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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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Wood Art Transfer

Advanced, Beginner, Experts, Intermediate, Wood | 02 Jan, 2013 | No Comments | 8 mins

How to make quick and easy pieces of art using wood This little video will show you how you can make some really unique and exciting pieces for you and your friends using only a handful of tools.  If you would like to learn how to make your own pictures for your homes, some table mats[...]

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Edvard Munch: The Troubled Painter

Art Blog | 13 Dec, 2012 | No Comments |

Learn more about the life and art of the troubled painter Edvard Munch

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Acrylic Vs Oil Paint…What Are The Benefits And Differences

Art Blog | 22 Nov, 2012 | No Comments |

The question of which is better between acrylic and oil paint arises a lot in the art community and many people have mixed opinions and of course their own preferences on which is 'better'. The only fair way to do this is to weigh up conditions like costs, quality, special requirements, ease of use, quality[...]

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Which Brushes Should You Use As A Beginner To Watercolors?

Art Blog | 11 Nov, 2012 | No Comments |

Are you interested in watercolor paining but are not sure where to start or even unsure as to what you need? ArtisanHQ's guide to which watercolor brushes should be used for the beginner painter is here to answer some basic questions and offer advice on what you need to begin your watercolor painting dream. If money[...]

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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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Darrell Crow: Painting Crashing Waves (Pt 5/19 How To Paint Water Series)

Advanced, Intermediate, Oils, Painting | 30 Oct, 2012 | 19 Comments | 15 mins

Darrell Crow uses a nice wide variety of brushes and techniques to teach in his own unique way how you can paint a beautiful crashing wave within a seascape. He talks about reference lines and to some extent creating a box to draw the wave within. Easy to pick up step by step approach for[...]

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Michael Shapcott: Painting An Exotic Lady

Paint detailed paintings with a variety of mediums!!!

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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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How To Draw A Smile In Pencil From A Reference Photo

Beginner, Drawing, Intermediate, Pencil | 27 Oct, 2012 | 2 Comments | 5 mins

This artist delivers an extremely thorough 'how to' video here where you can expect to using a variety of mediums to learn how to draw a mouth, lips and teeth direct from a reference photo. The video is in four parts, the first part being the establishing and drawing of the basic shapes to form the[...]

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Claire Watson: How To Dry Brush Basics

Beginner, Intermediate, Oils, Painting | 26 Oct, 2012 | 19 Comments | 14 mins

In this video tutorial you will learn how to dry brush with Claire Watson. The first half of the video describes the variety of brushes used and not forgetting the kitchen roll and the eraser. The paints are Windsor and Newton artisan oils and they are her choice of paints for the dry brushing. She[...]

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Lian Quan Zhen: Using Chinese Techniques For Your Watercolor Technique

Artist Lian Quan Zhen  shows you in this video how to introduce Chinese painting techniques into your watercolors to allow you to loosen up and paint more freely. Armed with only watercolor brushes, paper and paints, Lian explains how to use the materials to bring in the strokes and style of Chinese brush painting. After[...]

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Scott Naismith: Glazing Techniques With Oil Painting

Advanced, Intermediate, Oils, Painting | 24 Oct, 2012 | 7 Comments | 5 mins

This video tutorial has Scottish oils artist Naismith showing an oil painting from around 7 years ago being reworked having been unhappy with the results back then. The painting develops using various opaque and translucent techniques. Some inspirational material is shown including videos taken in the Isle of Harris and a photo from Loch Fyne,[...]

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“Ideas On Updating Your Walls Using Stencils”

Watch this flower garden room transformation and see how easy it is to do with the Wall Stencil Kits. We have all been there, seen the perfect wallpaper for our childrens bedrooms or for our own bedrooms, but just can't afford the prices. Now there is another way you can create the same effect and have[...]

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Lindsey Cormier: Abstract Acrylic Painting

Acrylics, Intermediate, Painting | 22 Oct, 2012 | 3 Comments | 5 mins

This fast paced sped up video of artist Lindsey Cormier shows quite nicely how there are no actual limits to an abstract piece. It all depends on the artist's interpretation and when they deem it is time to put a lid on their masterpiece. I particularly like the colors used in this circular abstract painting[...]

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