The location you choose to make your easel painting in will help determine what kind of artist easel you should choose. Check out the following examples of what easels are best suited where! Adventurers Painting Outdoors Painting 'plein air' is a wonderful way to let nature inspire your art,...
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The How to Pastel Blog is a TOP resource for soft pastel artists looking to improve their pastel paintings through knowledge of the medium, attention to detail, and practice...lots of practice!
Or maybe you thought it was a good idea to wrap your newly varnished painting with bubble wrap just before the deadline of an exhibition, only to find out at the private view the bubble wrap had left hundreds of tiny circle imprints on the surface of the painting….mmm..surely no one ...
gradually working on the detail. Some artists work in layers and others workalla prima(all at once) to complete their painting in a single session. Artists often do studies (small versions) or multiple sketches for a painting. There is no right or wrong approach; ultimately you must find wh...
Most artists reach for acrylic paint to make drip effects, but it is possible to make oil paint run. As long as you're working with oil paint while it's still wet, you can spray, brush, or pour solvent onto the painting to get your desired...
I want to say that not being able to make a straight line is, as far as I’m concerned, a good thing – straight lines remind me of mathematics! Thank you for sharing your feelings and hope you will continue to express them. I see that you joined the Facebook group – I know you...
Working from photos, however, allows for a bit more reflection, with a different element of creativity and fun added to the process. Although this scene was sunny, there was a strong wind that would have blown over my easel, so instead I walked all around the scene, snapping it from ...
Daisy's class had a painting lesson with Ben's class. The teacher told them how to make different colors. 'There are three primary colors,' she said. 'Who knows what they are?' All the children put up their hands. Everyone knew the primary colors: red, blue and yellow....
Using a tripod will make the job a lot easier, but with a steady hand and careful eye you can still take close to perfectly framed images. For best results, the artwork should be flat on the ground, with the camera held above it at exactly at a 90-degree angle to the ground. Make...