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Wood Art Panels For Painting – Complete Guide For Artists

Wood art panels for painting are supports which create a surface that you can lay your painting down on. There are quite a few different

April 12, 2020 6 Comments

Painting With Color and Light – Color Shading Light & Shadow Techniques

Light and shadow is a central component to painting as it is what makes up the light and dark areas of a work. For example,

February 2, 2020 2 Comments

How to Paint Fog and Mist for Landscape Paintings

Transient effects can seem somewhat mysterious. Especially when it comes to figuring out how to paint fog and mist! However, like most things, painting fog

January 13, 2020 17 Comments

5 Questions to Ask Yourself Before Finishing a Painting

What to do before finishing a painting? This can be a big looming question in painting as it can often be difficult to know when

December 21, 2019 6 Comments

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How to Paint a Landscape: Step by Step Landscape Painting Tutorial

Figuring out how to paint a landscape can be difficult, especially if you have not done it very much… However, by knowing and understanding how

December 5, 2019 9 Comments

How To Paint a Starry Sky Painting

I recently received a commission to paint the Bethlehem star in a night sky depicting the time of Christ’s birth along with the backdrop of

December 2, 2019 10 Comments

Vermeer’s Painting Techniques

Vermeer’s painting techniques in regards to surfaces One of the most important aspects in Vermeer’s painting techniques is the surface he used. Out of Vermeer’s

November 19, 2019 4 Comments

Step by Step Oil Portrait Painting and Master Copy

One of the best ways to learn and develop oil portrait painting techniques is by doing a master copy. As it provides you with a

November 14, 2019 9 Comments

All About Vermeer’s Palette

If you open a color catalog of almost any oil paint manufacturer in operation today you will probably find over 100 pigments available. This was

November 9, 2019 8 Comments

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