Acrylic Painting Tutorials
How to Paint Loose with Acrylics
Painting loose with acrylics is about expression, not perfection. This step-by-step guide shows you how to simplify, embrace mistakes, and paint with freedom.
Robert Joyner
Full time artists from good ol Virginia specializing in loose, bold acrylic and mixed media paintings.
Loose & Expressive Painting Techniques
Painterly Style Tutorial or Beginners
In this tutorial, we’ll explore how to start abstract painting for beginners. Video tutorial shares ideas for how to break away from rigid art.
Painting Techniques
Know Your Subjects Before You Paint Them
This video describes how to get to know your subjects before you break out the paint. Take time to explore, doodle and sketch you break the ice.
Loose & Expressive Painting Techniques
Don't Focus on Finished Art, Do This!
Finished art can trap you in safe habits. This loose & expressive lesson shows why exploration, doodling, and playful risk-taking lead to stronger, freer painting.
Loose & Expressive Painting Techniques
You Need the Right Attitude to Paint Loose Art
Loose painting is about mindset, not just technique. Learn how a relaxed grip, quick confident strokes, and the right attitude will free your art from stiffness and perfectionism.
Loose & Expressive Painting Techniques
Avoid This Common Drawing Mistake - Paint Loose
Most beginners fall into the “coloring book” trap — tracing every edge of their subject. Learn how to avoid this mistake and replace it with loose, expressive lines that add life and energy to your drawings.
Acrylic Painting Tutorials
How to Develop Loose Expressive Brushwork
Loose brushwork isn’t about being sloppy — it’s about expression. Learn how to avoid tightening up too soon and develop confident, expressive strokes.
Loose & Expressive Painting Techniques
Three Essential Painting Areas & the Art of Exaggeration
Learn the three painting areas (edge, inside, background) and the art of exaggeration so your work stays loose and expressive. Quick garage drills help you push past the lines, then shape back with confident edges and background passes.
Loose & Expressive Painting Techniques
Two Simple Loose & Expressive Painting Concepts
These two simple loose & expressive painting concepts — loosening up shapes and experimenting with edges — will help you paint with more freedom and confidence.
Mixed Media Painting Tutorials
Unconventional Acrylic Collage Techniques on Bristol
Turn old drawings into handmade collage papers using acrylics, inks, crayons, graphite and more. Resourceful and authentic!
Mixed Media Painting Tutorials
Collage Still Life Painting Tutorial
Yet another abstract collage still life painting tutorial. Learn the elements of shape, color, and composition to create stunning artworks.
Watercolor Painting Tutorials
Loose Rural Landscape in Watercolor
Control kills most watercolor landscapes. This red barn tutorial teaches the opposite - backing off and letting watercolor breathe. From Suffolk countryside experience.