Or, my favorite method is to use the Apple Barrel Black because it dries in the matte sheen and flows very nicely to cover an entire canvas. You can find a black acrylic paint that is specifically labeled “matte”. If you don’t have a black canvas you can always paint one black using black gesso or matte black acrylic paint. I think they may be a few dollars more than the white canvases but you’ll skip having to paint your canvas black. Typically the manufacturer will use a black gesso instead of a white gesso to “prime” these canvases. They sell canvases that are already primed with black. This is one of the most common questions I get from beginners regarding black canvas paintings.ĭo I buy a canvas that is already black or do I paint a white canvas black? Both ways work the same! Tip #4 You Can Use An Already Painted Black Canvas Or Paint A Canvas Black Yourself! However, if you don’t want the color to look “pastel like” then I recommend painting the area white first and then applying the color after the white dries. I did this with my Black Canvas Cactus Painting. You’ll get a bright opaque color that looks almost pastel-like because the white will blend with your color. That means add both white and the color to the brush and paint on your surface. If you don’t want to experiment with whether a color will look opaque or transluscent, I recommend simply “double loading” your brush in titanium white. Tip #3 Double Load Your Brush With Titanium White You can see with the final results of this painting that those black lines that I left alone make it look like the pumpkin is bumpy.Īlso the brightest part of the painting (the moon) shows up bright because the first layer was painted solid titanium white. You don’t necessarily need to paint a 100% thick and solid white surface (as you can see a lot of black is still showing through on the pumpkin).Īllowing some black to still show through helps create some depth and texture with the painting.
I did this with my Pumpkin Harvest Moon Painting. If you want to use a color that is labeled as “translucent” (or you’re just not sure if it is opaque or see-through), you can try painting a layer of white on the black surface first. Tip #2 Paint A Layer of Titanium White First The Liquitex brand uses these square symbols and here is what they mean: There might be a symbol on the paint bottle that will tell you whether the color is translucent or not. One way to find out whether a paint shows up “opaque”or “translucent” is to test it out yourself! Simply make little strokes of paint on your black canvas to see how it shows up.Īnother way you can learn about the opacity of a color is looking at the tube of paint.
Others will be very “see through” and will barely show up against the black. Some will show up nice, bright and solid against a dark background. Galaxy Falls On Black Canvas 6 tips for painting eye catching paintings on a black canvas: Tip #1 Use Opaque PaintsĪcrylic paint colors will vary in their level of opacity. That means your painting “pops” and looks “eye catching” simply because you used, bright colored opaque paints (I’ll explain below) against a solid black surface. Often times this makes black canvas paintings simpler and less time consuming.Īlso, when you paint on a black surface, you can easily create some stellar contrast!
You don’t have to paint very many details in the background. Painting on a black canvas is actually very easy and can yield some super stunning paintings! I get a lot of questions from beginner painters regarding this concept.ĭo I buy a black canvas? How do I make my colors show up bright? If you’ve never painted on a black pre-primed canvas surface before, it may seem a little out of your comfort zone.
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