How to Paint Realistic Chrome Reflections

Painting chrome can be tricky but in this video I’ll walk you through my process. To paint a convincing chrome reflection you need to create a strong foundation. In this video I cover how I set up my still life to make chrome look more shiny, tips for creating a more accurate drawing, and which colors. 🎬 CHAPTERS 00:00 Intro 00:19 Reference photo set up 00:33 Free reference photo download 02:07 AI art verses real photography 03:25 Toning the panel 04:13 Drawing using a grid 05:11 Drawing with acrylic markers 07:50 My painting setup 08:52 The colors I'm using 10:03 Painting the chrome milk frother 11:54 What makes chrome look like chrome 14:03 Painting the reflections in chrome 20:28 Final Thoughts & Finished Painting 🎬 RELATED VIDEOS    • How to Blend Student Acrylics Like Oils   This is another chrome painting demonstration of a flour sifter. I use Liquitex Basics and I don't use any retarder except for the background.    • I Broke All of My Painting Rules–Here’s Wh...   Here's the video where I take the rules and principles from my previous videos and break them. I paint an AI generated image, trace it, use a larger palette of colors, don't paint in layers and more.    • Color Mixing & Color Theory   This is my playlist of my color mixing and color theory videos.    • The BEST & WEIRDEST Way to Store Leftover ...   Storing leftover paint from a painting is a good way to save money. It creates a nice gray or brown color and here's my favorite way to store it.    • How to Mix Green: A Complete Guide for Art...   This demonstration of how to mix greens includes how to mix light green permanent, sap green and other more natural looking greens. I also demonstrate how to mix turquoise.    • How to Use a Video Projector to Enlarge Dr...   I sometimes use a video projector to enlarge my drawings onto larger canvases. It makes it easier, plus it's great for watching movies!    • 6 Health and Safety Tips Every Painter Sho...   Using an easel will help with ergonomics when you paint, and I talk about some common sense tips for working with paints.    • This Cutting Board Is Half the Price of a ...   This is the palette I use in this video. I also sometimes use in conjunction with a Masertson Palette to keep the paints wet overnight. 🖌️ MY COLOR MIXING COURSE In my course I demonstrate how to mix basic colors and I cover all of the colors and equipment that I use. I start off with simple color mixing exercises using student acrylics. Then I progress to color matching demos where I match the color of celery, apples etc. https://chrisb.thinkific.com/courses/... 🖌️ REFERENCE PHOTO You can download the reference photos for my in-depth tutorials by signing up for my FREE email newsletter. You also can download my acrylic color mixing chart. ➡️ Here's the link where you can sign up https://dashboard.mailerlite.com/form... 🖌️ ACRYLIC COLOR MIXING CHART My color mixing chart includes a number of simple recipes for mixing browns, greens, pink, purple and other colors. Every recipe only uses two colors. It should be tagged under the video or you can visit the store tab on my channel. 🖌 ART SUPPLIES USED IN THIS VIDEO As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. The links that lead to Blick Art Supplies are affiliate links which means that if you make a purchase I earn a commission. Here's my Amazon idea list of many of the supplies that I used in my videos https://www.amazon.com/shop/chrisbrei...