You’ve been taking classes, poring over how-to books and painting your way through seemingly endless canvases or stacks of watercolor paper. Your work has moved from a beginner’s hesitant, washed out attempts to compositions with bold colors, plenty of contrast …
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Maybe you’ve been hearing glowing reviews on a line of paints. The buttery texture glides effortlessly onto the canvas, and every color is as vivid as an emperor’s jewels. However, oil paints can be rather costly, and the expense to …
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We’ve scoured the Internet and have accumulated a great collection of art apps for your iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad. These applications vary from tools to help you create art, reference material to learn more about your favorite artist and …
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Making serendipitous surprises as they paint, watercolorists allow their paint to flow across the paper in half-controlled, spontaneous bursts of inspiration. However, there are times when a painter wants to discipline his medium. Highlights in a subject’s iris, the sun’s …
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Artists are often storytellers. They paint a scene that expresses a time or place, people or a group of objects that suggests a particular response from the viewer. Why not tempt your audience with a painting that stays with them …
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If you’re looking for art supplies for your little ones, there is plenty of variety available for even the tiniest Tintoretto. Get your children started with art supplies created especially for them. Kid’s art supplies should be safe and Mom-friendly. …
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Have you ever had an idea for a painting that just couldn’t be confined? No matter how you struggle, it just won’t stay within the boundaries of your largest canvas. Preliminary drawings stretch out side by side as your concept …
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If you’ve decided that it’s time for a still life, don’t just grab the first shiny bauble that comes along. Nor should you wander around the garden, flower market or meadow trail snatching whatever brightly colored posy falls within your …
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Every painter needs a variety of brushes, but they don’t necessarily need them all to be top-of-the-line. Plein air painting sessions, arts and crafts projects with the kids and demonstrations at craft shows are all situations that don’t require your …
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What is the difference between art and craft? There is an invisible line between the two and there is a great deal of overlapping. In the early 19th century, a method of painting was developed that gave unskilled craftsmen the …
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A family owned and operated business, Royal & Langnickel has produced art supplies and accessories for decades. They produce a variety of products, but the Royal & Langnickel name is most commonly linked to their line of brushes. With a …
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The son of a poor tinsmith, Henri Rousseau was born in the Loire Valley of France in 1844. His early life had none of the romance and education of an artist. In 1868, after spending four years in the military, …
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Want to do something fun and unusual with your art? Get involved with the Artist Trading Card movement. This group began as a means to promote artwork. Originally, artists traded cards face to face at swap meets, and later sent …
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You can’t play a musical instrument unless you learn to read music. You can’t learn how to cook until you can read a recipe. An artist can’t paint until he learns to mix colors. Sure, you can fling paint about. …
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With summer upon us, many artists are beguiled by the verdant vistas of forest and field, gardens of flowers and limbs hanging low with fruit and leaves. Painting this lush extravagance of nature’s beauty seems a perfect way to idle …
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Isn’t that just the most irritating thing? You’ve created a perfectly lovely composition, used some great techniques and have assembled a palette of rich and appealing colors. Standing back to admire your work, you are surprised to see dull, lifeless …
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If you’ve always wanted to paint but don’t have access to a class, you may want to consider this beginner’s book on painting. Claire Garcia has put together a book that includes all the basics to get started with painting, …
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