Marco Builtz

8 Acrylic Painting Tips for Beginners Acrylics  are very easy to use, fast-drying and can be used straight from the tube.  Here are a few tips to help you get started painting with acrylics. Tip 1: Do not use oil based primers, if you are painting with acrylic you should use a gesso primer for acrylic. Tip 2: Always keep a glass or container of water next to your painting  where you can place your brushes. This will prevent acrylic paint from hardening in the bristles and ruining your brushes. When using the brushes you could wipe them down with a paper towel or cloth after you have rinsed them. Tip 3: You can use a spry bottle to keep your paint wet for longer. Also if you mist the painting it will not dry up in solid lumps. Remember acrylics dries rapidly. Tip 4: Acrylic paint dries very quickly so you have to work fast. If the paint dries too quickly for your liking you can use some acrylic retarder. Tip 5: If you mix your colours don't us...

This is my dog "Roxy" a french bulldog. I wanted to go away for a few days but she wouldn't let me leave by sitting on my bag. Don't leave me This is my other dog called "lola", she is 11 years old. I raised her from a puppy, she was left behind by her previous owner. The sweetest dog alive.

 Another reform of a bathroom, we used white tiles for the walls and grey for the floor. We have tiled over the existing tiles using a special glue. cost 20,- euro a bag.expensive stuff.  Here we removed the tiles and tiled the whole bathroom again. Notice how the previous tiles where glued to the wall. This is an old method, they glue the tiles with mortar. In older houses you can find this. Because they have used mortar the tiles come loose after a while. At the shower area we have filed in all the holes with mortar to make it smooth and applied a waterproof membrame.

painting "Throw off those bowlines" acryl on canvas painted by Marco Builtz Painting inspired by the quote of Mark Twain: Mark Twain – throw off the bowlines Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines, sail away from the safe harbor, catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore, Dream , Discover.

painting "Ride" acryl on canvas painted by Marco Builtz Nice painting of a bike, ride and ride.  I used white/silver paint to get that chrome look.

painting "Reflection" acryl on canvas painted by Marco Builtz This painting is for sale.

Painting "Storm" acryl on canvas varnished Painted by Marco Builtz