7 Realism Painting Tips to Help You Create More Realistic Paintings
Let’s say you are painting an apple sitting on a table. If you paint the apple with the mindset that you are painting it to
November 17, 2022
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Easy Watercolor Landscape Painting Tutorial for Beginners
This watercolor landscape painting has hills at the horizon line. Mix blue with some alizarin crimson to create a purple color. Then mix a little
November 10, 2022
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What is Painting Varnish? What to Know About Varnishes Starting out
In this article we will be focusing in on picture varnishes, which are varnishes you can use for the final coat of a painting. It
November 3, 2022
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Types of Oils for Painting and the Best Oils for You
Types of oils for painting There are different categories of oil types that every painter should know about: Drying oils: these are the most common
October 24, 2022
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Landscape Painting Ideas to Help You Stay Inspired
Another way to create depth in your landscape painting is with value and color temperature. Lighter values tend to recede back in space, while darker
October 16, 2022
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How to Begin Your Painting Starting with it’s First 3 Color Values
For the light value yellow I mix some cadmium yellow, lemon yellow, white and provence violet bluish (light purple) together. The light purple helps to
October 9, 2022
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How to Mix Blue Gray Paint Colors for Your Painting
Gray blue paint colors can add a great amount of interest to a painting, precisely because they are neither fully blue or fully gray. They
October 2, 2022
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How to Draw Hands (Beginner + Advanced) Hand Drawing Tips
The intrinsic muscles are those that are found within the hand itself and attach to the bones of the hand. Fortunately for the artist these
September 21, 2022
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Fall Painting Ideas and How to Paint with Fall Colors
The fall season is replete with painting ideas and inspiration. Leaves change color and the deep warm autumnal colors make their appearance all around us.
September 15, 2022
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