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Jan 31, 2011
Drawing with confidence.
Looking at how one holds a pencil may indicate how confident or otherwise, an artist is with their drawing equipment. As a professional T tutor, I watch
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Jan 31, 2011
perception
When you are painting a face for example, the parts of the face that protrude (i.e. the nose) should be slightly lighter than the rest of the face. To
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Jan 31, 2011
Drawing with confidence.
Most artists tend to use HB pencils when they are drawing. However, this grade can cut into paper leaving permanent grooves.... I prefer to use a
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Jan 31, 2011
Painting stars
In one of my compositions, I've wanted to paint stars - and not just as random points of light against the night sky but in constellations. Obviously,
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Jan 31, 2011
Cut price Acryilic Impasto Medium
Only reccomended for expermenting with as I've no idea about the long term stability of the following. Been expermenting with using decorating acrylic-based
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Jan 31, 2011
Cleaning brushes
I use shampoo to clean my brushes instead of dishwashing liquid. If it happens to be a natural bristle brush, I also use conditioner. Shampoos and conditioners
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Jan 31, 2011
Acrylic paint storage.
Acrylics will keep in medicine (pills, tablets) organizers that are easily available at pharmacies. By spraying regularly with water from a spray bottle
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Jan 31, 2011
Push and Pull Make the background count.
In this rose painting I painted water on the background and only when the shine had gone I painted in shapes of the back ground roses (as the paper was
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Jan 31, 2011
Salt effect
Inspired by a book I read, I found that while the colour is still wet to sprinkle a small amount of table salt which gives a very intreasting effects,
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Jan 31, 2011
How to make gray.
How to make gray - my 2 methods.
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Jan 31, 2011
Masking Alternative
I live in a country where art materials are in short supply. You can buy masking fluid here - 2 shops stock it and it's all from the same shipment -
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Jan 31, 2011
How to help your oils dry faster without your paintings turning yellow over time
I use a product called Liquin. You can get it in Original, Light Gel or Fine Detail. I use the Fine Detail, it makes the paint flow very easily and will
Jan 31, 2011
Cheap, non toxic clean up
Use detergent, yes, regular liquid dishwashing detergent (not the store brands, but standard brands like Dawn, Palmolive, Sunlight) instead of turps, commercially
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Jan 18, 2011
Quick and easy storm clouds
First, wash in the sky ultramarine blue, then while it still wet, streak in some paynes grey diagonally. Next take a 1 brush and push it into the grey.
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Jan 18, 2011
A cheap pastel holder for those nubs.
I learned from a thread on Wet Canvas of an idea for a inexpensive holder for the nubs of hard pastels. Use the end of a disposable razor! Here's the thread
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