Introduction to Acrylic Painting: Create a Tropical Canvas
Technique and Gesture
A course by Leona Rose , Artist
Joined September 2021
About the video: Technique and Gesture
Overview
“Finally, I will detail my technical tips for gaining precision, speed, confidence, and thus obtaining a quality rendering.”
In this video lesson Leona Rose addresses the topic: Technique and Gesture, which is part of the Domestika online course: Introduction to Acrylic Painting: Create a Tropical Canvas. Get inspired by nature to create a colorful, tropical piece from scratch by exploring the secrets of acrylic painting.
Partial transcription of the video
“Technique and gesture In this lesson, I will explain my tricks and techniques to gain precision, speed, confidence and do quality work. To start, I advise you to settle down, take a sheet of Canson paper, your gray pencil, an eraser, in case you're wrong, and start drawing a palm tree. Drawing a palm tree is interesting. This will allow us to use several brushes. Here, a flat brush and an angled brush. We will be able to use different filling techniques and work on the contours. Well, it doesn't have to be perfect. You can practice. That's it, we've finished the sketch. We will now be able ...”
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Course summary for: Introduction to Acrylic Painting: Create a Tropical Canvas
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Acrylic Painting, Painting, Pattern Design

Leona Rose
A course by Leona Rose
Originally from the south of France, Leona Rose is a globe-trotting painter who loves to create her work on huge spaces all over the world. She became known for her large and colorful murals like the ones she created in the Riad Yasmine in Marrakech.
Since then, she has worked for the CeliaB brand, Pierre Frey wallpapers, and Fermob, Pokawa, and Levi's signs. She has also released a children's book: À la recherche des trois flamants roses, published by Little Urban.
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