Category: Acrylic April
Acrylic April IS back 2022!!
April is coming !! Welcome to Acrylic April, a yearly 30 day painting challenge started by The Art Sherpa. The goal of Acrylic April is to help all artists of any skill level transform their painting experience in just 30 days. The challenge can be completed in two ways.
Word Prompts - Released March 25th
Video classes - Begin April 1 @ 1pm EST on youtube https://www.youtube.com/theartsherpa
How to participate for 2022
Gather materials , come to the video class and share the Art.
Acrylic April Painting Challenge begins April 1st 2022- no joke
30 Days, 30 Powerful Little Paintings
We hope that Every April, artists from all over the world take on the all Acrylic, all April painting challenge by doing one small acrylic painting every day for the entire month.
I am creating the #AcrylicApril challenge as a way to introduce painters to the gifts of daily painting with Acrylic.This monthly challenge will help every acrylic artist unlock the true potential of the acrylic medium and their own art voice.
Anyone can do Acrylic April,
Just grab your paint, your brush and hit the studio (even if it’s your kitchen table).
#AcrylicApril rules:
1) Make a painting on a surface 12x12 or smaller. ( sorry for the confusion)
My live classes use an 8x8
2) Share it online
3) Hashtag it with #AcrylicArpril #AcrylicApril2022
#AcrylicAprilItsNoJoke #TheArtSherpa and be sure to add the day of the challenge, or word prompt, etc
4) Repeat Daily from April 1 ( no fooling) to April 30th
How to do the Challenge:
Do your best to paint daily. Some Days may be artwork you are excited about, some days you may scribble out an abstract, but under no circumstances should your be hard on yourself. If you make 30 little paintings you are a winner. If you make less than 30 you are a winner. Do your best, paint anything you want using the prompts and/or the daily tutorials with The Art Sherpa
Wait there are daily tutorials not just prompts ?? THAT'S right!!!
This is an Art Sherpa painting challenge so it’s extra awesome.. This challenge comes with a daily live video lesson you can follow along with. So you can use the prompts, follow the lesson, or do your own thing. Either way you are going to succeed. This is going to change your art world.
I will be teaching my lessons on an 8x8 art panel.
That's it! Now go make something beautiful.
Anyone, from Anywhere in the world, no matter who you are or how much painting experience you have can Join in.
You are invited to paint along!!
How much does it cost? -
IT'S FREE
( so you can buy more art supplies )
Join the group and meet the community who is traveling on the Journey with you.
https://www.facebook.com/groups/AcrylicApril
Word Prompts
Materials
Acrylic April 2022
#AcrylicArpril #AcrylicApril2022
#AcrylicAprilItsNoJoke #TheArtSherpa
Below are a lists of RECOMMENDED MATERIALS .
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*** Acrylic Paint Colors ***.
***Cadmium Yellow Medium : PY 35
***Cadmium Red medium : PR 108
***Phthalo Green Blue shade : PG 7 -
***Phthalo Blue Green shade :PB 15:3
***Dioxazine Purple: PV 23 -
***Ultramarine blue: PB 29 -
***Quinacridone Magenta (fuschia) : PR 122
***Titanium white: PW 6
***Mars black: PBk 11
*Naples Yellow light : py 53
Burnt Sienna PB7 -
My Paint brands of choice are Sennelier Acrylique, Golden Artist Color, or Sennelier Abstract Acrylic. I also like Holbein, Artist loft level 3 and M Graham.
The links lead to the listed color in all 3 brands
These products were hand picked by me. First two links are professional grade and economy Abstract Acrylic is the brant that I personally recommend for student grade.
CANVAS
8x8 - ht
OTHER TOOLS
Dritz 3095 Chalk Cartridge Set
CretaColor pencil White
T Square Ruler -
Golden Glazing Liquid For Blending -
Artist Tape
The Pioneer Woman Turning table
OPTIONAL EXTRA - POUNCERS ( USED ONCE)
How to prep
Set you your studio and materials
How to Mix Color Easy
VOD
Get ready for a Daily painting
Create Color chart
Split Primary Color Wheel
How to use a Traceable
Practice Techniques
PREP Playlist
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXUkNk1HRolEOlkfz6w9T9FNlkJpwRqcp
PAST years here
Acrylic April 2019 -
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXUkNk1HRolGPD9oyuDpBR8JsXUUYMDU-
Acrylic April 2020 -
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXUkNk1HRolHj3z9B2nFDCI9RGVuGpsH2
Acrylic April 2021 -
Link to the Free video Classes : https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXUkNk1HRolHTcK2EFcmNNrmQgItbdT9p
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Professional Artist 2022 guidelines for Acrylic April
If you are a profession artist or influencer and want to share your art or links in group please Email Support@theartsherpa.com
( influencers already in group are Grandfathered in by Join date must be no later than April 1 2021 to qualify )
Welcome to the wonderful world of watercolor. I'm so excited that you might be interested in taking up this medium with me. Just like I love teaching acrylic to beginners, I enjoy introducing beginner's to the Wonder and Magic that is watercolor.
Watercolor weekly evening class that's fully step by step to introduce new artists to the joys of watercolor. It's just like our livestream acrylic class on YouTube, but with Watercolor. Classes are level friendly, fully step by step to introduce new artist to the joys of watercolor. Watercolor is one of my favorite mediums. I just love it.
What materials do you need ?
We have a new kit for 2023 !
Dont Worry I have an Exchange for our Pigmented colors so you can easily swap back and forth. Just use the correct color from either your pigment paint or the sheets on any of the lessons!!
The watercolor classes I offer are designed so that you can follow along using exactly what I'm using or what you already have. In terms of color mixing, watercolor is more forgiving than acrylic paint. I find that most people are comfortable with slight differences in color in their paintings. We're all unique, so I'll explain exactly what I'm using every time. I am introducing my line and wash watercolor kits for 2023. They are designed to work with older classes, and there is a cheat sheet for color exchanges so you can go back and forth easily.
When you have time, I recommend watching a couple of classes. My Instagram videos contain some watercolor classes that are unique. They are much older. While I have watercolors on my acrylic channel, I have been focusing on the watercolor channel in the last couple of years. There are sometimes hidden gems on Facebook as well. It's okay, most of the classes you'll want to watch are on the watercolor YouTube channel. This is just to let you know where you might find a cookie or a surprise. Our website also offer a search of my watercolor lessons.
Where do I get the Line and Wash designs
#1 You buy our prints on 140lb paper from the Store
#2 Free you can print your own on your own watercolor paper from the Traceables tab!! I love ya either way
32 techniques everyone needs to know
Watercolor starting out
How to use the NEW line and Wash Watercolor kits
The following is your material list for Watercolor Wednesday. Not all colors will be used for every class. Not all materials will be used every class. I do expect to use all colors and all of these materials during the 2021 class year.
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Paper
9x12 140lb 300 GSM Watercolor Paper Cold press in a Block pad
What is a watercolor block?
A watercolor block is a pad of watercolor paper that’s bound on all sides with a coating of a rubber like material called padding compound.. You paint on the top sheet of paper and then remove it after it fully dries flat. To separate the painting from the block, insert a dull palette knife into the gap in the binding and run it around all four edges. A watercolor block helps prevent the warping of the paper when it is wet.
If you have a regular pad of paper you can tape all of edges of the sheet to the table with low take tape and then carefully peel them after the sheep its dry.
Recommended -
Fabriano Block
Strathmore Block
Arches Block
Strathmore Pad
Brushes
Try to have a Round , A wash or Quill , A bright and a detail in your basic kit. You can get away with a round brush to start.
I will always share what I am using in the show. Brand I like are Soft Aqua by Raphael , Escoda and Black Velvet.
SoftAqua Quill 4
SoftAqua Round 14
SoftAqua Bright
Escoda Perla Series 1430 #12
Flat wash 1"
Detail round
VERY optional Brushes
Raphael Precision Mini Brush Travel Set of 6
Jazper Stardust Version of Escoda Reserva 1212 #8 - https://www.facebook.com/JazperStardust ( made by hand by request only)
Palettes for paint -
Porcelain Watercolor Palette
OTHER TOOLS
Pencils
Posca pens in white and black fine nib 3mm to 1 mm
Fluid White Acrylic
Artist Tape
Grafix WM2 White Mask Liquid Frisket
Rubber Cement picker upper
Mister
Paper Towels
BOOKS :
Color Mixing Bible :
How to Mix Skin color -
Victoria Finlay History of Color:
Place to buy BRUSHES -
The Brush Guys:
http://bit.ly/BrushGuysArtSherpa
Discount Code : THEARTSHERPA
Common questions
When is it ?
Check the Calendar for class times
https://theartsherpa.com/calendar
How do I Join Live class the class ?
https://www.youtube.com/@WatercolorWithTheArtSherpa/live
You can also find the the class on Youtube -
https://www.youtube.com/@WatercolorWithTheArtSherpa
You can watch the streaming video class from the page on your chosen device!
How much Does it cost ?
Its Free
Is it hard ?
Like everything, it can be a little challenging in the beginning to learn how to do something new. However, watercolor is a very beginner friendly medium and I find people can pick it up as quickly as they did acrylic, sometimes even easier.
Can I use Acrylics ?
You can use acrylics watered down to get some similar effects to watercolor. The paper is a good binder and prevents issues with watering down that you might normally see on canvas. There are a few differences. It's very easy to lift or reactivate watercolor. Once acrylic is dry it's permanent. Watercolor is very transparent and acrylic can be much more opaque. Some techniques are different. You can paint acrylic over watercolor. You can't paint watercolor over acrylic. I don't recommend using acrylic on fine watercolor brushes as it can build up in the ferrule and shorten the life of a brush. Watercolor will not harm acrylic brushes in any way and you can use what you have until you're ready to buy special brushes just for watercolor.
Do I need to have your exact materials?
You can use what you have. If you have Crayola watercolors, start with those. I will talk about how to guess a close approximate color on the palette you have so you can paint along and still get a good result
Can I view your classes at a later time?
You can watch my classes after the video is done streaming both on Youtube and on our website www.theartsherpa.com
What level of painter do I need to be ?
All levels of painter are welcome and no drawing is Required
The Hoot Guide
Beginner
Intermediate
Challenging
Paintings are all beginner friendly but rated in 3 levels of difficulty called Hoots
Below is a list of RECOMMENDED MATERIALS for our past classes .
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Only one of each is needed. 3-4 links provided to help you find colors in stock. Please look around for sales deals and other brands
Brands of watercolor I love Sennelier L'Aquarelle QOR By Golden Daniel Smith M Graham Van Gogh
Watercolor Paint Color List 2021
Hansa Yellow Medium
Sennelier L'Aquarelle - Primary Yellow for this brand
Golden QOR -
Daniel Smith -
M Graham -
Nickel Azo Yellow
Golden QOR -
Daniel Smith -
M Graham -
Quinacridone Magenta
Golden QOR -
Daniel Smith -
Holbein -
Pyrrole Red
Golden QOR -
Daniel Smith -
Turner -
Holbein -
Transparent Pyrrole Orange
Sennelier L'Aquarelle - ( sennelier orange )
Turner -
Phthalo Blue
Sennelier L'Aquarelle -
Golden QOR -
Daniel Smith -
M Graham -
Ultramarine Blue
Sennelier L'Aquarelle -
Golden QOR -
Daniel Smith -
M Graham -
Phthalo Green
Sennelier L'Aquarelle
Golden QOR
Daniel Smith -
Quinacridone Gold
Sennelier L'Aquarelle -
Daniel Smith -
Opera Pink
Sennelier L'Aquarelle -
Holbein-
Daniel Smith -
Burnt Umber
Sennelier L'Aquarelle -
Golden QOR -
Daniel Smith -
M Graham -
Payne’s Grey
Sennelier L'Aquarelle
Golden QOR -
Daniel Smith -
Here is a link to Sherpa's Amazon store where you can find her most used products and products she loves. Just click into the Watercolor section https://www.amazon.com/shop/theartsherpa?listId=3IE4LMK61LAPK .
Sherpa gets a small stipend to help off set costs if you use this link, (even if you don't shop Amazon, this gives you all the information to find the products where you shop)
Color Mixing chart
Download your own here
(Click tiny link below to print out )
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What if you Bought our Covid Watercolor Art Kits During Covid?
If you purchased one of the watercolor sets that we had in our store during the initial lockdown. you may wonder what colors exchange well for the new 2021 art palette. You may also wonder if there's a difference between the tube watercolor and the half pan watercolor. In this blog I'm going to let you know what colors in your palette to use when I'm using the 2021 colors. I'm going to give you some resources to match the colors you have to the colors I'm using and just in general make your watercolor experience easier.
Official 2021 Colors | French Escape Kit |
Hansa yellow Nickel azo yellow Pyrrole red Quinacridone Magenta Opera Pink Quinacridone gold Phthalo Blue Ultramarine Blue Forest Green Burnt Umber Payne’s Grey |
Lemon yellow Lemon Yellow + little bit of French Vermillion French Vermillion Carmine Carmine + little bit ultramarine French vermillion + lemon yellow + sepia Phthalo Blue Ultramarine Blue Forest Green + Phthalo Blue warm sepia Payne’s Grey |
Download your own here
(Click tiny link below to print out )
Download your own here
(Click tiny link below to print out )
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Calendar : https://theartsherpa.com/calendar/month=4/year=2021
#5 Day
Video :
Preshow : Throwback to day one for green sky- https://theartsherpa.com/videos/1239/green-sky-fix-for-acrylic-april-2021-day-1Video :
Video :
Video :
✏️ Mini book, traceable, resources on the website. - https://theartsherpa.com/theartsherpacommunity/file/325/acrylic-april-2021-day-12-serenity-valley
Video :
✏️ Mini book, traceable, resources on the website. - https://theartsherpa.com/videos/1250/koi-pond-waterfall-beginners-learn-to-paint-acrylic-tutorial-step-by-step-day-13-acrylicapril2021
Video :
✏️ Mini book, traceable, resources on the website. - https://theartsherpa.com/videos/1251/sunset-waves-ocean-beginners-learn-to-paint-acrylic-tutorial-step-by-step-day-14-acrylicapril2021
Video :
Video page ✏️ Mini book, traceable, resources on the website. -
Video :
Preshow : No preshow
Video page ✏️ Mini book, traceable, resources on the website. -
https://theartsherpa.com/.../catamaran-beach-beginners" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://theartsherpa.com/.../catamaran-beach-beginners...
Video :
Preshow : https://www.facebook.com/TheArtSherpa/videos/403457777484949
#17 Day
Video page ✏️ Mini book, traceable, resources on the website. -
Video :
Preshow : https://www.facebook.com/TheArtSherpa/videos/242837577592425
#18 Day
Video page ✏️ Mini book, traceable, resources on the website. - https://theartsherpa.com/videos/1256/easy-sunset-ocean-beginners-learn-to-paint-acrylic-tutorial-step-by-step-day-18-acrylicapril2021
Video :
Preshow : No preshow for 18
#19 Day
Video page ✏️ Mini book, traceable, resources on the website. - https://theartsherpa.com/videos/1257/sunset-beach-girl-beginners-learn-to-paint-acrylic-tutorial-step-by-step-day-19-acrylicapril2021
Video :
Preshow for is here : 6 pm est https://fb.me/e/23up0JieR:
#20 Day
Video page ✏️ Mini book, traceable, resources on the website. -
Video :
Preshow for is here : No preshow for this one
#21 Day
Video page ✏️ Mini book, traceable, resources on the website. -
Video :
Preshow for is here : https://www.facebook.com/TheArtSherpa/videos/916091595834735
#22 Day
Video page ✏️ Mini book, traceable, resources on the website. -
Video :
Preshow for is here : https://www.facebook.com/TheArtSherpa/videos/916091595834735
#23 Day
Video page ✏️ Mini book, traceable, resources on the website. -
Video :
Mental Health Talk Preshow for is here : https://www.facebook.com/TheArtSherpa/videos/368880741087403
#24 Day
Video page ✏️ Mini book, traceable, resources on the website. -
Video :
Preshow for Cancelled for Allergies
#25 Day
Video page ✏️ Mini book, traceable, resources on the website. - https://theartsherpa.com/videos/1265/colorful-crab-beginners-learn-to-paint-acrylic-tutorial-step-by-step-day-25-acrylicapril2021
Video :
Preshow : https://www.facebook.com/TheArtSherpa/videos/1254834921653248
#26 Day
Video page ✏️ Mini book, traceable, resources on the website. - https://theartsherpa.com/videos/1266/surfer-in-a-wave-beginners-learn-to-paint-acrylic-tutorial-step-by-step-day-26-acrylicapril2021
Video :
HOW TO DRAW the Surfer Preshow : https://www.facebook.com/TheArtSherpa/videos/829307324334433
#27 Day
Video page ✏️ Mini book, traceable, resources on the website. - https://theartsherpa.com/videos/1267/seahorse-beginners-learn-to-paint-acrylic-tutorial-step-by-step-day-27-acrylicapril2021
Video :
HOW TO DRAW Preshow : https://www.facebook.com/TheArtSherpa/videos/1729859850520257
#28 day
Video page ✏️ Mini book, traceable, resources on the website. - https://theartsherpa.com/videos/1268/ocean-waves-crashing-on-rocks-beginners-acrylic-tutorial-step-by-step-day-28-acrylicapril2021
Video :
NO Preshow
#29 Day
Video page ✏️ Mini book, traceable, resources on the website. - https://theartsherpa.com/videos/1269/coastal-ocean-view-beginners-learn-to-paint-acrylic-tutorial-step-by-step-day-29-acrylicapril2021
Video :
NO Preshow
#30 Day
Lookback and goodbye
Preshow : https://fb.me/e/2eKB1vTfC
#30 Day
Video page ✏️ Mini book, traceable, resources on the website. - https://theartsherpa.com/videos/1271/hat-girls-beach-beginners-learn-to-paint-acrylic-tutorial-step-by-step-day-30-acrylicapril2021
Video :
THE BIG PRESHOW: https://www.facebook.com/TheArtSherpa/videos/451837302556991 How to Paint Acrylic April by The Art Sherpa
“Acrylic April is HERE”
March 31, 2021
This is our third year of daily painting because nothing transforms an artist more than daily painting. Now, I teach 30 days, but for you, you make the program work for you. I do not have an Acrylic April Officer who will show up at your house if you miss one.
My husband is John, aka Stunt Hands, and, yes, he will be in all the lives and he will heckle me and he will speak. That is his job; he is non negotiable. We created the two person format and we talk a lot. I use my ipad because I need assets and resources from time to time; you won’t have my passwords.
This year has a theme: A Story of Water, a New Beginning.
How do you find AA?
Facebook - did you join the Acrylic April Challenge Group; come find us, we are a cool group. Facebook is not just for chatting and making friends, at least not in the Art Sherpa World. There are resources. Look at the top, you see “About, Discussion, Announcements, Rooms, Topics, Members, Events, Media and Files”. Have you ever clicked off of “discussion” before? Announcements are my posts that have information that you will care about. There is one for every day in Acrylic April that we have done so far. The first post is a calendar of what we are doing every day. If you click the “see more”, there are links for traceables, the mini books, files, everything that you need.
- Events show all the pre-shows, just click them. Albums are each day’s resources reference grid worksheet traceable and word prompts for the month.
- Files are another important thing. The mini book is there with color mixing legend and the brushes and even a description of each individual step. There are pictures that accompany every single step in the book. You don’t even have to print it out.
- Look in the Pre-Show File for that day. TONS OF STUFF!!!
- The most important post is the sunflower picture that says “TRUST THE PROCESS, ENJOY THE JOURNEY”. You probably feel overwhelmed and do not know what to expect. Read the posts from people who have done this before.
- Make The Color Chart
The Art Sherpa website is www.theartsherpa.com .
- Traceables Tab on the front page will take you to all my traceables.
- Look in the Acrylic April Tab for all my previous challenges.
- Go to the Calendar and select April, there are this year’s paintings. Click one to go to it’s event page which has everything on it.
- If you go back to April 2019, it will take you to that program and you can go directly to the painting you want from previous years.
- Patron - Ignore more of what’s up there now. We are transitioning to a new website and right now, the Patrons are getting to preview and prepaint Acrylic April videos and see mini books and get naming rights to my tutorials. If you sign up for even the $5.00 level, you are going to get most of what you need. We will be changing the Patron Program when we go to the new website so there is just one level of Patron; much easier.
- Big Art Quest will take you to our new website if you’d like to start looking at it.
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If you are interested in being a volunteer for The Art Sherpa, or if you have any kind of a question about our program or our products, send an email to support@theartsherpa.com and we will respond.
- LABs is our licensing and business support program where teaching artists subscribe in order to have permission to use The Art Sherpa developed intellectual property in their business (like teaching at a “paint and sip” party).
The basics broken down:
- Go to Facebook and ask to join the Acrylic April Challenge.
- Show up on April 1 at 11 am EST on YouTube to paint Acrylic April Day 1. Show up subsequent days at the same time to paint other days.
- Show up on April 1 at 4 pm EST on Facebook to attend the preshow for Acrylic April Day 2. If you don’t want to attend, visit either the website or the Facebook group to get your mini book if you want to review the tutorial in advance and be prepared.
- Post your paintings in the Acrylic April Challenge group.
- Watercolor Wednesdays will be on YouTube, on the new channel, “How To Paint Watercolor Live with The Art Sherpa”, at 1 pm EST on Wednesday during April.
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Artwork and video is the sole property of The Art Sherpa™ and intended for the students personal education and Enjoyment. For questions regarding using any Art Sherpa painting in a commercial setting labs@theartsherpa.com for all other questions support@theartsherpa.com Read our full disclosure here that covers partnerships and affiliate links http://bit.ly/affiliatedisclosureTAS- Where Dancing Light
- Turns Colors Dimmed
- Cool Mist Rising
- Clear Blue
- A light on water
- A Gathering
- Around the Bend
- Patience
- The lookout
- Bubbling
- Still Power
- Quiet song
- Seeking Shelter
- Falling down
- Color Choir
- Keel
- Defying gravity
- Calm
- The fading
- Spectacular
- Before the ride
- Restful
- Clarity of mind
- Unexpected Beauty
- A Guardian Emerges
- Breaking Through
- The steed
- Between Opposing Natures
- Along Wildling Shores
- True Connections
Just sent the newsletter and it had two fault links that downloaded Traceables : The link should have taken you here https://theartsherpa.com/theartsherpacommunity/file
Did you see this one ?
February 2021 | The Art of Self Care |
Issue #4 |
Table of contents
- January Pre-view Classes February 15-28
- 4 New Mini books to download
- NEW Gnomascope - Pisces
- Acrylic April is coming !
- Answers for the Pearl Fryar Word Search
White Magnolia -
Stargnomes Pisces -
Wildflowers on the Mountain - https://youtu.be/ZbyRslpE3Fs
Hydrangea - https://youtu.be/8V-E__rGWT0
Old Wisteria tree - https://youtu.be/gIVvx_Fi8zU
The Kiss -
The Perfect Wave -
Sherpa Schedule 15-28
click photo to view Live on YouTube16th Feb |
click photo to view Live on YouTube 18th Feb
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Live on YouTube 20th Feb |
Live on YouTube 23rd Feb |
Live on YouTube 27th Feb |
Did you see this one So Romantic |
click photo to view Watercolor Wednesday Facebook 17th Feb |
click photo to view Watercolor Wednesday Facebook 24th Feb |
Class Times
YouTube Acrylic lessons Live : Every Tuesday 5 pm EST and Saturday 1 pm EST - https://www.facebook.com/TheArtSherpa/live_videos
We may have Bonus class releases on Thursday at 11 am EST**
Facebook : Watercolor Wednesday 7 pm EST
Don't miss out on your favorite live classes
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Acrylic April IS Coming
April is coming !! Welcome to Acrylic April, a yearly 30 day painting challenge started by The Art Sherpa. The goal of Acrylic April is to help all artists of any skill level transform their painting experience in just 30 days. The challenge can be completed in two ways.
Word Prompts - Released March 25th
Video classes - Begin April 1 11 am EST on youtube https://www.youtube.com/theartsherpa
How to participate for 2021
Buy materials , come to the video class and share the Art.
Acrylic April Painting Challenge begins April 1st 2021- no joke
30 Days, 30 Powerful Little Paintings
We hope that Every April, artists from all over the world take on the all Acrylic, all April painting challenge by doing one small acrylic painting every day for the entire month.
I am creating the #AcrylicApril challenge as a way to introduce painters to the gifts of daily painting with Acrylic.This monthly challenge will help every acrylic artist unlock the true potential of the acrylic medium and their own art voice.
Anyone can do Acrylic April,
Just grab your paint, your brush and hit the studio (even if it’s your kitchen table).
#AcrylicApril rules:
1) Make a painting on a surface 12x12 or smaller. ( sorry for the confusion)
My live classes use an 8x8
2) Share it online
3) Hashtag it with #AcrylicArpril #AcrylicApril202 1
#AcrylicAprilItsNoJoke #TheArtSherpa and be sure to add the day of the challenge, or word prompt, etc
4) Repeat Daily from April 1 ( no fooling) to April 30th
How to do the Challenge:
Do your best to paint daily. Some Days may be artwork you are excited about, some days you may scribble out an abstract, but under no circumstances should your be hard on yourself. If you make 30 little paintings you are a winner. If you make less than 30 you are a winner. Do your best, paint anything you want using the prompts and/or the daily tutorials with The Art Sherpa
Wait there are daily tutorials not just prompts ?? THAT'S right!!!
This is an Art Sherpa painting challenge so it’s extra awesome.. This challenge comes with a daily live video lesson you can follow along with. So you can use the prompts, follow the lesson, or do your own thing. Either way you are going to succeed. This is going to change your art world.
I will be teaching my lessons on an 8x8 art panel.
That's it! Now go make something beautiful.
Anyone, from Anywhere in the world, no matter who you are or how much painting experience you have can Join in.
You are invited to paint along!!
How much does it cost? -
IT'S FREE
( so you can buy more art supplies )
Join the group and meet the community who is traveling on the Journey with you.
https://www.facebook.com/groups/AcrylicApril
Materials
Acrylic April 2021
#AcrylicArpril #AcrylicApril202 1
#AcrylicAprilItsNoJoke #TheArtSherpa
Below are a list of RECOMMENDED MATERIALS.
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Suggested 3 options but you may source your own - only one from each color
*** Acrylic Paint Colors ***
My Paint brands of choice are Sennelier’s Acrylique, Golden Artist Color, or Sennelier Abstract Acrylic. I also like Holbein, Artist loft level 3 and M Graham.
The links lead to the listed color in all 3 brands
These products were hand picked by me. First two links are professional grade and economy Abstract Acrylic is the brant that I personally recommend for student grade.
***Cadmium Yellow Medium : PY 35
SENNELIER
GOLDEN
ABSTRACT
***Cadmium Red medium : PR 108
SENNELIER
GOLDEN
***Phthalo Green Blue shade : PG 7 -
SENNELIER
GOLDEN -
ABSTRACT
***Phthalo Blue Green shade :PB 15:3
SENNELIER
GOLDEN
ABSTRACT
***Dioxazine Purple: PV 23 -
SENNELIER
GOLDEN
ABSTRACT
***Ultramarine blue: PB 29 -
SENNELIER
GOLDEN
ABSTRACT
***Quinacridone Magenta (fuschia) : PR 122
SENNELIER
GOLDEN
ABSTRACT ***Titanium white: PW 6
SENNELIER
GOLDEN
ABSTRACT
***Mars black: PBk 11
SENNELIER
GOLDEN
ABSTRACT
*Naples Yellow light : py 53
SENNELIER
GOLDEN
ABSTRACT
Naples Yellow Blog http://bit.ly/NaplesYellowLightTAS
Burnt Sienna PB7 -
SENNELIER
GOLDEN
ABSTRACT
We have removed the links to products temporarily due to Amazon changing the links out if a product sells out/becomes unavailable, to links to different products. This is causing some confusion within the community and we need to look into what is happening.
CANVAS
8x8 -
OTHER TOOLS
Dritz 3095 Chalk Cartridge Set :
CretaColor pencil White :
T Square Ruler -
Golden Glazing Liquid For Blending -
Saral Paper:
Artist Tape :
The Pioneer Woman Turning table :
How to prep
Upcoming 2021 Live streams
Set you your studio and materials
How to Mix Color Easy
VOD
Get ready for a Daily painting
Create Color chart
Split Primary Color Wheel
How to use a Traceable
Practice Techniques
Playlist
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXUkNk1HRolEOlkfz6w9T9FNlkJpwRqcp
PAST years here
Acrylic April 2019 -
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXUkNk1HRolGPD9oyuDpBR8JsXUUYMDU-
Acrylic April 2020 -
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXUkNk1HRolHj3z9B2nFDCI9RGVuGpsH2
For Acrylic April
I use the same brushes, canvas size and colors every year.
The color that is hard for most people to find is Naples Yellow light sometimes Called Titanate Yellow or Even Nickel Titanate Yellow
That can be frustrating for the new artist. What you may not know is outside of the voluntary ATSM there are no standards in art materials.
So on a tube of paint there are bit of info. Color info , safety info and lightfast info. Reading the tube is important but when you are new its hard.
Py53
Nickel Titanium Yellow ( PY 53 ) is opaque and has a low tinting strength. Because it's not overpowering, it can be controlled easily.
Titanate serves as a substitute for lemon yellow which is the traditional cool yellow
Some companies make a hue that is Very close they call Naples yellow light- That is what I am using in my Sennelier paint- Naples Yellow light.
This is the green Bias Yellow
You can Substitute ANY of these Cool (green) Bias Yellows , Pick one -
- Hansa Yellow light
- Cadmium Yellow Light
- Cadmium Yellow Pale Hue
- Lemon Yellow
- Bismuth Vanadate
- Yellow Azo Light
- Benzimidazolone Yellow Light
- Arcylique by Sennelier Called Naples Yellow Light
- Holbein Acrylic Called Naples Yellow
- Abstract acrylic paint by Sennelier Naples yellow light
- Amsterdam Acrylic paint made by Royal Talens
- Old Holland New Masters Classic Acrylic
- Matisse Structure Acrylic - titanate yellow
- (also called Naples Yellow light in this line of paint)
- DALER ROWNEY : CRYLA ACRYLIC PAINT- nickle titanate yellow
- Golden Heavy Body Artist Acrylics- Titanate Yellow
- Pébéo Studio Fine Acrylic Naples Yellow Hue 100 ml
- Cranfield Acrylics- Primrose Yellow is like Py53
- AV Vallejo Acrylic -Titanium Yellow IS like py53
NEED more info about the YELLOW ?? http://www.artiscreation.com/yellow.html#.XpCznVPYrUI
HERE are some more yellow names that may be the color SEE why it gets to be so complicated for teachers to relay what color you are looking for.
PY53 is a strange special color |
PY53 |
Nickel Antimony Titanium Yellow Rutile |
Antimony Nickel Titanium Oxide Yellow; C.I. Pigment Yellow 53; Juane Citron; Lemon Yellow [EP.p | w . wp .]; Lemon Yellow (Nickel Titanate} [ WN . w . w ]; Meteor® Bright Yellow 8320; Naples Yellow (hue) [ LA .a | MA.p ]; Naples yellow Light (hue) [ KA . o ]; Naples Yellow Light (imitation) [ KA . o . p ]; Nickel Antimony Titanate; Nickel Antimony Titanium Yellow Rutile; Nickel Rutile Yellow; Nickel Titanate; Nickel Titanate Yellow [GEN | DR . w | DS .a d . o . w | DV . w | GR . wo | GU.pd | MA . o . o(artis) . p . w | RT . a ]; Nickel Titanium [ OH . a . o . w ]; Nickel Titanium Oxide; Nickel Titanium Yellow [KP.p | OH . a . o . w | SI.p | WN d ]; Nickel Yellow [GEN | BX.o | CAS.k | KA . o . p | SE . o . p | WL . o . p ]; Nickle Yellow Titanium [ SCH . p ]; Nickel Yellow Titanium Rutile; Pigment Yellow 53; Praseodym Titanium Yellow; Shepherd Yellow; Sunflower Yellow; Titanate Yellow [ GO . a . af . ag ]; Titanium Nickel Yellow [ MA .o(artis). p ]; Titanium Yellow [ GO .a | RGH.o.p | SCH . w ]; Vasari Yellow [ MA.o(Ren) ]; Vesuvius Yellow [ MA.o(Med) ]; |
Acrylic April Painting Challenge begins April 1st 2020- no joke
30 Days, 30 Powerful Little Paintings
We hope that Every April, artists from all over the world take on the Acrylic all April painting challenge by doing one small acrylic painting every day for the entire month.
I am creating the #AcrylicApril challenge as a way to introduce painters to the gifts of daily painting with Acrylic.This monthly challenge will help every acrylic artist unlock the true potential of the acrylic medium and their art own voice.
Anyone can do Acrylic April,
Just grab your paint, your brush and hit the studio( even if it’s your kitchen Table).
#AcrylicApril rules:
1) Make a painting on a surface 12x12 or smaller. ( sorry for the confusion)
2) Share it online
3) Hashtag it with #AcrylicApril and #AcrylicApril2020 #ItsNoJokeAcrylicApril and be sure to add the day of the challenge, or word prompt, etc
4) Repeat Daily from April 1 ( no fooling) to April 30th
How to do the Challenge
Do your best to paint daily. Some Days may be artwork you are excited about some days you may scribble out an abstract but under no circumstances should your be hard on yourself. If you make 30 little paintings you are a winner. If you make less than 30 you are a winner. Do your best
Wait there are daily tutorials not just prompts ?? THAT'S right!!! This is an Art Sherpa painting challenge so it’s extra awesome.. This challenge comes with a daily live video lesson you can follow along with. So you can use the prompts, follow the lesson, or do your own thing. Either way you are going to succeed. This is going to change your art world. I will be teaching my lessons on an 8x8 art panel. That's it! Now go make something beautiful. Yes Youtubers can join in. Yes Bloggers can join in Yes Homeschool moms can join in Anyone from Anywhere in the world no matter who you are or how much painting experience you have can Join in. You are invited to paint along!! How much does it cost -IT'S FREE ( so you can buy more art supplies )
What Should YOU do first ?
Videos will air 12 pm CST on Youtube and 6 pm CST
The first Video is here
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