Carving acrylic paint

By Kellie Day in Art Tutorials > Painting Tutorials I’ve always been fascinated by encaustic art and the eerie, soft look it has. All those layers of wax are incredibly intriguing, and up until recently, were a complete mystery to me as to how they were created. Just to give you an example, here’s a close-in detail of an encaustic piece entitled Fire Divided by encaustic artist and teacher Shawna Moore. Amazing, isn’t it? So smoky and soft, and textured! For those […]

Mt. Pisgah Giclee Canvas or watercolor Print by Kimberly Hodges.This is an archival giclee print of my original acrylic painting on wood. The original has wood carving/scrolling which shows up beautifully in the print. Mt. Pisgah is one of the ranges near my Asheville, North Carolina home. I love t

Layer by layer, artist Karin Waskiewicz chips and carves out colorful, imaginary landscapes full of detail out of layers of paint.

Christchurch-based New Zealand and British artist Hannah Jensen talks about painting in reverse, where she applies all the layers of paint first, and then carves away to reveal what’s in her heart.

Wondering how to make acrylic paint thicker? In this post, we share 18 easy way to thicken your acrylic paint. Visit the blog to learn more

Hannah Jensen paints 40 to 80 layers of acrylic paint onto board and then starts carving (and carving).

Ever wondered how to thicken up acrylic paint to make more texture and behave like oil paint? Follow these quick and easy tips to do just that!

Hannah Jensen paints 40 to 80 layers of acrylic paint onto board and then starts carving (and carving).