If you enjoy painting along with our YouTube videos, we’ve created something special to make your learning easier and more enjoyable—our Essential Painting Tips collection on the UrArtStudio website. These written guides are designed to support the exact techniques you see in our tutorials, so you can pause, read, and practice at your own pace.Learn the Techniques Behind Our Videos
On our Essential Painting Tips page, you’ll find step-by-step articles that explain many of the methods we use in our tutorials. These include:
Sponge Stamping – Add texture, depth, and unique patterns to your backgrounds and abstract pieces.Dry Brushing – Create soft textures, subtle highlights, and interesting surface effects with very little paint.Wet-on-Wet Technique – Blend colors directly on a wet surface for smooth skies, soft transitions, and atmospheric scenes.Glazing and Layering – Build depth, luminosity, and richness by adding transparent layers over dry paint.Color Mixing Techniques – Learn how to mix vibrant and harmonious colors using a simple palette.Painting on Black Canvas – Discover how to make colors pop and create dramatic, glowing artworks on a dark background.These articles are written in a clear, step-by-step format, making them perfect to keep open while you’re painting along with us.Special Effects & Creative Tools We Use in Tutorials
We often experiment with fun tools in our videos—and you’ll find matching tips on the site that show you exactly how to use them:
Palette Knife Textures – Learn how to create bold, textured strokes and abstract roses using a palette knife.Water Splash Plastic Wrap Effect – A unique acrylic effect using bright colors, water, and plastic wrap to create dynamic textures.Plastic Fork, Paper Plate, Bubble Wrap & Masking Tape Applications – Simple household items that can produce incredible textures and lines in your paintings.Finger Blending Techniques – Blend colors directly with your fingers for soft, organic transitions and expressive marks.You’ll also find guidance on more technical topics such as varnishing your acrylic paintings, so you can protect and finish your artwork professionally.Solve Common Painting Problems
We know many of you ask questions in the comments about tools and materials. Our Essential Painting Tips section answers many of those questions, including:
Brush Shedding & How to Fix It – Why new brushes lose hairs and how to prevent and remove them from your acrylic paintings.Blending: Dry vs Wet Brush – When to use a dry brush and when to use a wet one for smooth blends or textured effects.We also share tips on using specialty brushes like oval brushes and liner brushes, which you often see in our tutorial videos.How to Use These Tips with Our YouTube Channel
To get the most out of our free content:
Before you start a video, visit our Essential Painting Tips collection and look for techniques featured in that tutorial (for example, dry brushing, wet-on-wet, glazing, or sponge stamping).Keep the article open while you watch the video, so you can quickly review steps, terminology, and tool usage.Pause the video and practice a technique on a scrap surface using the written guide until you feel confident, then return to the tutorial and continue.This “video + written guide” combination helps you both see and understand each technique, making your practice sessions more effective and less frustrating.Explore Even More on UrArtStudio
Our website includes a wide range of categories beyond Essential Painting Tips, such as landscapes, skies, trees, seascapes, art tutorials, and more, all designed to support your creative journey.You can also join our newsletter directly on the site to receive:
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For our YouTube followers, everything you need to grow as an artist is available for free:
Read our Essential Painting Tips:
https://urartstudio.com/category/blog/essential-painting-tips/
Paint along with our video tutorials:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3hCdJZXe9k52K6FIzUBLeA
Open a tip article, start a tutorial, and paint with us step by step. We’re excited to see what you create!
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