To paint looser, you don’t need to throw out everything you’ve been doing. Instead, it’s abouttweaking the variables—the brush, paint consistency, surface, speed, handling, and pressure. By experimenting with each of these elements, you can find a balance that feels more expressive and...
The video titled “Paint Impressionistic Landscape with Watercolor! Simple Techniques”by Ellen Crimi-Trentdemonstrates how to create impressionistic landscapes using watercolor. The tutorial is suitable for both beginners and skilled painters. Ellen provides easy-to-follow techniques to paint landscapes rem...
Hmmm, I see that there was some layering happening. The last border was put over the earlier one which may be why it was not stripped right back. Whatever your situation, make sure to prepare the wall well before paint. We know that preparation is key to good final outcome when doing a...
There are countless approaches to a living art like drag. In Haarlem, The Netherlands, the Frans Hals Museum currently displays both historic and contemporary examples thereof, in a show titled 'The Art of Drag'. The oldest pieces in the exhibition are paintings of the Dutch festival Hartjesdag...
So if you are using a heavy body acrylic and want to make it go further but don’t want to change its consistency, then you can add ‘Regular Gel’ (either in matte, semi-gloss or gloss) This will increase the volume of your paint without having to use loads of pure pigment. (It...
I like to think human psychology and imagination play a role in understanding what pictures represent. Perhaps it is scalable, for example we use less imagination in understanding realistic photographs than impressionistic paintings. Imagination certainly seems to be present when we look at things like...
Creative photography is something all photographers aspire to produce. But sometimes it isn't so easy. We've all experienced ruts and creative blocks, when we feel like we're going through the motions. If that's where you are right now, fear not. Expert
Wood was an American artist who through his depiction of outdoor scenes combining a bright Fauve palette and a loose, impressionistic style. Wood painted during the early part of the twentieth century. Raised by Quaker parents his accessible, representational paintings showed reassuring American ...
How to paint realistic digital art scenes with speed on iPad and in Photoshop Discover Greg Manchess's art tips for more dynamic paintings Don’t worry about the result when painting, focus on the process! Taking a lot of photos will give you some facts about a place. From this you ...
where we actually use our palettes to mix colors 10:01 but we also use the canvas itself to mix colors. 10:04 That the thing with oil paint. 10:06 Oil paint stays wet so once you have a certain area 10:10 in a color and you mix another color in it, ...