{"id":4436,"date":"2022-08-04T08:52:48","date_gmt":"2022-08-04T08:52:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/petportraitsandwildlifeart.co.uk\/?p=4436"},"modified":"2022-08-04T14:22:17","modified_gmt":"2022-08-04T14:22:17","slug":"how-to-blend-acrylics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/petportraitsandwildlifeart.co.uk\/?p=4436","title":{"rendered":"How to blend acrylics"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Blending acrylics can be tricky due to the faster drying time but there are 2 must have art supplies that can make this process much easier!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">I have a voice over tutorial on YouTube showing how the combination of these two cheap tools can not only be used to blend large areas like bokeh backgrounds but also for blending fur. Maybe there is a part of the reference photo where the fur is soft and out of focus which just requires a softening technique.. 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The reference photo, line art and full material list are provided.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.patreon.com\/zaratomsart\">Pastel &amp; Acrylic Patreon Tutorials<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=4w2A-rdBiVc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-4437 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/petportraitsandwildlifeart.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/How-to-blend-fur-with-acrylics-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/petportraitsandwildlifeart.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/How-to-blend-fur-with-acrylics-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/petportraitsandwildlifeart.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/How-to-blend-fur-with-acrylics-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/petportraitsandwildlifeart.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/How-to-blend-fur-with-acrylics-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/petportraitsandwildlifeart.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/How-to-blend-fur-with-acrylics.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Blending acrylics can be tricky due to the faster drying time but there are 2 must have art supplies that can make this process much easier! 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