MIXING REALISM, IMPRESSIONISM and ABSTRACT! BARN OWL Portrait in ACRYLICS! #acrylicpaintingtutorial

The full length narrated tutorial video is available on my Patreon site at:   / johnsilverart   Also, check out my Youtube MEMBERSHIP details for EXCLUSIVE perks! MIXING REALISM, IMPRESSIONISM and ABSTRACT! - BARN OWL Portrait in ACRYLICS! is a step-by-step narrated acrylic painting tutorial designed for beginners, intermediate, and professional artists who want to combine realistic detail with loose, expressive brushwork. In this engaging wildlife art lesson, you'll learn how to blend realism, impressionism, and abstract techniques to create a striking and atmospheric barn owl portrait. This acrylic painting tutorial covers essential skills including colour mixing, tonal values, layering, feather detail, texture creation, edge control, and confident brushwork. You'll also discover techniques for keeping acrylic paints wet for longer, allowing smoother blending, softer transitions, and more expressive mark-making. Learn how to simplify shapes, loosen tight brushstrokes, and create depth while maintaining strong focal points and realistic detail. Perfect for artists interested in owl painting, bird art, wildlife painting, acrylic painting techniques, impressionist painting, abstract realism, and expressive brushwork. This tutorial will help you improve painting confidence, develop a looser style, and create stunning acrylic wildlife portraits that combine atmosphere, movement, texture, and lifelike realism while maintaining a fresh, painterly approach. Art supplies UK: Link to Acrylic Gel Medium: https://www.awin1.com/cread.php?awinm... Link to Catalyst Silicon painting tool: https://www.awin1.com/cread.php?awinm... Link to Peel off Palette: https://www.awin1.com/cread.php?awinm... Link to 1 inch bristle brush: https://www.awin1.com/cread.php?awinm... Art supplies US: https://www.awin1.com/cread.php?awinm... Art supplies Au: https://www.awin1.com/cread.php?awinm... Art supplies UK: https://www.awin1.com/cread.php?awinm... 🎨 Don’t forget to subscribe for more Oil and Acrylic painting tips, techniques, and tutorials focused on impressionism and expressive mark-making! --------------------------------------------------------------------------- My overall aim in these videos is to share my knowledge of techniques and methods of painting in oil and acrylic paint. These video tutorials are to show that absolutely anyone can paint and are useful to beginners, intermediate and professionals! Other originals are also for sale on my website Here: http://www.johnsilverart.com Outro Music by Dave Sylva Music.