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Oil Painting: The Fat over Lean Rule
Scared of OilsA recent article in a main UK art magazine made me remember why I took so long to discover the
Oil Painting: Toxicity in Oils
Updated May 2018A Hot Topic amongst many (beginning) oil painters is the toxicity of working with oils. Many people refer to the
Busting the Myths of Oil Painting: Supports
An oil painting should be done on canvas, right? Wrong. It can be painted on a whole host of supports and the
Oil Painting: What’s in a (Brand) Name
Updated July 2019 to add pollWorking with good quality paint does not make you paint better and become rich and famous, does
Tackle The Ugly Stage with a Clear Strategy
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Best Free Online Painting Demonstrations
There are a lot of online painting tutorials. A lot. One could easily spend hours watching them and forget to paint at
How to Paint an Eye in Pastel
So often people ask how to paint this or that. So often you find tutorials about how to paint something specific. You
Create Fine Art prints from your Paintings
Creating prints from your art work is a great way to open up your sales. But once you decided to go for
A Place for Everything Pastel
To blend or not to blend? To fix or not to fix? Do I need to buy those expensive pastels? Where do
25 Oil Painting Tips
A Free Ebook to get your painting skills up to the next level
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Basic Pastel Painting Techniques for Beginners
Do you want to try painting in soft pastel but you are not sure where to start? Check out these basic pastel painting techniques to get you going.Soft pastel is one of the most fun painting mediums: it is direct,
Oil Painting: Toxicity in Oils
Updated May 2018A Hot Topic amongst many (beginning) oil painters is the toxicity of working with oils. Many people refer to the unpleasant smell of oil paints and so choose to stay away. Others do not like the idea of
Oil Painting: The Fat over Lean Rule
Scared of OilsA recent article in a main UK art magazine made me remember why I took so long to discover the joys and beauty of using oil paint. Although oil paint is one of the oldest and widely used
Top 10 Best Books on Painting
The top 10? Well, maybe a top 11 or 12. And that’s not counting the ones I don’t know about and you do. There are a lot of books on painting out there. And I mean a lot. They range