The center juncture is painted using a touch of Wicker White added to the gray. Use a slight C stroke to give the impression of a curve.
Step-by-step spring acrylic painting for beginners
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Meet Christie
Hi, I’m Christie Hawkins, the owner of The Social Easel and also the founder of Christie’s Inner Tribe! And I LOVE to paint and to teach others!!
I believe we all have a creative side to us. Sometimes we just need help pulling it out! That’s what I am here for! Over the past 7 years I have taught many people, just like you, how to paint! Most of which have never picked up a paintbrush before!
I’ve taken my years of experience with painting and developed an easy to follow system to teach you how to paint with no experience needed!
I come from a line of artists in my family. It’s ingrained in me and brings me so much joy! I’ve been painting since I was a child! Now I want to bring that joy to you! I believe God created us in His image. He is the original Creator. He has instilled a creative side in all of us, some of us just haven’t found it yet.
My goal and purpose in life is to bring that out of others and help them find the joy in painting and what it can do for your life!
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“I love the way Christie teaches. She has taken the fear out of painting for me. I am amazed at the way my paintings turn out. I have done some other tutorials with different artists and Christie is second to none when it comes to her teaching skills.
I get such a kick how people think I am so talented LOL, but I know and I let them know I followed a great teacher. I am so glad I found your site. It is bringing me so much joy!!”
How to Paint a Sunset- Easy
Description: In this spring painting tutorial, I show you step by step how to paint a simple sunset that is easy to do for beginners and anyone new to acrylic painting. In this acrylic painting tutorial, I explain colour mixing and how to paint water and reflections.
Time Length: 19 min. and 2 sec.
How to Paint a Simple Bee
Description: In this acrylic painting lesson, I show you how to paint an abstract beehive and a simple bee. This spring painting tutorial is ideal for children or art students ages 8 and up! You will learn colour mixing, how to create abstract texture and how to paint fine details like a bumble bee!
Time Length: 16 min. and 39 sec.
Cactus Painting Tutorial
Description: In this spring painting tutorial, I show you how to paint cacti and paint details like their prickles. This painting lesson is for beginners and is intended for children or art students ages 8 and up!
Time Length: 40 min and 20 sec.
Paint Bicycle Seat
The bicycle seat is painted in with Classic Gray. Then mix a touch of wicker white to the gray and go over it. Leave it streaky.
Paint the part under the seat just like the handle bars, mix in a bit of wicker white. The knob between the section below the seat and the frame is painted in an oval then highlighted a touch.
Restate the shadow on the seat, follow the curve of the seat.
In the photo above you can see the difference between the highlights dry brushed on (handlebars) and the highlights painted while the paint was still wet. (bicycle frame)
Paint Tires
Your bicycle is coming together! Isn’t this fun. Now lets paint the tires. I struggle to keep mine round so thankfully the front tire is facing us and is more of a line.
Using Licorice and the 3/4 inch brush paint in the front tire. Give the bottom a slight curve
Add some highlights in the center to create more of a rounded effect.
Now on to the back tire. Using Licorice black paint the back tire.
You will note mine looks a bit lumpy. I can easily fix that with a liner or a paint pen later if it is too distracting but it is no big deal if I left it.
With wicker white paint a trip along the inside of the tire, then with the chisel edge of your brush and Licorice paint in indications of spokes.
Add petals and Gear
As noted in my video I really should have painted these before painting the bicycle frame but adding it in now is no big deal.
Using some Classic Gray and Wicker white fill in the outer circle with streaky paint. (means just stroke in lightly, no need for solid coverage), then add more white and paint the inner circle.
Using Licorice fill in pedals and then highlight with Wicker white. I sketched in the basket with the chisel edge of the brush.
For another free bicycle painting lesson that is perfect for Spring see Tracie’s version here. It’s really cute.
Please enjoy and share!
