How to paint a bokeh background in Acrylics - Lachri

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  • Опубликовано: 10 сен 2024
  • Have you ever wanted to create a bokeh background for your art but you don't have an airbrush? I'm going to show you how you can get a very similar look by glazing and blending your paint! I will also show you how I painted a little bird for this painting too!
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Комментарии • 221

  • @coviedogs
    @coviedogs Год назад +14

    I'm self taught acrylic artist. I just want to tell you, never fail, no matter who else I watch, I always come back to you! Thanks Lachri!

    • @Lachri
      @Lachri  Год назад +3

      Aww that's so awesome to hear! Thank you!!

  • @WildPortraitArtist
    @WildPortraitArtist 6 лет назад +79

    This is invaluable info! Also worth mentioning, if you find that your paint is drying mega quickly before you can blend, especially in the summer heat (which was the nightmare I was having to endure recently lol), slow drying mediums are very useful rather than thinning with water! You only need about 10-20% of it to 80-90% of paint and it extends the dry times just enough that you can get a layer down and blend it.

    • @WoodysAR
      @WoodysAR 3 года назад +5

      I found a wonderful slow drying medium from Winsor & Newton, it comes out as a gooey gel instead of most which are very liquid. It really made my average Decoart Americana colors, feel like working true oils. It is so nice to get time back while painting, blending is the theraputic part for me!

    • @anitamichaelsen
      @anitamichaelsen 2 года назад

      @@WoodysAR which product was you using? This project was a hot mess for me because it dried to fast. Thanks

  • @carolschultz1058
    @carolschultz1058 6 лет назад +11

    You make it look SO easy! This technique is just what I've been looking for! Thanks so much for the tutorial! Beautiful painting! Love your work!

  • @hpcmagik
    @hpcmagik 6 лет назад +6

    The painting is ABSOLUTELY MAGICAL!

  • @christinamoreno9117
    @christinamoreno9117 5 лет назад +3

    I NEVER, EVER leave comments...but I just HAD to let you know that you are so talented! And you are such a great teacher. Way to go, GIRL!!!

  • @gailfeher4394
    @gailfeher4394 3 года назад +2

    This is my first try. I'm happy with progress! Can't wait to do it again!.

  • @laurahensel9086
    @laurahensel9086 4 месяца назад

    This is such a great tutorial, thank you! I love that you shared when something didn't work for you, makes me feel better about my own mistakes 🙂

  • @Sarah-iz6zx
    @Sarah-iz6zx 4 года назад +2

    This deserves so much more likes and love😱💕🙇‍♀️☁️

  • @emisode
    @emisode 3 года назад

    Love your way of instructing, facts and instructiond, without lots of smalltalk that takes time! Some people´s instructions you have to scroll to skip! Thanks for your sharing techs

  • @geoffreymayes175
    @geoffreymayes175 3 года назад +1

    Not only an amazing artist but a beautiful art of teaching Thank you

  • @terrypaulsen7061
    @terrypaulsen7061 8 месяцев назад

    Thank you so much. Your words encouraged me about screw ups and that it’s okay. I usually use watercolors so this is a whole new learning process. I love your work. Beautiful.

  • @preethas7710
    @preethas7710 7 месяцев назад +1

    One of the best teachings

  • @bastian6173
    @bastian6173 2 года назад

    Just keep painting until it looks good again. I just realized that this is basically my motto for most of my painting!
    Thanks for the tutorial!

  • @mariannekeller7504
    @mariannekeller7504 6 лет назад +1

    Love this whole technique!! Thank you, Lisa, and thank you to those who identified the name of the bird!!

  • @jessegirlb
    @jessegirlb 2 года назад

    Thank you for discussing the distinction between blending wet into dry vs wet into wet. That's so helpful!

  • @ArtOfRavenD
    @ArtOfRavenD 6 лет назад +3

    I like doing outlines on scratch paper as well. I've been doing it for almost 10 years now when I began using more pricey papers like Strathmore 500 series papers (I wasted 1 due to a composition fail.... therefore, I draw and transfer the outline to the good paper). It is all totally worth it. I also adore watching this painting come to life, and such a cute birdy too.

  • @maryclark2617
    @maryclark2617 6 лет назад +6

    Thank you so much! I had been wanting to do this but had no clue. Very helpful video. I have learned so much from watching your videos.

    • @Lachri
      @Lachri  6 лет назад

      I'm so glad to hear that! :D

  • @vdubnotch4810
    @vdubnotch4810 2 года назад

    Before I found this vid I did it background. I painted the subject first. I didn't know what I was going to do with background. It'll be tough, first painting. Thank you for the vid, great info and advice, helps a lot.

  • @marissamate
    @marissamate 4 года назад

    Idk if you intentionally mess up.. but I love it, because we're obviously going to mess up and you're there to help us fix it 😊

  • @DD-d6d3
    @DD-d6d3 6 лет назад +1

    Your work is amazeballs! Your students are really lucky to have you.

  • @milenalanka6509
    @milenalanka6509 8 месяцев назад +1

    Good to know about mixing white.

  • @david_davidson
    @david_davidson 8 месяцев назад

    Boy, this is an immense help.
    I've been doing pen, ink pencil & graphite art since I could pick up & gain basic control of a pencil & pen, but in four decades (or more 🙄) my only experience with paint was limited to water color, oil for linoleum print work & acrylic for walls (gotta pay those bills) in the conventional non artistic sense.
    My mom has been trying to get me to paint since she took it up some two decades ago & in all honesty, I've just been scared to try it.
    Not of making mistakes you cant erase, but the mess & aggravation of things that were not anticipated, or known.
    This vid is way better than the one I had planned fo follow.👍
    The other artist claimed he would show both ways to paint the bubbles (bristle brush & air brush), but he ended up showing it done mainly with the air brush & with none of the tips, or warnings you offer.
    I did think I could get done in a night, but its ok. Finding this vid really soothes that part of me that worries about what we dont know.
    Thank you very much & have a very happy holiday & new years. 🎁🦌⛄🍾🎉🥳

  • @marilynfox6838
    @marilynfox6838 3 года назад

    This is THE best tutorial I've ever seen! Thank You so much for this! xx

  • @AppelmoesArtandPhotography
    @AppelmoesArtandPhotography Год назад

    I painted a bird like that today. It’s the first acrylic painting I did (not including elementary school paintings). It’s nice to see that every acrylic painter has it’s own approach. I am very precise, so I was afraid to go into painting. I need to loosen up a bit. I like how your bird turned out.

    • @Lachri
      @Lachri  Год назад

      Thank you! And I'm happy to hear you're painting! That's awesome!

  • @pournamipoumi5427
    @pournamipoumi5427 3 года назад +1

    Thank you so much. I will try this today 🥰👍

  • @jstork26
    @jstork26 2 года назад

    Thank you for doing this tutorial! I couldn't figure out how to paint a blurred background. I'll practice this method. Plus the bokeh was an added bonus.

  • @del7920
    @del7920 4 года назад +10

    Hey guys I got a tip.
    If you can’t afford the mop brush like me, what you can do is use makeup brushes instead! 💗

    • @carolineattaway4388
      @carolineattaway4388 3 года назад +1

      I've used Walmart make up brush. Very inexpensive

    • @WoodysAR
      @WoodysAR 3 года назад +1

      I have 4 older Sisters, so that's what I thought it was! ;~)

    • @bethany5282
      @bethany5282 3 года назад

      Do you rinse it constantly because mine gets all dry so quickly and then the blending gets streaky!

  • @JonahTheWeeb
    @JonahTheWeeb Год назад

    I wish I knew and watched this tutorial when I had to do my final grade portrait painting in college 😅
    I love the way you teach!

  • @vickie6228
    @vickie6228 5 лет назад

    I thoroughly enjoyed this. I'm very new with acrylics and every bit of info I can get from a professional artist is priceless. I love birds, and as this cutie came more and more to life, I was awwww-ing all the way. Great start to my day, Lisa.

  • @LowahHu
    @LowahHu 5 лет назад +1

    You are the best, watching RUclips to see bokeh effect , so wonderful, thanks!

  • @Clearwater098
    @Clearwater098 3 года назад

    It seems very complicated to me. But I suppose actually doing it, practicing, well... makes perfect! I admire you so much! You are a great artist!

  • @alissandra_green_offical2047
    @alissandra_green_offical2047 3 года назад

    It’s like a fantasy background :) very Disney like it’s pretty

  • @coviedogs
    @coviedogs 3 года назад

    Make my portait painting quality with this video! Love it!

  • @saileshramcharan3445
    @saileshramcharan3445 2 года назад

    You're an awesome artist! Respect from South Africa

  • @pokeballqueen8171
    @pokeballqueen8171 6 лет назад

    WITHOUT an airbrush!!Woah thats incredible !!! It looks really great!!:) Thank you for posting :D

  • @sandraswoboda3336
    @sandraswoboda3336 4 года назад

    Wonderful video on how to make a broken/mottled background. This really helped me complete a background for a portrait painting I was working on in oil. The background turned out amazingly realistic showing the person outdoors amongst the greenery and sunlight. I plan to watch her other videos for tips even though I paint in oil. Lachri is a wonderful artist!

  • @parvaiznaseem8831
    @parvaiznaseem8831 5 лет назад +3

    Great demonstration of painting the Background. I was just planning to paint an Eagle with a Green Background. Very timely!

  • @jesilynmorgan4169
    @jesilynmorgan4169 Год назад

    I love your videos I learn and I love how funny you are

  • @sashayoussef6001
    @sashayoussef6001 5 лет назад

    Thank you sooooo much! I’ve been trying to paint something for my exhibition but I never new how to paint, because I was working with a partner we had chosen the category art. She wanted us to paint so I came to this video

  • @markoartist5273
    @markoartist5273 5 лет назад

    Your class is tremendously educational!
    Gracias!

  • @beccogiallo
    @beccogiallo Год назад

    Thank you for this very useful video.

  • @animeshmaity7121
    @animeshmaity7121 4 года назад

    Worth the time and will help improve my skills

  • @ladyt8472
    @ladyt8472 Год назад

    Thank you for the lesson 🙂

  • @marcylipare2184
    @marcylipare2184 3 года назад +1

    This was a great class. I love this look of the background.

  • @sengebasar8080
    @sengebasar8080 11 месяцев назад

    Brilliant...
    Wid luv ❤️ from INDIA 🇮🇳

    • @Lachri
      @Lachri  11 месяцев назад

      Thank you :)

  • @catherinescudder3094
    @catherinescudder3094 4 года назад

    I'm going to try this technique tonight. You make it look so easy. Can't wait to try it. Love watching your videos.

  • @veronicabelly9497
    @veronicabelly9497 4 года назад +1

    Hi🙋,WON DER FUL!!!!!no more words.....👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏from Rome🥇

  • @Over.driver
    @Over.driver 3 года назад +1

    Thank you soo soo much!im currently working on a big painting :)🥰

  • @PaintWithNisha
    @PaintWithNisha 6 лет назад +2

    Wow....I have never tried a bokeh background before 😃. This looks so cool 😃. I will also try this in my videos 😃

  • @ellenabridgelal239
    @ellenabridgelal239 2 года назад

    Thanks this video was helpful to me. 🤩

  • @bernettewest4920
    @bernettewest4920 5 лет назад

    You're a fantastic teacher, thank you for all your hard work!

  • @kim96533
    @kim96533 2 года назад

    😳 holly moly first
    Absolutely beautiful you are so talented
    And I can’t believe how fast you can talk lol great work ty so much for sharing

  • @pmb5005
    @pmb5005 5 лет назад +5

    Great demo! Question: Does the mop brush become sticky (for lack of another word) when you repeatedly go over the circles making it hard to remove to smooth the paint? If yes, what do you do because you want a dry brush, right? I tried this a while back and seemed to struggle with the brush picking up too much paint, if that makes sense. Thanks!

  • @naturelovermahua6961
    @naturelovermahua6961 3 года назад

    Very useful information. Thanks for sharing

  • @stpsdoan
    @stpsdoan 5 лет назад

    Thank you! I now feel it is possible for me to paint a lovely background. Your instruction is so clear and detailed!

  • @bettychilldres9860
    @bettychilldres9860 Год назад

    I would have to use a pencil or ink pen just so I could see where I might have missed by tracing it.
    BUT... I normally just draw out my subject free hand.
    There's a very simply way to do this...
    Measure the width & the length of your subject from the reference photo... MULTIPLY each of those numbers TIMES how ever large you want it to be upon your canvas.
    THEN... I use a method called "free association" to fill in my subject within my already measured perimeters... that works fairly accurate for me... sense my drawing skills have always been fairly acceptable.
    I've never really studied the color wheel and just HOW to mix & apply shades, tones, hues, etc.
    Lisa, by seriously listening to your good sound advice, I'm actually NOW learning HOW to apply PAINT to my drawings... ha... at my old age... ha ha!! 🤣😁😂

  • @kathbiddle-dutton7069
    @kathbiddle-dutton7069 4 года назад

    Perfect .. thanks needed a blurred background 👍. Lovely

  • @ambersimpson9175
    @ambersimpson9175 4 года назад

    Thank u learn alot about blurring the back ground anf feather texture

  • @cathybradshaw6008
    @cathybradshaw6008 6 лет назад

    Wow thank you so much for doing this is acrylics! You inspire me to keep painting. Thank you

  • @ebonyknight3948
    @ebonyknight3948 6 лет назад +2

    Shoulda gone with the Latin name. Great instructional video thanks. Now I need to find how to do bokeh in watercolour since I don't paint with acrylic (yet!)

  • @MissEmmaLouie
    @MissEmmaLouie 4 года назад

    Thank you so much for all the info, enjoyed your continued instructions throughout the video.

  • @missytamik9209
    @missytamik9209 6 лет назад

    I really enjoyed learning your bokeh technique, will definitely try! Really like this painting. Thanks!

  • @angelaviolet
    @angelaviolet 5 лет назад

    Thanks Lisa, great advice/tuition, I followed your advice and the background is achieving the lovely depth that I wanted.

  • @Armandjoyskyler
    @Armandjoyskyler 5 лет назад

    Great step by step tutorial. Beautiful painting, thank you so much.

  • @SaraMakesArt
    @SaraMakesArt 6 лет назад

    On the topic of painting a background before a subject, at times I've painted a whole detailed background in black and white, painted color over it, then painted my subject, starting in black and white, and finally painted color over that, all too avoid having to paint around my subject.

  • @artisticedge3659
    @artisticedge3659 3 года назад

    Very helpful thank you . 😊

  • @rxverb6537
    @rxverb6537 4 года назад

    Your my favorite artist!

  • @poornimaalexander4971
    @poornimaalexander4971 Год назад

    It’s amazing! Loved watching every bit of it 🎉❤

    • @Lachri
      @Lachri  Год назад +1

      Thank you so much!

  • @patsyivers0412
    @patsyivers0412 4 года назад

    Love it

  • @DarkisArt
    @DarkisArt 6 лет назад +1

    It came out beautiful. I love it! 😍

  • @danapeccio-butler7389
    @danapeccio-butler7389 3 года назад

    Wow! Just ran across this video. Love your work. Will be following.

  • @raminmoheb6504
    @raminmoheb6504 5 лет назад +2

    Will colored pencil give similar results? If so, I would love to see a video of you doing it. Great video as always. Keep up the great work.

  • @dreamalamb4259
    @dreamalamb4259 11 месяцев назад

    Beautiful background. ❤

    • @Lachri
      @Lachri  11 месяцев назад

      Thank you! 😊

  • @Vishakha79
    @Vishakha79 3 года назад

    Ma'am, are we going 2 use the same procedure when v hv 2 blur the area in tiniest area with multiple colors?

  • @Babs9285
    @Babs9285 5 лет назад

    Such a great lesson on this technique, thank you so much! Love your videos!

  • @sandrax4088
    @sandrax4088 6 лет назад +1

    I’ve been waiting for this tutorial! Thank you so much 🙏😊 I just did the background of your painting of dolphins with sunset ribbon, it was a challenge, but I liked the technique 👍🏼

  • @melissasammy6702
    @melissasammy6702 3 года назад

    Very helpful; love the technique!

  • @anjalibharadwaj5450
    @anjalibharadwaj5450 4 года назад

    WOW!!
    Its ammazzingg tutorial.i ll definitely going to try this today.
    Keep making more videos on different blurry concepts.

  • @cragraven8949
    @cragraven8949 3 года назад

    Does the blush brush get ruined? I mean it's a dry brush technique so presumably the acrylic dries on the brush as you use it? Or do you have several of these and wash the ones that are in danger of drying too fast before the paint sticks? I tend to smudge this kind of effect with my fingers, I've never found a brush as effective as my fingers for this kind of effect. It's incredibly messy though... :D

  • @bethc503
    @bethc503 6 лет назад

    Thank you for your video. I love this painting. I can’t wait to try the background.

  • @TheKaramel4eto
    @TheKaramel4eto 3 года назад

    Awesome! Thank you for this tutorial ❤

  • @ijlal1250
    @ijlal1250 3 года назад

    it's really amazing

  • @valentinacucchiani7365
    @valentinacucchiani7365 3 года назад

    Hi! Would you tell me what kind of white you used instead of titanium white? I speak spanish and sometimes it is difficult for me to follow what you are saying! :) Thank you

  • @SARYN1964
    @SARYN1964 3 года назад

    Thx, beautiful👍

  • @withgoddess8029
    @withgoddess8029 4 года назад

    So exceptionable
    Absolutely beautiful. Romantic

  • @sam_766
    @sam_766 3 года назад

    This was incredibly helpful!!!!!!!!!!! Thankyou for the tutortial :)

  • @kingamvs6358
    @kingamvs6358 3 года назад

    Could this work with lets say a person running at you? and did this technique to the buildings?

  • @abigailgonzalez74
    @abigailgonzalez74 6 лет назад

    Beautiful 😍👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼 Birds are awesome Love your videos!

  • @WildPortraitArtist
    @WildPortraitArtist 6 лет назад +22

    Laughed so hard at the outtro LOL these birds have weird names 😂

    • @Lachri
      @Lachri  6 лет назад +2

      LOL They really do! I have some black throated grey warbles that visit my balcony...they are more brown than grey. Terrible name lol.

    • @cragraven8949
      @cragraven8949 3 года назад

      The old name for them is blue titmouse, and it got shortened. Thinking about it, I'm not sure if that's better or worse. :D

  • @jem1195
    @jem1195 6 лет назад

    Thank you so much for making this video ! I've been trying to find a tutorial on making blurred back round but I couldn't find one 😍 this Is amazing

  • @danceduniya3555
    @danceduniya3555 4 года назад

    Wow 👌

  • @LIBERTYVIEWS
    @LIBERTYVIEWS Год назад

    Could you mix an effective transparent white [or other colors] from titanium white mixed with acrylic medium?

  • @eyeTHC
    @eyeTHC 3 года назад

    I learned more about basic painting where I’ve made mistakes countless times more in this video than any other tutorial and it’s somewhat advanced lol

  • @heiditam7093
    @heiditam7093 3 года назад

    Thank you so much

  • @preethas7710
    @preethas7710 2 года назад

    Wow

  • @toshabeans
    @toshabeans 6 лет назад +2

    oh my gosh, you read my mind! I wished just the other day that you would do such a tutorial :) Thank you so much for sharing all of your amazing expertise.

    • @Lachri
      @Lachri  6 лет назад

      Glad you liked it :D

  • @nataliebrown1647
    @nataliebrown1647 5 лет назад

    Thanks a heap for this vid. I've been flip-flopping iver my canvas for a while now (it's a rough one that's smooth now from colour swaps). Now I know how to achieve the look I 'see' for it. Cheers!

  • @kimmyrolfe486
    @kimmyrolfe486 2 года назад

    Thank you.

  • @ivanavalova2052
    @ivanavalova2052 5 лет назад

    I love your work.....

  • @crisc7278
    @crisc7278 6 лет назад

    I love you for this and all you do! Thanks so much!