See more at http://www.paintingdemos.com , free painting demonstrations in all kinds of techniques (dry brush, watercolor, acrylic, mixed media...)<br />Dry brushing is a technique that allows you to make paintings that look like drawings in less time. In this video I also used a black coloured pencil as I wanted to introduce some lines and fine details for the patterns in my drawing.<br />For dry brushing you need a few stiff brushes to paint details and one or two soft round brushes for shading. What works well for me is to spread a small quantity of oil paint on a piece of cardboard, then rub my brush on this paint, and dry if a bit on a paper towel before painting on the paper. I find it surprising but you can quite easily erase the paint on the paper with a kneaded or regular eraser, this is very convenient when adding highlights to your portrait.<br /><br />Sign up for my newsletter here to receive updates about upcoming exhibitions, new videos and demonstrations and open studios. : http://list-manage2.us4.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=25f6bf83edc708667a4a39478&id=bf7827ceab
