Acrylic paint help: blends

[Bully Jey]

Started this painting a few days ago, it's no where near completion, just getting frustrated, I haven't used acrylic paint before and finding it difficult to get decent blends even with retarder. I'm using all Golden brand paints, synthetic sable brushes for acrylics, and watched a few short videos on youtube....I dunno what I'm doing wrong but any advice, criticism, critique would be appreciated

[jesoner79]

stop using the sables first off unless u are doing alot of washes in the painting

[Bully Jey]

stop using the sables first off unless u are doing alot of washes in the painting
Any advice on brush types? I'm at sea with no preserver bro :)

[jesoner79]

i use water with acrylics i dont use retarder gels and i also use filberts but i use them a lil stiffer i use sables but only when doing the first couple wash layers to get my lighting right

[jesoner79]

22810this was a small 5x7 one i just did

[Bully Jey]

I like that, thanks, I'll have to pick up and try some stiffer brushes tomorrow.

[nouveau]

So jesoner, what kind of stiffer brushes do u speak of? As far as the material of the brushes go. I use Windsor and Newtons and oil-like blending like you have in your work is something I've been trying to get for a looong time


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[jesoner79]

ill have to post when i get to the shop about what brushes i use but mainly i use hog badger or mongoose i do use some synthetics but ill have to look at the ones i use 90% of the time for oil and acrylic

[jesoner79]

but water is the key

[evlink2006]

here ya go. Dave is the master at acrylics. http://davenestler.com/Store/Dave-Nestler-acrylic-painting-instructional-DVD.html