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Painting On Water!!

Ink, Mixed Medium, Painting | 21 Mar, 2013 | 85 Comments | 7 mins

This is a very interesting way to paint wouldn't you say? At his workstation an artist has in front of him a large tray of water which is surrounded by various jars of different colored paint/ink. I believe the technique is called Suminagashi as is the ancient Japanese art of painting with inks onto water to create[...]

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James Mylne – Ballpoint Pen Artist

Art Blog | 03 Jan, 2013 | No Comments |

Photo-realistic ball point pen artist! Incredible...

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ArtisanHQ’s Top Ten Oil Paints

Art Blog | 05 Nov, 2012 | No Comments |

Artisan HQ’s...Top Ten Oil Paints So you are already a current oil painter or you are curious to grab your paint brushes and start painting with oil paints but don’t know where to turn. Look no further than ArtisanHQ’s thorough and concise guide to the ‘top ten oil paints’ on the market today as well as[...]

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Will Kemp: How To Paint From A Photograph In Acrylics (Playlist)

Acrylics, Beginner, Painting, Playlists | 30 Oct, 2012 | 3 Comments | 37 mins

This is a fantastic tutorial aimed specifically for the beginners. It is fun and easy to listen to and you will learn a whole wealth of knowledge regarding color pigments, tonal ranges (tonal string), hues and saturations. It will really kick start your acrylic painting career! Is in 5 parts and for only 30 mins[...]

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Paint Tool SAI Drawing Of Chunli, Mai Shiranui & Asuka Kuzama

This fantastic piece has been produced using the digital medium ‘Paint Tool SAI’ and shows an incredible amount of control, precision and detail. The video has been sped up so that the viewer can enjoy the creation in a well suited timeframe and be in awe of the development of the drawing. The characters drawn are[...]

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Jan Blencowe: How To Mix Natural Greens For Your Landscape Oil Paintng

Jan Blencowe is a professional landscape painter and delivers this fine demonstration on how to blend natural greens within a landscape painting using Chroma Interactive Acrylics. It is always impossible to find a green direct from the tube which can be used directly  in your landscape paintings, this is because they are not natural greens due[...]

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Beginner’s Watercolor Lesson!

Is learning watercolors your desire? This video tutorial guides you through the very beginner stages of watercolors and teaches you the bleeding techniques necessary to wash and merge a variety of colors. From deep yellows to gorgeous violets and crimsons make any color merge a distinct possibility. With a classical track acting as a calming[...]

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How To Paint A Watercolor Part 2 – Beginner Tips

Beginner, Painting, Watercolour | 22 Oct, 2012 | 10 Comments | 2 mins

This concluding part has artist Ken Hobson discuss the importance of good quality brushes and also the importance of a diverse palette with essential colors which are key to the watercolor color spectrum. Great advice for the beginner watercolor artist. As a beginner painter I would heavily advise the viewing of this art tutorial as it[...]

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Alwyn Crawshaw: How To Oil Paint For Beginners (Playlist)

Beginner, Intermediate, Oils, Painting, Playlists | 16 Oct, 2012 | 2 Comments | 14 mins

During part one in this playlist with Alwyn you'll learn all the materials to get started painting with oils. Alwyn then goes on to demonstrate brushwork techniques and color mixing to help you understand how oils work and can be manipulated. He then shows you the process of painting with oils—from creating an 'under painting'[...]

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Will Kemp: How To Apply A Colored Acrylic Background For Beginners

Acrylics, Beginner, Intermediate, Painting | 13 Oct, 2012 | 2 Comments | 3 mins

Artist Will Kemp teaches us in this art tutorial how to create a colored canvas for use with a still life or landscape painting. He selects the acrylic color 'yellow ochre' for its tonal qualities and unimposing colour to feature as the background paint. He also advises against the use of this color in portraiture[...]

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Elizabeth Tyler: Painting In Watercolor The Realist Way

This video tutorial shows Elizabeth Tyler breaking many rules of the traditional ways in which watercolor artists paint. In this large seascape painting other than brushes Tyler works with pens, pencils, ruler pens, color shapers, sponges and masking fluid etc. It's fantastic when artists challenge certain styles which are stooped in tradition, it provokes a[...]

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Will Kemp: Time Lapse Painting Of Still Life In Acrylics

Another acrylic painting demo by artist Will Kemp with him painting a selected still life composition of ceramics and fruit. Personally I absolutely love the style in which Kemp paints his objects. He is very fluid and deliberate at the same time and as a result his paintings are often more like a traditional rendering of[...]

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Abstract Art – What Exactly Is It?

This video is narrated and presented by a small cartoon face and it briefly tells you about the origins of abstract art. Different periods in art are covered including the likes of impressionism and post-impressionism and also some of the artists which created and evolved these movements. It's almost like a visual timeline of how[...]

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Dick Ensing: How To Use A Palette Knife For Oil Painting

Beginner, Intermediate, Oils, Painting | 07 Oct, 2012 | No Comments | 16 mins

In this video, Tennessee based artist Dick Ensing takes control of the palette knife and guides the viewer through a step by step process where he takes on light and shade control as well as color syncing. He also shows how there is nothing wrong with combining the brush with the knife to produce his[...]

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