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Learn 80% of the most common paint slapping techniques to create better trees, branches, clouds, backgrounds, and thinner lines even if you’ve never touched a brush before or have no idea what to actually paint.
Can we get real for a second, my flustered painter-in-training? If I took a peek at your canvas real quick would I find:
<ul><li>the grass you painted looking more like armpit stubble than graceful, wispy blades?</li>
<li>you’ve bought every brush under the sun but your clouds still look like angry flying caterpillars terrorizing your landscape?</li>
<li>Or a blank, empty canvas sitting on your easel, collecting dust secretly judging you because you just have no idea what to paint on it?</li>
</ul>Which is why you need an up-close and personal guide that will get you quickly slapping paint on canvas, making things you’ll actually love and keep you brimming with ideas to create more….
Who is this class for? 
<ul><li>Beginners who are painting for the first time and want to learn some useful brush strokes</li>
<li>Fledgling artists who have had previous failed painting attempts, create splotchy-looking paintings, or cannot paint a tree without making every line look completely stubby and thick.</li>
</ul>How will this help me?
This class takes the mystery out of painting specific objects without needing talent, art experience, or tons of brushes. You'll learn specific techniques including the following:
<ul><li>Various brush types and what each can do in a painting</li>
<li>Create crisp detail lines to put that touch of wow in any painting</li>
<li>Painting trees and branches</li>
<li>Painting grass</li>
<li>Painting leaves and flowers that appear far away</li>
<li>Painting backgrounds and applying paint evenly</li>
<li>Painting clouds</li>
<li>Painting rounded petals and leaves (daffodils &amp; violets)</li>
<li>Painting thinner rounded petals and leaves (daisies &amp; sunflowers)</li>
<li>Painting pointed petal shapes (tulips)</li>
<li>Painting pointed leaf shapes</li>
<li>Avoiding stumpy thick lines, uneven paint spread, and redoing brush strokes</li>
<li>How to surround yourself with inspiration and pick the best subject to paint</li>
<li>Perfect techniques with the use of acrylic medium</li>
</ul>Paint Supplies Recommended for this Class*
<a href="https://shrsl.com/1s6vh" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Simply Simmons brush set</a>
<ul><li>3/4" flat wash</li>
<li>#10 filbert</li>
<li>#10 shader</li>
<li>#0 detail round/liner brush</li>
<li>angled brush (optional)</li>
</ul><a href="https://shrsl.com/1ie6i" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">disposable palette paper</a>
<a href="https://shrsl.com/2921a" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">canvas paper </a>or support of choice
acrylic paint of choice
*Disclosure: Some of the links above are affiliate links, meaning, at no extra cost to you, I will make a commission, if you click thru and make a purchase.
Be sure to try my other acrylic classes
1. <a href="https://skl.sh/3mboS6p" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">The Magic of Acrylics: Acrylic Painting Basics for Beginners</a> (DO THIS FIRST)
2. <a href="https://skl.sh/344q8zE" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Watercolor Effects using Acrylic Paint</a>
3. <a href="https://skl.sh/3hih2pl" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Colorful Sunset Trees Acrylic Painting: Blends &amp; Details</a>

Welcome to the Class!

Supplies You'll Need

Choosing the Right Brushes

How to Load your Brush (+ Improve Your Brush Strokes!)

How to Apply Even Coverage (+ Get Better Backgrounds)

Fun Colors & Layers with Masking

Add Awesome Texture with Scratchitti

How to Create Smooth Color Blends Like a Boss

How to Paint Thin Crisp Lines

How to Paint a Tree (+ Love the Process)

Stippling Part I: Leaves (That Look Faraway)

How to Paint Grass Like a Pro

Stippling Part II: Flowers (That Look Faraway)

How to Paint Rounded Flower Petals (Violets, Daffodils, Jasmine)

How to Paint Thin Flower Petals (Sunflower, Daisies, Spidermums)

How to Paint a Pointed Leaf Shape

Painting Clouds Part I: The Sky

Painting Clouds Part II: Scumbling Technique

Still Struggling? Try This!

Thank You & Next Steps

Various Brush Techniques and Styles

The Paint Slapping Magic of Brushes - Get Better Acrylic Paintings

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