Painting with a Limited Palette
A limited palette is when the colors used for a painting are limited to the bare essentials. Using such a palette can be incredibly helpful
April 20, 2020
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Ultimate Brush Guide For Oil Painting
About Oil Paint Brushes There is quite a variety of different brushes available for oil painters. All of them serve a variety of different purposes.
October 28, 2019
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