Acrylic Painting Techniques: Painting Without an Artist's Palette

Paint Left Behind on the Brush

One brush stroke doesn't get all the paint onto the canvas.

Image: © 2006 Marion Boddy-Evans. Licensed to About.com, Inc.

This photo is shows how much paint is left behind on the brush following the brushstroke; it's about half. As I want the paint thin for glazing, I will dip the brush into some clean water before continuing.

• Straight From Tube to Brush
• Straight from Brush onto Canvas
• The Reason for the Damp Brush
• Paint Left Behind on the Brush
• Dip 'n Brush
• Tube in One Hand, Brush in the Other