{"id":7969,"date":"2022-03-18T19:20:43","date_gmt":"2022-03-18T19:20:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chromaonline.com\/atelieracrylic\/?p=7969"},"modified":"2022-03-18T19:20:44","modified_gmt":"2022-03-18T19:20:44","slug":"painting-with-atelier-free-flow","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chromaonline.com\/atelieracrylic\/painting-with-atelier-free-flow\/","title":{"rendered":"Painting With Atelier Free Flow"},"content":{"rendered":"
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One of the very first decisions you need to make when beginning the art making process is what medium you will use to express your vision. Will it be paint, charcoal, pastel, pencil? And if it is paint, will it be watercolor, oils, acrylic, gouache, etc.? So many decisions to make before you even start making a mark. For times like this, Atelier Free Flow<\/a> may very well be the answer to \u201cWhat should I use?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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For this painting, I wanted to HAVE FUN. I just wrapped up a show dealing with \u201cheavy\u201d themes, and I wanted to make this painting of koi quickly, in a loose way that I still could control. Atelier Free Flow was the perfect choice for a variety of reasons: as a fluid paint, I can put down a lot of paint quickly to cover my surface, I could vary the marks from a watercolor wash to more impasto details using the Atelier Holding Medium<\/a>, and because of its lush, matte surface finish, I could incorporate other media such as pencil, charcoal and ink very easily.<\/p>\n\n\n