These acrylic paints are a game changer!

In this video I demonstrate how I use Golden OPEN acrylics. The slow drying nature of these acrylics changed the way that I paint with acrylics. Some of the techniques I use in this video would be difficult or impossible with regular acrylics. 🖌️ MY COLOR MIXING COURSE In my course I demonstrate how to mix basic colors and I cover all of the colors and equipment that I use. I start off with simple color mixing exercises using student acrylics. Then I progress to color matching demos where I match the color of celery, apples etc. https://chrisb.thinkific.com/courses/color-mixing-course 🖌️ ACRYLIC COLOR MIXING CHART My color mixing chart includes a number of simple recipes for mixing browns, greens, pink, purple and other colors. Every recipe only uses two colors. It should be tagged under the video or you can visit the store tab on my channel. 🎬 CHAPTERS 00:00 Intro 00:22 Wipe out technique with acrylics 01:01 Drawing with color shapers and ball stylus 02:29 Removing color with a rag 02:45 Removing touch dry paint 03:45 Removing paint with Q-tips 04:59 Drying open acrylics with a hairdryer 05:31 The colors I use 06:32 Open acrylics prevent waste 06:57 Color mixing demo 08:29 Mixing the brown color of the cookies 09:03 My glass palette setup 10:12 Start painting the background 10:32 Don't paint too thick with open acyrlics 11:13 The sweet spot for blending 13:13 Painting the mug 15:29 Open acrylics are easier to clean from brushes 16:00 Painting the texture of the mug 17:24 Using open thinner to loosen up tacky paint 18:28 Painting in the table color 18:51 Closing up the palette for breaks 19:04 Painting the spoon 19:54 Using a mahlstick to steady your hand 20:30 Putting in the final details 21:14 Using open thinner to loosen paint on the palette 21:29 Creating a smoothly blended background 22:22 Glazning with open gel mediums 23:41 Open acrylics FAQ 23:45 How long does it take for open acrylics to dry? 25:19 Can you layer open acrylics with regular acrylics? 26:09 How thick can you apply open acrylics? 26:38 Are open acrylics the same thing as regular acrylics with retarder? 27:21 Are open acrylics like oils? 🎬 RELATED VIDEOS https://youtu.be/c5lFY8DoZlU https://youtu.be/ffo3faSiWFI https://youtu.be/XQywHL8TPwo https://youtu.be/1PFLayR37bw https://youtube.com/shorts/5uzDQ2WNtAc https://youtu.be/oKEgdUHDSRY 🖌 ART SUPPLIES USED IN THIS VIDEO As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. The links that lead to Blick Art Supplies are affiliate links which means that if you make a purchase I earn a commission. GOLDEN OPEN ACRYLICS If you never tried OPEN acrylics I recommend starting with one their intro kits that contain smaller tubes. They have a set of 7 landscape colors and another intro kit that contains 6 colors. Both come with a small bottle of open thinner. I bought all of the sets.😂 Blick: Here's the main page for Open acrylics which lists both individual tubes and sets. http://shrsl.com/4ut0m Amazon: Intro kit of 6 https://amzn.to/4hlM9P3 Landscape set https://amzn.to/3QXsKJv COLOR SHAPER & BALL STYLUS These are tools I used to draw into the wet paint This set has tools that have a color shaper on one end and the ball stylus on the other end. https://amzn.to/3DdAcxf TUBE WRINGER Considering the cost of professional paints, this tube wringer will pay for itself over time. This one is metal and I've been using it since 2018 without any problems. You can't possible get out all of the paint with your bare hands. https://amzn.to/4iwEoXF Here's my Amazon idea list of many of the supplies that I used in my videos https://www.amazon.com/shop/chrisbreier/list/SSDTPIEBFBAC?ref_=cm_sw_r_cp_ud_aipsflist_XS4K0SZVGPP15888RE91 All Music is used in this video is licensed and used with permission.