What Are Muted Colors & How to Use a Muted Colors Palette
It goes without saying that flashy, loud bright colors often get noticed first and receive more attention over muted colors. It can be easy to
May 22, 2020 4 Comments
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Watercolor Portrait Painting Tutorial – Painting with Watercolors for Beginners
I love working with watercolor paints and learning more about painting in watercolors. This watercolor portrait tutorial, will help to show how to approach painting
May 15, 2020 No Comments
Chiaroscuro in Painting – What it is and How to Paint Your Own
Chiaroscuro in painting, is the use of use of strong contrasts between light and dark. The term is often used by Artists and art historians
May 8, 2020 1 Comment
What Colors Make Orange & How to Make the Color Orange
The Color orange is a very important color on every painter’s palette. It is used in many different varieties of color mixtures. So, it is
May 6, 2020 No Comments
Watercolor Painting Tutorial – Step by Step Painting Lemons
Getting started with watercolor painting When just getting started learning how to use watercolors, it can be a little daunting knowing how to to create
April 24, 2020 2 Comments
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 No Comments
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 No Comments
Painting skin tones with attention to color temperature
I have always had a fascination with painting the human figure and mixing different colors for painting skin tones. Along with using color temperature to
March 12, 2020 2 Comments
How to Make the Color Black – Shades of Black Color Mixing Guide
As a painting artist, did you know that you do not have to buy a tube of black color paint? Did you also know that
March 6, 2020 4 Comments
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