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How to paint grass in acrylic
- Type
- Article
- Level
- Beginner
- Price
- Free
- Published
- 2012
About this lesson
Argues that believable grass depends on a wide range of mixed colours rather than bright tube greens. Walks through a sap-green base wash, mixing browns, purples and near-blacks into the greens, layering short repeated strokes, and darkening the base while keeping tips light, with progress photos.
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