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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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Which White?
For the serious oil painter, it is a serious question; which white? There are several variations of white pigment to choose from in oil colour. This article discusses the properties that differ among white pigments and how to choose a white according to your own needs.
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Pigment Opacity & Permanence
Pigments in oil painting have varying opacity and colorfastness. This article helps categorize oil colours to make it easier to identify the different qualities among them.
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Transparent Oil Colour Tutorial - Layer Three
Transparent Oil Colour Tutorial - Layer Three is a continuation of a series of tutorial articles aimed at further explaining the steps of traditional oil painting. Layer Three focuses on color, depth & form.
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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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The Old Fashioned Way - Part I
This article is the first of a short series of articles, each focusing on an old fashioned technique that is not used so much today because of advances in the field of oil painting. This week's topic: Rabbit Skin Glue.
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Getting Started (Part Two)
In part two of "Getting Started" I will help guide you in getting your painting materials together to finally begin painting. This article includes preliminary information on paints, palettes, brushes, mixing mediums, and solvents.
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