Fluids on the Loose
9 brave souls signed up for the challenge of working with the new Da Vinci Fluid Acrylics at a one day workshop appropriately named Fluids on the Loose.
These fabulous paints offer extremely rich pigments in a flowing base and their super quick drying time makes layering a pleasure – no waiting!
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The first challenge was to fill the canvas with loose marks and patterns, using contrasting colours and values until an overall balance of shapes and tones was achieved. Each layer was a response to the one underneath, gradually building up a detailed network of lines, shapes and marks.
A well-earned break for a yummy lunch – chicken casserole and potato & leek tart – and then the ‘real’ work began. One of the main aims of the day was to help students ‘get over the hump’ in their paintings; in other words getting past that point of “I don’t know what to do next…”
Everyone did a fabulous job of letting loose and having fun, and the results speak for themselves…
The Da Vinci range of Fluid Acrylics is now available at Splatters of Milton.
