There are quite a few questions that follow this initial one such as – what type of paint should I use? What is the ratio of water to paint for the mixture? What’s the best way to dry them? What temperature should the water be? What is glycerin and how much do I use?
Two Easy Acrylic Roses Tutorial- Bible Journaling With Me
So if you didn’t know, I recently started selling hand-painted Bibles! Since posting pictures of them, I have been asked a bunch how to paint the same roses that I paint on my Bible orders using acrylics. Well, I just so happened to run across the book of Titus, and my Bible had a big blank space that I thought would lend perfectly to a two-page acrylic floral Bible journaling entry!
So in this “Bible journaling with me” video, I’ll show you the two ways I paint acrylic roses!
The first type of acrylic rose uses the same exact techniques and shapes as my watercolor rose tutorial! I highly recommend checking that tutorial out because it really breaks down the process. The second rose is a quick (and even easier) “just go for it” rose.
As for the leaves, I explained those in the video as well, but I have a tutorial on watercolor leaves with a free “leaf shapes” printable that can totally be helpful for acrylics as well! Find that post HERE.
Check out the video below for the full tutorial!
Some Extra Things To Note About Using Acrylic Paints In Your Bible
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-I never prepare my page when using acrylics because they do not bleed through and they act as a great protector for your page! It is also nice because you can use pens or inks that normally would bleed-through on top of the acrylics (like my favorite Uni Posca paint pens)
-Any acrylic paints work! I use cheap Apple Barrel paints from Walmart for Bible journaling. I prefer a high(er)-flow acrylic, or to water my paints down (acrylics are water-soluble). I personally think this makes them easier to work with, so it’s worth trying out!
-Acrylic paints dry slightly darker, so keep that in mind!
-And lastly, I always put pieces of printer paper under my Bible page to protect the pages below it. If you are like me and get paint all over the edges onto the printer paper, that is totally fine, but I would stress to try to remember to wiggle the printer paper (or whatever matt you are using) every now and then- otherwise the paint may dry and seal the Bible page to the paper; which can be difficult to get apart without ripping the Bible page.
Materials Used and Other Helpful Links
ESV Double Column Journaling Bible (I sell these with hand-painted covers in my ETSY SHOP!)
Apple Barrel acrylic paints– Colors used: white, honeysuckle pink, cameo pink, lavender sachet, palm leaf, marsh green, kiwi
Size 8 round paint brush (I just get cheap “value pack” ones from the department or craft store)
Painting Together Episode 1: We should paint flowers!
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catherine-embleton July 29, 2021
I am new to painting and have been avoiding attempting something life-like . I really enjoyed the video and your teaching style is great. Thank you
Gigi Chen December 4, 2020
This is lovely, Carla!
carla-spronk November 28, 2020
I made a new one of the flower
omayra.santos15 November 21, 2020
Hi from Puerto Rico…I am a beginner, thanks a lot for your time and effort to teach this medium. Also thanks for the tip on the wet pallet as I struggled with the drying paints.
wjovey November 12, 2020
I am a new painter and appreciate being able to follow along in order to learn about colours, mixing and technique. Thank you for sharing your talent and experience with us.
6marie26 October 30, 2020
I enjoyed painting along with you, and learned a lot about color mixing. Thank you.
carla-spronk October 30, 2020
It was nice to paint the flower
Arlene Haggerty October 29, 2020
Here is mine!
alicechampagne October 28, 2020
First acrylic painting in a long time. Love my watercolors! Looking forward to learning more about this medium and especially how to blend the colors before they dry out on me. ?
yenlinchen October 26, 2020
This is the 1st time that I try to paint acrylic , Thank you.
dale.gann October 26, 2020
Thank you!
Adele Kan October 23, 2020
Very pretty result Vickie.
dale.gann October 22, 2020
I normally paint in oil, I drew this freehand
I learned with acrylic you must thinly layer
Thanks for the tip, GiGi
Enjoyed
Vickie Gann
Mary Lee Cole October 22, 2020
Hi from California–so looking forward to this!
calandriasw October 22, 2020
Hi, thank you!
From Mexico
lmill28100 October 22, 2020
Where is the pattern for this class. Thanks!
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1:4 Ratio
The 1:4 paint to water mixture creates a lighter color and the paint is more translucent. You will be able to see some of the wood grain peeking through. Many people like this look because it can create a more natural feel – most fresh flowers aren’t solid, singular colors.
I do want to reiterate – the Oh You’re Lovely wood flower dye is able to take on much more water before completely changing the look and feel of your flowers than craft acrylic paint.
1:8 Ratio
In this 1:8 ratio, the color is significantly lighter and much more translucent. This can make the flowers appear somewhat streaky but that is due to the wood grain being very visible. The paint absorbs less into the grain and can seem almost like the flower is repelling the paint somewhat.
Glycerin
Now let’s talk glycerin. We did an entire blog about the reasons behind using glycerin and our preferred ratio (1:8, paint/water mixture to glycerin) and you can find that here.
I didn’t use glycerin in my initial experiment but then added it in for the picture above. Here are a few of our quick thoughts on it:
- Using too much glycerin will give your flowers a somewhat greasy feel. They also may never completely dry.
- For the flowers that I dyed without glycerin but using the 1:1 and 1:2 ratios with the OYL wood flower dye, they were still very soft and didn’t need glycerin. Please note: I believe this is only the case with the OYL wood flower dye and possibly other good quality paint! I have always found that with craft acrylic paint, the more paint you use, the more glycerin you need to use because the flowers can get crunchy.
These are principles I use every time I dip dye flowers. Because of this and if you are new to sola wood flowers, you may want to bookmark this blog!
Have fun, experiment, and as always – happy crafting!
