What's on in April 2026

Hi everyone, 

I hope you are well.

Welcome to April's content schedule! Here's a sneak peek of what you can look forward to this month:

1. Main tutorial - Full Flamingo Portrait for Beginners: Acrylic Paint  -  Available April 1 (today) 

In this tutorial, I will show you how I paint a realistic flamingo portrait using my seven-layer acrylic approach. I’ll guide you through my colour selection and how I use oranges, pinks, and an unexpected base tone to create vibrancy and depth. I’ll demonstrate how I build soft feather transitions, particularly in the white feathers, and how I use contrast, light, and shadow to create realism without relying on excessive detail. I’ll also show you how subtle background colour and controlled layering help unify the portrait and bring the subject to life.

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2. Fundamental Tutorial - Realistic Snow - Acrylic Paint -  Friday, April 17

This month I am going to share a foundational acrylic painting exercise, where I’ll show you how to paint realistic snow using a layered dark-to-light process. I will be creating simple compact flat snow broken up by the trail of an animal, resulting in clups of brilliant snow. 

We will focus on working warm bright light with the cool blue tones of the snow in a simple, easy to follow process. 

3. Live Demo: How to Paint a Great White Shark - Join me while I paint a shark: Thursday, April 24,  10 am (ACDT)

If you have any questions or requests, please feel free to email me.

Kind regards

Carla Grace