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Some Ways to Layer Transparent and Opaque Paint – Beginner Acrylic Painting


If you’re looking for some creative ways to use your acrylic paints, it might be helpful to take advantage of your colors’ natural properties of opacity and transparency. There are a lot of ways to layer transparent and opaque paint, but this beginner acrylic painting video shows a few of those ways and you’ll end up with a painted page that is full of interesting things to look at! From on page color blending to glazing, blending opaque and transparent acrylic paints can have some very beautiful results.

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