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5 Tips Of Acrylic Painting for Beginners

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Acrylic paints are a fast-drying paints that are being used by artists since the 1960s. They are much easier to use than oil paints and is an ideal option for beginners. If you understand the 5 simple tips of acrylic paint, you can master the art in no time.

The most important 5 tips for beginners of Acrylic Painting are:

  • Be Decisive with strokes: The acrylic paint dries extremely fast. Therefore, you don’t get much time to work with acrylics. 
  • Mixing Colours: The mixing of colours is the most important aspect of this painting. Make use of the palette to experiment colours while mixing and not your canvas.
  • Paint darkens as it dries: This is one issue all artists usually face. The lighter shades tend to darken as they dry. Hence, it is advised to allow a slight darkening of the mixed colours.
  • Upsize the Brush: Use a larger brush to paint as it will help you to think about the strokes and fill the canvas easily.
  • Painting materials: Your paint brush will get spoiled if you don’t clean them properly after each time you use them.

Follow a few tricks and begin your experiment with acrylic painting.

Art therapy: What are the benefits?

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Using visual art for therapy is known as art therapy. You can try any activity like painting, doodling, journaling among others using different mediums to have a therapeutic effect on your mind.

There are professional art therapists who can help you find the art activities that suit you the best. But it is not necessary to consult one if you want to start art therapy. Find any medium that seems comfortable to you and start creating. It will take you some time to get used to the medium and the process.

The focus of art therapy is on the process and not on the final product. There are no mistakes in your work in art therapy. You can draw whatever calms you down.

The benefits of art therapy include self-discovery, an increase in self-esteem, emotional release, and stress relief. You will be able to acknowledge your feelings, feel a sense of accomplishment, let go of your emotional slack, and relieve the stress when you practice it.

Art therapy can help you release dopamine when you create. It will also help you to communicate with others through your art. Art therapy does not make you a great artist but makes you a better human being.

3 Shocking facts about Art that you should know

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Did you know that Art can completely change your life?

Not many people are aware of this as most of us do Art just for fun. But according to various studies, Art can bring huge changes in the life of a person. We will be listing down some facts related to Art today.

  • Students who study art are four times more likely to be recognized for academic achievement.
  • According to studies, Art can promote creativity, social development and self-worth.
  • Drawing develops hand-eye coordination and spatial awareness- abilities that engineers and architects use

Not only these, Art is mandatory for children in countries that rank highest for maths and science. So if you are not trying out art, it is about time you spend some time for it.

Here’s what motivated mini food artist Jay Baron

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Food miniatures might not match up to the real food when it comes to size or taste, but they are a visual treat for anyone who sees them and is indeed an art. YouTuber Jay Baron is banking in on this fact.

Starting a YouTube channel was what Jay Baron wanted. He, however, did not have an idea until he found the mini cast iron stove.

Baron started creating miniature food art with his stove and has garnered some love from the YouTube community. And his motivation or vision is probably the best part about his channel.

“I try to look at it as a piece of art work. It’s not extremely symbolic or in depth, it doesn’t need to be overly complicated — I’m just trying to make other people happy with these videos.” He said.

He is now known as the Mini food guy and had more than 13 million views last year. You can check out his channel here.