How Do You Paint A Sky Using Acrylics?
Acrylic paints are water-based and faster drying than oils. Many artists enjoy this medium for landscape painting. The background is just as important as the foreground in landscapes, so it is necessary to get the look of the sky right. Learn how to paint a sky using acrylic paints with this method. Prepare the canvas by wetting it with a watered brush. Cover more of the canvas past where the horizon will be so as to not have an area of color fading. Apply a coat of gesso thinned slightly with water over the canvas. Work quickly before the canvas dries. Clean the paintbrush in water and blot on a paper towel. Select the shade of blue acrylic paint to be used as the sky color. Start from the top of the canvas, dragging the brush from left to right and working down towards the bottom of the area where gesso has been applied. Go back over the area with a larger dry brush, blending out the lines. Clean off the first brush in water and blot dry on a paper towel. Load a lot of white acrylic
