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10 Tips and Tricks for Painting by Numbers
Get Spectacular Results with These 10 Paint-by-Number Tips and Tricks.
By Jorge Gonzalez Vivas
Get Spectacular Results with These 10 Tips and Tricks
1. Spread the paint evenly and don't leave an area half-paintedThis way, you'll avoid poorly defined boundaries. Fixing them later is often much more difficult. That is, if you start a zone, it's best to finish it.
2. No put one too thick a layer of paint If you don't want the surface to become uneven and crack as the paint dries, this will also prevent the paint from drying out prematurely, resulting in a much more even and controllable stroke.
3. If more paint is needed to make the color uniform, wait for the first coat to dry to give it other layers of paint.
4. Clean the brush often with water and dry it. a little with a paper towel, just to remove excess water. When cleaning the brush, do not press it firmly on the bottom of the container; the ideal way to do this is tap the edge of the container.
5. Always use at least two containers with water, one for a quick wash and one for a good rinse. This way you'll avoid getting paint in the brush socket and you will extend its useful life.
6. To make the painting more vivid and to be able to cover the numbers and lines pre-printed on the canvas, it is advisable review some areas and colors applying another coat of paint once the painting has been completely painted.
7. The accidental paint splashes They can be easily removed once the paint has dried, either by scraping them off with a toothpick or by blending them with a brush after a couple of days.
8. We recommend that you apply a coat of varnish on the painting once you finish it for preserve the shine and intensity of the paint, thus avoiding that it loses color and wears out prematurely when exposed to light.
Don't worry if you don't know where to get varnish or what type of varnish to apply, all our kits They include a special varnish for acrylic paint, so you won't have to worry about anything.
9. A good lighting It's essential. Use multiple lamps if there isn't enough ambient light and it's necessary. A floor lamp placed in front of you and a desk lamp illuminating the painting from above are recommended.
10. Take advantage of the fact that everyone Our kits come with the frame mounted for paint the edges of the canvas that are left unpainted with the corresponding color. Just imagine that the boundaries of the areas extend a little beyond the painting. The end result will be spectacular!
And finally... OUR SUPER EXTRA TRICK AND RECOMMENDATION!!
11. If you want to get a perfect delimitation of areas, it takes very little paint and no do not let the brush or the paint dry. To do this, we will always paint small areas, using a small amount of paint and soaking and drying the brush often.
12. FINAL RECOMMENDATION FOR EXPERIENCED PEOPLE ONLY: Use the ZIGZAG techniqueA simple and highly effective technique to make the result even more professional. We leave you direct access to the artist's explanatory video "PaintyKat".
We hope these tips are helpful and bring you closer to achieving even more spectacular results with your designs.
Although you already know that the most important thing is to enjoy the process regardless of the final result. That's how magical painting is.
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Esta tècnica parece buena para difuminar los límites. Yo habia pintado algun cuadro pero efectivamente el hecho de ver los limites no daba un aspecto real al cuadro. Hay má tècnicas que ayuden a este efecto? Hay algun libro que pueda leer para conseguir resultados mejores? Muchas gràcias