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Tips, Tricks, Thoughts, and inspiration from across the art spectrum.
Toothbrush Spattering
Today I'm going to take my toothbrush and not brush my teeth with it . . . that's right, we're going to do spattering today with a toothbrush. Everyone has...
Toothbrush Spattering
Today I'm going to take my toothbrush and not brush my teeth with it . . . that's right, we're going to do spattering today with a toothbrush. Everyone has...
French Easel Comparison
I want to talk to you just a little bit today about French Easels because there are so many you can choose from. I want to show you the ones...
French Easel Comparison
I want to talk to you just a little bit today about French Easels because there are so many you can choose from. I want to show you the ones...
Artist Tip 2: Aerial Perspective
If you're fairly new to painting, you may not know what the term aerial perspective means, but we'll guarantee you've seen it. It's what makes things look far away. It's...
Artist Tip 2: Aerial Perspective
If you're fairly new to painting, you may not know what the term aerial perspective means, but we'll guarantee you've seen it. It's what makes things look far away. It's...
Artist Tip 3: The Order of Attraction
A successful painting is not simply a well-designed depiction of a pleasant subject any more than a successful novel is a grammatically correct description of an interesting event.
Artist Tip 3: The Order of Attraction
A successful painting is not simply a well-designed depiction of a pleasant subject any more than a successful novel is a grammatically correct description of an interesting event.
Artist Tip 4: Getting Figures Into Shape
The mere mention of getting our figures into shape makes us all a little nervous; we know we should watch our diet and get more exercise. But getting your figure...
Artist Tip 4: Getting Figures Into Shape
The mere mention of getting our figures into shape makes us all a little nervous; we know we should watch our diet and get more exercise. But getting your figure...
Artist Tip 5: This Old Barn
I've painted this old barn many times, each time for a different reason. This time I'll go from photo to sketch and work from the sketch. It's a simple subject,...
Artist Tip 5: This Old Barn
I've painted this old barn many times, each time for a different reason. This time I'll go from photo to sketch and work from the sketch. It's a simple subject,...
Artist Tip 6: Fear and Courage
The process of painting never seems to go easily and rarely is it fun. We start each painting with great optimism, the highest of hopes, even confidence; and then, more...
Artist Tip 6: Fear and Courage
The process of painting never seems to go easily and rarely is it fun. We start each painting with great optimism, the highest of hopes, even confidence; and then, more...
Artist Tip 7: Stretching Canvas Onto A Frame Fr...
Assemble frame by fitting together tongue and groove ends of stretcher strips. Check the squareness of the frame by measuring across the diagonal comers so that both are equal. Attach...
Artist Tip 7: Stretching Canvas Onto A Frame Fr...
Assemble frame by fitting together tongue and groove ends of stretcher strips. Check the squareness of the frame by measuring across the diagonal comers so that both are equal. Attach...
Artist Tip 8: Some Thoughts on Landscape Painti...
If it's rusty, old, bent, or broken and somewhere out in the countryside, do you have an irresistible urge to paint it? Nothing seems to attract a watercolorist more than...
Artist Tip 8: Some Thoughts on Landscape Painti...
If it's rusty, old, bent, or broken and somewhere out in the countryside, do you have an irresistible urge to paint it? Nothing seems to attract a watercolorist more than...
Artist Tip 9: It's All About the Edges
When you are first learning to paint in watercolor, you don't think much about edges. You're mostly concerned with control. You consider the painting a technical triumph when the dark...
Artist Tip 9: It's All About the Edges
When you are first learning to paint in watercolor, you don't think much about edges. You're mostly concerned with control. You consider the painting a technical triumph when the dark...
Artist Tip 10: Sneaky Darks
Whoever told you that you should "always put your darkest darks next to your lightest lights" should have his (or, maybe, her) teaching certificate revoked. It is true that when...
Artist Tip 10: Sneaky Darks
Whoever told you that you should "always put your darkest darks next to your lightest lights" should have his (or, maybe, her) teaching certificate revoked. It is true that when...
Artist Tip 11: Color in Shadows
Most watercolorists seem wonderfully color-oriented when painting the lights in their landscapes. They fill these areas with vibrant and lively color. But when they address the shadow areas, they seem...
Artist Tip 11: Color in Shadows
Most watercolorists seem wonderfully color-oriented when painting the lights in their landscapes. They fill these areas with vibrant and lively color. But when they address the shadow areas, they seem...
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