Mediums

Acrylic paint

Chromacolour is my prefered acrylic paint as I like the soft, velvety finish it gives to my paintings. It is highly opaque and dries to a matt finish. My Chromacolour portraits are, in fact, very similar to gouache in appearance, the major advantage being that acrylics are permanent and waterproof when dry. The colours are lightfast.

My hand painted acrylic portraits are very popular and take many hours to complete as the detail is created by placing layer upon layer of varying colours, using fine brushes, to create an intensely realistic study.

Acrylic portraits can be painted on coloured mountboard or watercolour board, canvas or gessoed panels, depending on the type of portrait being produced.

The mountboard I use is produced by Arqadia (formerly Arquati) and is an excellent choice for Chromacolour. The high quality watercolour board is 450 gms, and is mould-made in Germany from 100% cotton rag using traditional methods.