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How to paint an orange with acrylics
Jennie Wickings, artist and illustrator, finds all her inspiration in animals and nature. In this tutorial, you will learn how to paint an orange with acrylic! Ideal to initiate with the painting of still life, a work of art depicting mostly inanimate subject matter, either natural (fruits, flowers, plants, rocks...) or man-made (glasses, books, vases...).
How to paint an orange with acrylics
Jennie Wickings, artist and illustrator, finds all her inspiration in animals and nature. In this tutorial, you will learn how to paint an orange with acrylic! Ideal to initiate with the painting of still life, a work of art depicting mostly inanimate subject matter, either natural (fruits, flowers, plants, rocks...) or man-made (glasses, books, vases...).
The materials in your kit
Simply Acrylic Paint Set
Simply Acrylic Paintbrushes
Simply Canvas
Simply Sketching Pencils
Your step by step guide
Orange is an easy design however is not only orange! There are many shades we will be able to work on... Look for an orange to use as a model for this workshop.
Lightly draw the outline of your orange.
Select your paints and place little blobs of them on your white mixing palette. Gather your acrylic colours and acrylic brushes. You will also need sketching pencils and a glass of water.
Start mixing your colours.
Tip: For more information about colour mixing, Jennie recommends the use of a colour wheel. It will give you all the information you need to know how to create one colour from two different shades...
With a round brush, paint your orange, and start mixing red and yellow. Always refer to your model, painting is also a lot about observing.
Tip: Acrylic is very forgiving; you can approach your painting with confidence! Art is all about trial and error...
Wait for the acrylic to dry, and we will then use a bevelled brush with a greeny blue to paint the background. Orange and blue work really well together and will be very eye-catching.
Tip: Jennie recommends painting the edges of your canvas as well for a nicer result, and because these small canvases usually do not get framed.
Wait for the acrylic to dry, and we will then use a bevelled brush with a greeny blue to paint the background. Orange and blue work really well together and will be very eye-catching.
Tip: Jennie recommends painting the edges of your canvas as well for a nicer result, and because these small canvases usually do not get framed.
Add some green with the fine detail brush at the top of the orange. And add some shadow around it with a redder orange.
Finally, add some white with the fan brush to add some highlights to your fruit. It will add some 3-dimensionality to the painting.
Place your artwork on a mini easel and you are done! Ideal for mini-exhibition and for small gifts for your guests!
Your step by step guide
What you’ll need
Simply Acrylic Paint
Daler-Rowney Simply Acrylic Paints are a perfect starting point for artists and hobbyists looking to experiment with acrylics. These soft-body water-based colours can be used straight from the tube, wet easily onto the surface, and can be thinned with water.
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Simply Acrylic Brushes
Daler-Rowney Simply Acrylic brushes are made with golden Taklon that is a synthetic material formulated to exhibit the qualities of the finest hair brushes.
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Simply Sketching Pencils
Daler-Rowney Simply offers a comprehensive range of Sketching Pencils sets. Each sets will provide professional or novice artists a variety of sketching pencils allowing them to achieve artistic depth to their sketches.
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Simply Canvas & Panels
Daler-Rowney Simply Stretched Canvases & Canvas Panels feature a 250gsm, 100% cotton, triple primed, acid-free canvas. The medium grain textured surface is ready for use and the range is available in a comprehensive assortment of shapes and sizes.
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Jennie Webber (Wickings) is an artist and freelance illustrator, specialising in animals and nature. Using inks, watercolour and printmaking, Jennie draws inspiration from the world’s more bizarre animals, colourful marine life and unique ecosystems.
