Acrylic Painting Tutorials
Master Painters and Composition in Landscape Painting
Discover how master painters organized shapes, values, and color to create powerful landscape compositions. Learn to simplify your own acrylic designs for impact.
Robert Joyner | Garage Studio Artist & Art Educator
Full time artists from good ol Virginia specializing in loose, bold acrylic and mixed media paintings.
Acrylic Painting Tutorials
Advanced Composition Tips for Landscape Painting
Refine your acrylic landscape designs with advanced composition tips. Learn how to avoid symmetry, vary angles, and use uneven spacing to add rhythm and depth.
Acrylic Painting Tutorials
Avoiding Common Composition Mistakes in Landscape Painting
Learn to spot and fix common composition errors like kissing edges and flat spacing. Discover how overlapping, spacing, and vertical placement add depth.
Acrylic Painting Tutorials
Landscape Composition Types: L-Shape and Fulcrum Designs
Discover two of the most effective composition types for landscape painting — the L-shape and Fulcrum design. Learn how to balance weight, color, and structure.
Acrylic Painting Tutorials
Leading the Viewer Into the Painting - Landscape Design
Discover how to lead the viewer into your painting using paths, diagonals, shadows, and zigzags — and avoid common barriers that block depth and flow.
Acrylic Painting Tutorials
Light vs Dark: Balancing Asymmetry in Landscape Design
Learn how to design stronger landscapes using asymmetrical value patterns. Discover why ¾ light and ¼ shadow creates more visual energy than equal halves.
Acrylic Painting Tutorials
Linear vs Mass Composition in Landscape Design
Compare linear and mass composition to understand how flow and value masses work together for stronger landscape design.
Acrylic Painting Tutorials
Cropping and Format Choices in Landscape Composition
Discover how cropping and format choices shape the design and storytelling of your acrylic landscapes. Learn to see long, medium, and close-up compositions.
Acrylic Painting Tutorials
Color Vibrations in Landscape Painting
Discover how color vibration brings life to acrylic landscapes. Learn broken color, scrubbing, and layering techniques to create energy and atmosphere.
Acrylic Painting Tutorials
Mixing Greens for Landscape Painting in Acrylics
Learn how to mix vibrant and natural greens using Phthalo, Viridian, and Ultramarine with yellows and ochres for realistic landscape color control.
Acrylic Painting Tutorials
Mixing Black and Gray in Acrylic Painting
Learn to mix black and gray from scratch using complementary colors. Discover how warm and cool shifts bring life to neutral tones in acrylic painting.
Acrylic Painting Tutorials
Strategic Color Control in Acrylic Landscape Painting
Learn how to stay in control of your palette with this strategic color mixing approach focused on value, temperature, and chroma.