PAINTING WITH SHARYN BINAM BASIC PAINTING TECHNIQUE: Light backgrounds are used to avoid area basecoating. All acrylic colors are placed using a sideloaded Angle Shader. Shading and Highlighting are graduated layers of transparent color. Sideloads are placed into areas, not along the lines of the design. BASIC PAINTING SUPPLIES: SUPER CHACOPAPER (BLUE) is used exclusively for transferring designs and is easily removed with water Stylus: (no pressure is needed with Chacopaper) ARIZONA WET PALETTE Kabnet Wax deli paper with white paper towel inside Flat tray with a liner made of man-made (artificial chamois) Wet entire palette and wipe off any puddles or drops SQUARE BRUSH BASIN (the original) Delta Color Float: 1 drop for each ounce of clean water Water should be no deeper that the hair of the brush (3/8") ROBERT SIMMON'S EXPRESSION BRUSHES 1/4", 3/8", and 1/2" Angle Shader's 18/0 or 10/0 Liner Delta Acrylic Thinner used for line work Tissues (rather than paper towels) DELTA CERAMCOAT ACRYLIC PAINTS SHARYN'S TEACHING METHOD IN CLASS: The Sideloading method uses considerable water so, the design must be painted on a flat surface; no easel painting. The class watches my demonstration at the front table. Individual assistance provided while class paints each step. Ask for help with any problems or clarification of instructions. DOWNLOWDS of TIPS and TECHNIQUES All Sharyn's tips are in PDF format. To view each one, you need to have Adobe Acrobat Reader. If you do not have Adobe, please click on this link and download a free copy. Organization and Time Management for Painters The Acrylic Sideload Preparing a Wood Surface Focus on the Cube GALLERY