Let’s talk about the business of making art. Painting is one thing and making a career out of it is another. It’s unfortunate that many people who create haven’t learned how to market their work. Unlike creativity, marketing isn’t something …
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Let’s get back to the roots of these little forays into the wide and wacky world of art. Since this site is called Art-Paints, today we’ll talk about paint. More specifically, we’ll take a look at one particular brand of …
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For many artists, tracing is a regular part of their creative day. Cartoonists need to trace images for continuity. Maybe you do you preliminary sketches on layout paper. Now you need to get the design on your painting surface. Perhaps …
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Every painter needs a palette – or twelve – and the John Pike Watercolor Palette is one of the nicest, sturdiest covered palettes you can buy. Most of us have used loads of flat surfaces for palettes – from Styrofoam …
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As promised, this entry looks at the wonderful world of watercolor. If you’ve dabbled with painting, you may have used pan watercolors as a child or used tube watercolors in an art class. However, there’s another kid on the block …
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Whether you’re working with oils or acrylics, you’re probably familiar with gesso. If you’re a watercolorist, just be patient and wait until next time – we’ll talk about something especially for you! For those of you just starting out on …
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Oil pastel will always be overshadowed as an artistic medium. Oils, acrylics and watercolor are the top contenders, with soft pastels taking the fourth position of popularity. Even less popular, but arguably a more robust medium, oil pastels are in …
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Since most of us do pretty much all of our writing tasks on a keyboard, cursive writing is floundering as an everyday skill. I can barely write legibly, and I can see it happening to many of my contemporaries as …
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Most of us don’t have the luxury of an artist’s studio for paint flinging. Nothing romantic like a garret in a shabby-but-quaint burgeoning art district or a loft shared with talented, struggling fellow artists. No, we’re often confined to the …
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This paintbrush set may not be every brush you’ll ever need, but if you’re like most artists, you’re always on the lookout for something new. Whether you’re an acrylic artist, paint in watercolor or create with oil, this set adds …
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With so many types of painting supplies, it’s hard to know which medium you’re going to like when you’re a beginner. Purchasing everything one needs to paint in any medium can be an expensive and confusing undertaking. Then, there’s the …
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The Cleveland Museum of Art, in association with the Royal Academy of Arts in London, is staging an exhibit entitled “Painting The Modern Garden: Monet To Matisse.” As I read from the CMA website and looked at the paintings they …
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Well, the school year’s beginning and parents around the globe are breathing a collective sigh of relief. As much as you love your little darlings, it’s great to have them safely off for the day so you can get back …
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I was in a waiting room the other day, doing what everyone does – wait. With an absence of available reading material, I got up to give the prints decorating the walls a closer look. I’ve sat in this particular …
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If you’re intent on building your hobby into a moneymaking endeavor, you need to learn the ins and outs of the art business. Being an artist entrepreneur takes more than just creativity. It takes knowledge to earn your living making …
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Every art teacher is going to ask you to create a still life. It sounds so simple, but there’s a lot that goes into creating a dynamic still life that grabs the viewer’s attention and urges him or her to …
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If you’re like most folks, you don’t have very good lettering skills. Your penmanship may look like you’re writing on the deck of a rocking boat or that the third grader down the block has you beat on legibility. Adding …
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