Tag: online art tips
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Tips on Painting Ideas
By Marion Boddy-Evans I think one of the most important things to do is keep receptive to ideas. Open your mind so you visualize compositions. You have to always be thinking about painting. I see something and say how can I paint this? If you only copy from a photo eventually that’s all you will be […]
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What is the Advantage of Using Liquid White for a Wet-on-Wet Underpainting?
From Susan Tschantz Starting a painting with a layer of Liquid White is part of the Bob Ross Wet-on-Wet Technique®. It’s neither better nor worse than any other painting technique, and has its place in art. Myself, I really love the richness you get with a good, well done underpainting, but that takes more time. The point of the medium-covered canvas […]
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Where to Find a Left-Handed Painting Palette
The only company I’ve found that does produce large left- and right-handed palettes is Richeson, in wood and melamine (Buy Direct). Their ‘normal’ melamine palette has a neoprene thumb insert, which means it’s suitable for holding in either hand. If you know a woodworker, or are handy yourself, you could make one fairly easily using a […]
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How Do I Start Painting in Oils?
By Ricardo Guimaraes There are as many ways to paint as there are artists, but here’s a summary of my oil painting method. To begin with, there are two simple rules you should follow. Firstly, you need a surface to paint on that has been prepared specifically for oil paints. You can buy many brands of […]
