How to do Loose Acrylic Painting (Beginner Tutorial)

How to do Loose Acrylic Painting (Beginner Tutorial) Loose acrylic painting is fast, quick drying paint in layers, creating depth and contrast in colors. Back during the last week of September 2024, I picked up a new favorite hobby of loose acrylic painting! I'm going to walk you through the basic steps of loose acrylic painting as a reference or guide, but as always, if you are excited about loose acrylic painting, sign up for a class or a course.  (More info below) WHAT IS LOOSE ACRYLIC PAINTING? Loose acrylic painting is a painterly style that focuses on a few key elements and ditches all the details. It's brushy loose style and bold strokes gives it the painterly style.  It's not typically blended...leaving the blending up to the eyes of the viewer or optical blending. It's fast. I love it because I can finish an entire painting in 1-2 hours painting sessions instead of letting it sit on my easel for weeks. Acrylic paint dries quickly, so it can be layered and layer...

How to Make DIY Resin Lucite Grapes (Retro Craft)

How to Make DIY Resin Lucite Grapes (Retro Craft) Learn how to make DIY Resin Grape clusters, an awesome throwback retro craft! This fun craft is an intermediate resin craft, perfect for someone that has used deep pour resin before or is willing to give it a try! Making resin grape clusters is a fun Spring home decor item, great for a centerpiece or in the knick-knack cabinet.  This retro craft is sure to get attention and conversation sitting on the coffee table!   Posted previously on Resin Crafts Blog What are Lucite Grapes? Are you familiar with Resin Grapes?   In the 50's this is what the women liked making, especially Mormon women (members of the church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) in the United States...it's fun to see bunches of grapes in older ladies homes.   Commonly they are called Lucite grapes, Lucite is a brand name for polymethyl methacrylate, which is a type of resin or clear acrylic. I decided it was the perfect vintage craft t...