Blend Color & Paint Like a Pro Artist

Blend color and paint like a pro artist with our newest sip and paint video tip.

Ready to sip, paint and blend colors? Blending colors can be downright therapeutic! In this edition of our painting technique series, we’ll walk you step by step to blending colors. Use these tips to create the perfect sky, sunset or sunrise! In less than a minute, you'll be blending color with perfection at your next paint and sip party.

Ready? Don’t miss #3! Here are the step by step instructions:

Step 1: Find your canvas and a flat tip paint brush.
Step 2: Place paint colors of choice on a palette (a paper plate will do just fine), including white. Step 3: Most important... DO NOT forget to ‘wine’ while you paint! Pour yourself a glass.
Step 4: Start with a layer of white paint. Dab the end of your flat tip paint brush into the white paint and use sweeping brush strokes back and forth to cover the width of a canvas section.
Step 5: Add sweeping strokes of color. Dip the tip of your paint brush into a color and paint side to side strokes over an area of white without stopping in the middle.
Step 6: Add more color! Grab a tiny bit of another paint color on the tip of your brush and paint side to side.
Step 7: Keep a buffer of white to help with blending. More white leads to softer transitions.
Step 8: Take a step back and admire your blended colors. .
Step 9: You’re almost a pro! Sip your wine and smile.

You've mastered blending colors for your next wine and paint party!

Ready to paint your next masterpiece? Let’s find a paint night and put this technique to work. Did you catch our tutorial on painting perfect circles? Just click below. Cheers!

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