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Pigments: Three Artists' Whites
Except for a few minor white paint pigments, titanium white, zinc white and lead white are the artist's main tools for painting light in their acrylic and oil paintings.
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Pigments: Light and Dark
How the painting medium a pigment is mixed into affects how light or dark the pigment look and can also determine which pigments are best in that medium.
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Introduction to Artists' Pigments
There are more than 1,000 colored pigments usable for artists' paints, but they can be described, categorized and understood using seven simple pairs of words.
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Cobalt Green: Art Meets Science
In which we discuss the connections between art and science and focus on a pigment invented in 1780 by Swedish chemist Sven Rinmann.
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How to Use Impasto Medium With Oils
A useful addition to one's collection of oil painting materials is an agent known as impasto medium. This is ideal for creating impasto art.
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How to Make Art Last
Many artists dream about their art being treasured for generations. This can't be done, though, if the artwork wasn't made with archival and quality products.
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Pigments: Historical Cool Hues
Many gorgeous cool pigments such as azurite and verdigris and "royal purple" used in paintings before the mid-1800s are now rarely used due to toxicity or impermanence.
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Portrait Painting and How to Paint Skin Tones
Portraiture can be frustrating when the resultant skin tone does not look realistic. The secret is close observation.
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How to Make Egg Tempera Paints
Egg tempera, one of the oldest, most permanent and strikingly beautiful painting mediums, uses the yolk of an egg as its binder and is surprisingly easy to make.
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Artists' Preparation for Plein Air Painting
Painting out of doors need not require the carrying of bulky materials. With a little thought and preparation, it can be hassle-free and an exhilarating experience.
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Beginners Guide to Using Oil Colour
Traditional oil paint or "oils" can seem overwhelming to the beginner. However, it can be a simple and inexpensive painting medium, depending upon the requirement.
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Pigments: the Cool Colors
Artists' pigments such as the phthalocyanines, cobalts and ultramarines that produce cool hues (colors) are listed below and their nature and use is briefly examined.
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Pigments: Historical Warm Hues
Many gorgeous warm pigments such as dragonsblood and saffron and "minium" used in paintings before the mid-1800s are now rarely used due to toxicity or impermanence.
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Sixteenth-Century Art
Renaissance painters from Venice developed their own distinctive style using light and a rich color palette.
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Values of Pigments in Paints
This second part of an article on the value (lightness or darkness) of pigments covers specific pigments and classes of pigments and their uses and color qualities.
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3 Unusual Oil Pastel Techniques
Oil pastels are a unique painting medium because they can be used for painting and drawing by manipulating the sticks of pigment.
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Project Planner: Pastels
Think beyond just pictures on paper. How are mixed media artists using oil and chalk pastels in their art work? Let's learn how.
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Art Materials for Oil Painting on a Budget
With just a few adjustments, oil painting can easily be made into a cheap hobby.
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How to Do Colored Pencil Techniques
When many people think of colored pencil, they think children's art supply. Using advanced colored pencil techniques, though, the artist can create paint-like drawings.
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How to Paint Farmer's Fields Like Monet
Painting cornfields allows the artist freedom of expression and is a satisfying subject matter to render, as Monet's series of paintings of corn have testified.
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Pigments: The Warm Colors
The most obvious quality of a pigment color is hue, and this article looks at warm colored pigments, showing their place on the color spectrum with notes on their use.
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Myths Surrounding the Artists Color Wheel Chart
The definition of a primary color, one might think would be red, yellow or blue. However, this is not quite correct and may result in unsatisfactory color mixing.
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A Book Review of Embracing Encaustic
Embracing Encaustic is a beautiful, fully illustrated how-to guide with step-by-step demonstrations on encaustic painting.
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How to Paint With Egg Tempera
The technique of water-based painting using egg yolk as a binder has existed since the time of the Middle Ages and still is a valid painting medium for the modern artist.
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Art Materials Required for Oil Painting Courses
Embarking an oil painting workshop means purchasing specialist art equipment. The beginner in oil painting will require a list of recommended materials to get started.
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How to Choose Watercolor Paints
Watercolor is a tricky medium. However, a major key in painting a successful watercolor is knowing how to select the right transparent and opaque pigments.
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How to Varnish Oil Paintings for Artists
Varnishing oil paintings forms an important part of oil painting care. But the proper application of varnish is vital or the painting could be spoiled.
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Skin and Face Painting Tips
Suzanne Robbie Hay explains her passion for the art of skin and face painting and gives tips on how others can start painting on skin, too.
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How to Use Flowers and Leaves for Painting
When painting with botanicals, flowers and leaves are crushed, smashed, and rubbed to release their natural juices, making interesting patterns and washes.
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Cheap Artist Materials for Art Students
Oil painting need not be an expensive choice of pursuit. In fact, art students on a budget can obtain cheap art materials and cut cost by preparing their own materials.
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Fixative Alternatives for Soft Pastel Drawings
Plucky pastel artists can protect pastel drawings and paintings by using free fixative alternatives that are chemical-free.
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How to Mix Watercolor Paints
When painting a watercolor it's better to have only a few good colors. While some combinations render intense colors, others create a more subdued effect.
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How to Paint Distance in Misty Landscapes
If it weren't for the atmosphere, the hues found in the landscape would not appear to mute towards the horizon. A convincing portrayal of mist is therefore important.
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How to Be a Green Artist
Artists can save the planet by recycling, reusing and reducing the amount of waste they produce.
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Da Vinci & The Development of Chiaroscuro
Chiaroscuro is an Italian word meaning light an dark. Leonardo Da Vinci pioneered the use of chiaroscuro to create the illusion of relief on a two dimensional surface.
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Constructivism - How It Began
Like many 20th century art movements, Constructivism grew out of a time of great change, and artist Aleksandr Rodchenko contributed to the revolution.
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A Guide to Artists Mediums for Oil Painting
There are many different mediums and solvents available to the oil painter. But what are they for?
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How To Drybrush RPG Miniatures
With a steady hand, good eyes (or a good magnifier) and a passion for detail, metal miniatures can add colour and life to role playing or simply be displayed and enjoyed.
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Braving the Art of Watercolor Painting
Alwyn Crashaw's accessible introduction to the art of watercolor painting puts a difficult medium within a beginner's reach.
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Online Art Lesson Plan on the Color Wheel Chart
It is vital that art students include the primary colors within their palettes when learning to paint, or their color mixes may turn out muddy.
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Egg Tempera
Egg Tempera is created with a mixture of egg to Water Colour or dry pigment , the yolk is usually preferred. It can be a challenge for an artist to embark upon.
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How to Use Oil Pastels
If you love to draw but want to get that look of paint, then oil pastels are the way to go. Here is an overview of how to go from drawing to painting with oil pastels.
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Painting Flowers with Wet into Wet in Oil Paints
Wet into wet relies upon happy accidents by pigments bleeding into one another. The riot of colour that flowers offer is an ideal subject matter for this technique.
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Inexpensive and Green Painting
House paint can be an expensive product, both to purchase and to dispose of properly. Recycled paint offers home owners an option that is inexpensive and eco-friendly.
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Atlantic Beach Artist William Meyer
When William Meyer was a boy, his favorite place was an ancient, knotted oak in his back yard. Little did he know how that tree would inspire artistically and ethically.
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How to Paint with Pastels
Changing art pastels into wet media is an easy way to get many different looks from one medium.
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Crafting with Oil Paint Sticks
Oil paint sticks are the perfect art supplies for adding color in new ways. From papercraft to mixed media to stenciling, this versatile medium creates dazzling effect.
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Modern Finger-painting
Artistic expression dates back thousands of years, but one individual, Ruth Faison Shaw, gave art a new spin, using one's fingers.
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Common Painting Problems You Can Avoid
Paint problems usually occur when the job at hand requires an unusual solution. Understanding is key for the DIY before beginning such a paint project.
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