and the pinks with Cerulean Blue. At this point I spray the painting with one coat of acrylic matte medium to seal the watercolor so I can apply the acrylic paint.