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How To Gesso Over A Painting

July 7, 2020October 18, 2019 by Tracie
Link to how to gesso over your canvas painting

Do you have a painting you messed up on and certain you want to paint over? We all have our fair share of “mess up paintings”. There’s no shame in it. Messing up means you’re practicing, taking risks and growing in your painting skills!  But what do you do with …

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6 Round Brush Acrylic Painting Techniques

May 28, 2020June 25, 2019 by Tracie

Acrylic Painting Techniques With A Round Brush This post will explain in detail some acrylic painting techniques using a round brush. A round brush is one of many types of acrylic painting brushes. They range in size from a very large radius to a very tiny radius. The typical round …

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16 Tips For Beginning With Acrylic Painting

January 17, 2021April 28, 2018 by Tracie

  16 Tips For Beginning With Acrylic Painting This post will give you some motivational pep-talk tips and advice for beginning with acrylic painting. You bought your brushes, your bulk pack of canvases from Michael’s, your entry level beginner acrylic paint set. Everything is so shiny and new! As you slice …

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Acrylic Painting Techniques

June 14, 2020January 30, 2018 by Tracie

Acrylic Painting Techniques There are various types of acrylic painting techniques that artists use to create different effects. To create those different effects, we grab different sizes and shapes of brushes.  If you are the absolute beginner to acrylic painting, this post is meant to help you build some basic …

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My name is Tracie Kiernan, artist and creator of Step By Step Painting. I am a certified Elementary Art Teacher and have taught visual arts to all ages for over ten years. I’ve been painting my whole life and have a passion for the arts and art education. I’m also a mom of three boys, married and reside in Phoenix, AZ. You can learn how to paint & bring out your inner artist too using my techniques!

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