As I was trying to teach my 5 year old grand daughter to paint I realized what a tremendous challenge it is sometimes to be able to convey a thought or instruction to someone else, especially if that someone else is 5. This picture was just thrown in for the fun of it. First I paint mostly in acrylic. I love this medium because of it's fast drying time and easy cleanup. I have found a few things which make painting easier, some of which I have learned from other artist along the way. As with any thing in our lives we learn from doing. I have been painting daily for almost a year. As I look back to past paintings I can tell the progression of my success. I felt that to post these few tips may just be helpful to those out there who are looking to improve. I know that I have certainly searched the Internet and other resources for all of the information I could glean . So enough rambling here is a small list of valuable things I have learned. 1. Never give up 2. Search Artist sites,