3.The paint can feel chalky. If you paint over the whole canvas with White acrylic, it will feel chalky when you paint over it. 4.You lose the glow of the ground. When you paint Yellow Ochre onto a white canvas (See:How a prepared canvas can drastically improve your painting) the tr...
Pro tip:you can experiment with a pure white ground to create an underlying glow to the skin.The Pre-Raphalite painterswere fond of this method. Traditionally, the white ground has been used to illuminate the transparent layers of oil colour. Acrylic or oil for the ground? I have used ac...
Set your camera to a large aperture like f/4 for a blurred background that makes your face stand out. Keep the shutter speed fast and ISO low for sharp, noise-free results. Find a simple location with good natural light, like a shaded area outdoors or a well-lit room with a white w...
Using paint to create voluptuous forms can be a fun presentation method for students, as it allows them to ‘make art’ from the very first sketchbook page. A fast drying acrylic or water color paint is ideal. This approach is most appropriate when the forms and colors can be connected wi...
This is why you need a little overlap with each scan! If you look closely the bottom right of the artwork, it is slightly blurred. Which means the artworks have not been stitched correctly. It is good practice to zoom in on the image to ensure that there is no blur or what looks li...
My setup is to the left. In the background is the main work area, where each cover is placed and photographed. I’m very fortunate to have a large window over the bookcase that faces due west. There is also a bank of windows to the right, so I usually shoot covers mid morning when...
A roll of polyester film (or a similar material) that has been smoothed with an acrylic coating is run through the machine. Under intense heat and pressure, the shim presses the holographic image onto the film, to a depth of 25 millionths of a millimeter. The embossed film is rewound ...
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