My cousin Sally went to a private school all of her life and ever since that I can remember she was always treated differently from everyone else. She was always the favorite for everyone including my grandparents. She then went on to study art and got a full scholarship in this really great also private [...]
I went to an exhibition in 2006, which was at the Lygon arms, Broadway. The exhibitor was Sue Macartney-Snape who is probably better known for illustrating topical caricature in the Telegraph, I think the area in the Telegraph was called the “Social Stereotypes” column. I had wanted to purchase one of Sue Macartney-Snape’s prints at [...]
Your Free Beginners Oil Painting Tips – Solvents Mediums and Varnishes If you paint with oils you will need a solvent to clean your brushes and thin your paints. Of course, if you paint with water soluble oils then your solvent will be water. Turpentine is a standard solvent used to thin ordinary oil paints. [...]
Free Beginners Oil Painting – Canvas Priming When you refuse to buy any of the pre-fabricated canvases you can always buy a roll of primed or raw canvas cloth. The first step in the process towards constructing a finished canvas is the stretching of the canvas. Once the stretching is done it is time to [...]
Beginners Oil Painting Tips and Advice – Canvas Stretching If you find that commercial pre-stretched canvas is too expensive or if you are just interested, you can make your own canvases. You can buy rolls of primed or raw canvas in various sizes and qualities. Once bought, the first thing to do is to stretch [...]
Beginners Oil Painting Info – Oil Painting Supports A ground or support is any kind of surface you can paint on. The choice of ground is in quite important because it determines in part how your painting will be perceived by the viewer. Your support must satisfy a minimum of conditions. It must accept the [...]
Beginners Oil Painting Info and Tips – Painting Values It may come as a surprise to most people when I say that the colors in a painting are not the first thing the viewer’s brain takes in. In fact, the viewer’s brain will subconsciously go for the values (i.e., the darks and the lights) first. [...]
Beginners Oil Painting Tips – Advanced Palette In this article I will discuss the tube colors belonging to an advanced palette based on a basic 6-color palette. The 6-color basic palette consists of the following colors: 1. Lemon Yellow 2. Cadmium Yellow 3. Cadmium Red 4. Permanent Rose 5. French Ultramarine 6. Phthalo Blue To [...]
Beginners Oil Painting Tips – The Skill of Seeing Color Color is the central component of painting. It is what makes it a unique art form. Therefore, it is essential that we develop the skill of seeing colors as they really are. Here are some tips to help you with this. Prejudice – The first [...]
