Post #299655 by artsmart on Mon, Apr 16, 2007 2:36 PM

Here's another section of the painting...again, i'm not a trained professional...this is my first time painting with acrylic paints...or paint for that matter. Everything is freehand and from my imagination. Apologies in advance for not having correct anatomy or species of fish/animals...just making stuff up as i go along!

I'd appreciate any tips or advice from seasoned acrylic painters as I'm finding this to be a challenging medium. some initial questions.

• do you typically start dark first then paint light to show highlights?
• when blending shades, do you blend while wet or come up with the variant colors (dark blue, medium blue, light blue) and then blend?
• i put some dark brown and greens as a base for the rock sections then went over it with blue glazes and finished with light paint highlihgts...is this the right way to do it?
• how do you make acrylic paint more opaque? i'm just using some crappy stuff I got at Target so any brands would be appreciated.