Which painting medium should you use and which is the best one? A painting medium is a good idea to use with acrylics as it can aid in the flow of the paint and create more textural effects, and it can help the retard the drying process a little so you can focus on building […]
Is Gesso Necessary For Acrylics?
If you are working in acrylics will you need to use gesso? A good question so I will be answering it here. The “short” answer is, most likely no, but sometimes yes. When I first started to take “real” painting classes (auditing -NOT for a grade, but for personal enrichment) we were working in oils […]
What Are the Best Palettes For Acrylics
Now in this post let’s talk about the best type of paint palette. You might wonder why I’m going into depth with something like this, after all a palette is a very simple straightforward object that could be made out of almost anything you can squirt paint into,right? Not as essential as let’s say, selecting […]
The Ultimate Artist Gift Guide – What to Give Someone Who Loves Painting?
The ultimate gift guide for artists….I finally have it! Do you wonder what kind of gifts are great to give to a budding artiste who loves to paint? Well look no further as I’m here to give you the straight dope on things yours truly has received over the years and how it can inspire […]
A Guide to Color Theory and Why It’s Important in Painting
So what’s the big deal about color theory, tones, tints and shades? Now we come into a long-overdue topic: color theory, and color mixing practices. Yes, guys, I was concerned that I might be putting the cart before the horse in telling you about all these awesome art project ideas, but skipping over the part […]
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