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Acrylic April

Acrylic April IS Coming

April is coming !! Welcome to Acrylic April, a yearly 30 day painting challenge started by The Art Sherpa. The goal of Acrylic April is to help all artists of any skill level transform their painting experience in just 30 days. The challenge can be completed in two ways.

Word Prompts - Released March 25th

Video classes - Begin April 1 11 am EST on youtube https://www.youtube.com/theartsherpa

How to participate for 2021

Buy materials , come to the video class and share the Art.

Acrylic April Painting Challenge begins April 1st 2021- no joke

30 Days, 30 Powerful Little Paintings

We hope that Every April, artists from all over the world take on the all Acrylic, all April painting challenge by doing one small acrylic painting every day for the entire month.

I am creating the #AcrylicApril challenge as a way to introduce painters to the gifts of daily painting with Acrylic.This monthly challenge will help every acrylic artist unlock the true potential of the acrylic medium and their own art voice.

Anyone can do Acrylic April,

Just grab your paint, your brush and hit the studio (even if it’s your kitchen table).

#AcrylicApril rules:

1) Make a painting on a surface 12x12 or smaller. ( sorry for the confusion)

My live classes use an 8x8

2) Share it online

3) Hashtag it with #AcrylicArpril #AcrylicApril202 1

#AcrylicAprilItsNoJoke #TheArtSherpa and be sure to add the day of the challenge, or word prompt, etc

4) Repeat Daily from April 1 ( no fooling) to April 30th

How to do the Challenge:

Do your best to paint daily. Some Days may be artwork you are excited about, some days you may scribble out an abstract, but under no circumstances should your be hard on yourself. If you make 30 little paintings you are a winner. If you make less than 30 you are a winner. Do your best, paint anything you want using the prompts and/or the daily tutorials with The Art Sherpa

Wait there are daily tutorials not just prompts ?? THAT'S right!!!

This is an Art Sherpa painting challenge so it’s extra awesome.. This challenge comes with a daily live video lesson you can follow along with. So you can use the prompts, follow the lesson, or do your own thing. Either way you are going to succeed. This is going to change your art world.

I will be teaching my lessons on an 8x8 art panel.

That's it! Now go make something beautiful.

Anyone, from Anywhere in the world, no matter who you are or how much painting experience you have can Join in.

You are invited to paint along!!

How much does it cost? -

IT'S FREE

( so you can buy more art supplies )

Join the group and meet the community who is traveling on the Journey with you.

https://www.facebook.com/groups/AcrylicApril

Materials

Acrylic April 2021

#AcrylicArpril #AcrylicApril2021

#AcrylicAprilItsNoJoke #TheArtSherpa

Below are a list of RECOMMENDED MATERIALS.

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Suggested 3 options but you may source your own - only one from each color

*** Acrylic Paint Colors ***

***Cadmium Yellow Medium : PY 35

SENNELIER https://amzn.to/2J6nm3L

GOLDEN https://amzn.to/39hY8ex

ABSTRACT https://amzn.to/3aMkKYh

***Cadmium Red medium : PR 108

SENNELIER https://amzn.to/2Y6nhTS

GOLDEN https://amzn.to/38xuYc5

ABSTRACT https://amzn.to/3nP2pgD

***Phthalo Green Blue shade : PG 7 -

SENNELIER https://amzn.to/2FtciN7

GOLDEN - https://amzn.to/2vxz6JI

ABSTRACT https://amzn.to/3ruW38G

***Phthalo Blue Green shade :PB 15:3

SENNELIER https://amzn.to/2Xu7DV9

GOLDEN https://amzn.to/39kvI3E

ABSTRACT https://amzn.to/34FEf0y

***Dioxazine Purple: PV 23 -

SENNELIER https://amzn.to/2Xu7FfJ

GOLDEN https://amzn.to/3aqvEzr

ABSTRACT https://amzn.to/34HKtNy

***Ultramarine blue: PB 29 -

SENNELIER https://amzn.to/2XtrzaM

GOLDEN https://amzn.to/2uMfIrY

ABSTRACT https://amzn.to/3pjAQMQ

***Quinacridone Magenta (fuschia) : PR 122

SENNELIER https://amzn.to/2X1jBq2

GOLDEN https://amzn.to/32Jjqz1

ABSTRACT https://amzn.to/3hkKITJ

***Titanium white: PW 6

SENNELIER https://amzn.to/2WZw91d

GOLDEN https://amzn.to/2x4Bqs4

ABSTRACT https://amzn.to/3rtazNW

***Mars black: PBk 11

SENNELIER https://amzn.to/2XxUqus

GOLDEN https://amzn.to/3coJ40D

ABSTRACT https://amzn.to/38wfHZ7

*Naples Yellow light : py 53

SENNELIER https://amzn.to/2J64yBB

GOLDEN https://amzn.to/2TuCygg

ABSTRACT https://amzn.to/37JOgfd

Naples Yellow Blog http://bit.ly/NaplesYellowLightTAS

Burnt Sienna PB7 -

SENNELIER https://amzn.to/39gJlzJ

GOLDEN https://amzn.to/2Uj1gBJ

ABSTRACT https://amzn.to/3nMMEHf

My Paint brands of choice are Sennelier’s Acrylique, Golden Artist Color, or Sennelier Abstract Acrylic. I also like Holbein, Artist loft level 3 and M Graham.

The links lead to the listed color in all 3 brands

These products were hand picked by me. First two links are professional grade and economy Abstract Acrylic is the brant that I personally recommend for student grade.

CANVAS

8x8 - https://amzn.to/3mNTjQb

OTHER TOOLS

Dritz 3095 Chalk Cartridge Set : https://amzn.to/31IoUtF

CretaColor pencil White : https://amzn.to/3pqWlv5

T Square Ruler - https://amzn.to/38hjOWX

Golden Glazing Liquid For Blending - https://amzn.to/2M0ND8t

Saral Paper: http://amzn.to/2zBrLbN

Artist Tape : https://amzn.to/2qZTywt

The Pioneer Woman Turning table : https://amzn.to/3nJ5pLw

Brushes - are not final until the last video is filmed. Please use these as a guide of what I am planning to use. These are brushes I use very often.

Try Micheals online and The Brush Guys too

Brights in firm synthetic

Brights in Bristles

Rounds with Good point

Blenders

Details

Filbert or Cats Tongue for Acrylic

For Acrylic April will be using a few more brushes so that we can accomplish and learn some new techniques. You do not need to have the exact brand of brushes. When it comes to Bright you might be able to use a single bright there are a lot of ways to save money. my students often paint with different tools and that's not something that I mind at all. This list of brushes and information should be used as a guide and I highly recommend you make this work within your own personal budget or painting process.

I like Raphael Textura Brushes, Simply Simmons Extra firm filament and Hog brushes. Silver brushes and Princeton brushes for firm try catalyst and Creative mark pro-stroke . Just to name a few. I will do a studio set up for AA april video that should release before the event begins.

🎁 🛒 Below are a list of RECOMMENDED MATERIALS.

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Princeton Round Blender Size 12 : https://amzn.to/2ZiHibS

1” oval mop ( Called ultimate varnish) : https://amzn.to/3qpZlJn

CAMBRIDGE bright size 8 : https://amzn.to/3qkUg4X

Ruby Satin Angle, Size 1/2 : https://amzn.to/37fP76B

Monogram liner : https://amzn.to/2N3Fzok

The Art Sherpa Cats Tongue #8 http://bit.ly/MichaelsArtSherpaCatsTongue :

The Art Sherpa round #4 : https://amzn.to/3ptjEo1

Ruby Satin bright #20 https://amzn.to/3pp49xf

Cambridge Round #6 - https://amzn.to/3ppoans

Ruby satin bright #26 https://amzn.to/3jXVjVZ

Dick blick - https://www.dickblick.com/

Cheap Joes - https://www.cheapjoes.com/

Jerrys Artarama - https://www.jerrysartarama.com/

How to prep

Upcoming 2021 Live streams

Set you your studio and materials

How to Mix Color Easy

VOD

Get ready for a Daily painting

Create Color chart

Split Primary Color Wheel

How to use a Traceable

Practice Techniques

Playlist

https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXUkNk1HRolEOlkfz6w9T9FNlkJpwRqcp

PAST years here

Acrylic April 2019 -

https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXUkNk1HRolGPD9oyuDpBR8JsXUUYMDU-

Acrylic April 2020 -

https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXUkNk1HRolHj3z9B2nFDCI9RGVuGpsH2