All About Edges in Art and Painting and How to Use Them
After looking at the bread and bottle edge, your eye then proceeds to go to the next sharpest area of the painting, until reaching the
February 24, 2023
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How to Paint a Rose Step by Step Tutorial
Now, in this stage of learning how to paint a rose, it is time for your first spot of color! I decided to start at
February 21, 2023
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What Colors Make Red & How to Make Shades of Red [Color Mixing Guide]
Red is a primary color, so you cannot mix your own pure red color. However, you can create (by mixing) a variety of different shades
February 19, 2023
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Mixing Skin Tones: How to Mix Different Skin Tone Colors
Contents of this ArticleMixing WARM (mid-value) skin tones Mixing skin tones requires great subtletySmall amounts of colors to create subtle changesMixing highlight skin tone colorsCool
February 15, 2023
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Painting Skin Tones and the Importance of Color Temperature
I encourage you to study other old master portrait paintings and how color temperature is distributed in the highlight, halftones, reflected light etc. You will
February 11, 2023
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How to Make the Color Green – Shades of Green Color Mixing Guide
This green color mixing guide, will show you how to make green in detail. Along with what colors make green when mixed. So that you will know exactly how to make the color green that you want to create. Without any further ado, let’s get into what colors make green when mixed together!
February 3, 2023
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Oil Painting vs Acrylic Painting: What Makes them Different
Acrylic paint was first released around the 1950’s and as it being a fast drying medium it became wildly popular. It uses synthetic resin as
February 3, 2023
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Spots of Color in Painting: What They Are & Why They’re Important
As a painter it is important to see in terms of spots of color – this how all of the old master painters of the
January 24, 2023
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How to Set Artistic Goals for Artists in 2023 [Updated]
Making artistic goals requires some time and processing. This is an important step of goal making as it requires you to think through what you
January 1, 2023
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