No matter if you are an experienced painter or just starting out, an art easel is an essential part of the painting experience that will help you take your creations to the next level. They are used to hold paper or a canvas while you paint or draw and can be used to position your ...
Stand in a place for all to see clearly. Use a large easel, chart paper, or overhead projector to draw on if available. Kids sit at tables with their supplies. Take things slow and draw each step as you give verbal instructions. Alternatively, children can follow a set of visual step...
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 ...
If you’re not used to painting on canvas, it can take some time to get used to the way the surface reacts to certain brushstrokes. Most canvases for painting are stretched over a wooden frame, which also makes them easier to mount when finished. Regardless of whether you start with a...
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...
Setting your artwork on an easel will also distort its shape. Get the light as even as possible across the canvas. Frame paintings and 2D work symmetrically and focus on the center of the picture Experiment with your shutter speed (different exposure times will create images with a range of ...
“hows” of painting, color theory, techniques, exercises, clean-up, etc. However, I did include some resources on where you can find that information. I would love to offer some courses and lessons, but I’m still in the early phases of my art journey and want to have a little more...
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 ...
Use a large easel, chart paper, or overhead projector to draw on if available. Kids sit at tables with their supplies. Take things slow and draw each step as you give verbal instructions. Alternatively, children can follow a set of visual step-by-step directions. Give kids plenty of time...
So, embrace the challenge, learn, and soon you'll be mixing just the right tints, tones, and shades. And, if you don’t want to waste the paint by throwing it away, use it with some white to do a monochrome painting or value exercise. Value is another term for tone, which refers...