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Oil Painting: A Brush is A Brush, is A Brush...NOT!
What makes a great brush is better answered - what do you need a brush to do and that is better answered by what is your story?
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What is a Lesser Toxic Product I Can Use to Clean My Brushes?
Safflower Oil is an alternative to clean off your paint brushes to chemical alternatives.
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Will I Encounter Issues If I Revisit a Painting that has been Sitting for Months?
The primary problem when a painting sits and dries is that the oil paint layer becomes hard.
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Getting Back to What Happened with Monet and His Color Wheel - Part 2
Learn how copying the paintings of Claude Monet can help you master the use of color and light in your own art.
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Can you Glaze with an Opaque Color: A Guide for Painters
Glazing is a technique of applying a thin layer of transparent or semi-transparent paint over another layer of dry paint, creating a rich an
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How I Rediscovered My Passion for Portrait Painting After 20 Years
Sharing the story behind my painting “Step of Faith”, a portrait of a little boy named Kiki who lives in an orphanage in Haiti.
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How to Use a Fan Brush to Create Amazing Paintings
If you are a painter, you probably have a variety of brushes in your arsenal. But do you have a fan brush? A fan brush is a special type...
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Choosing the Right Paints: A Guide for Beginning Artists
Learn how to choose the right paints for your art from a professional artist. Discover the difference between student v. professional grade.
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What Are the Different Levels of Quality Art Paints?
Trust me, if the more expensive paint would help me, I would spare no expense in my art.
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Why Do We Copy Work from the Old Masters?
“Copying the works of old masters is an important part of art education and can help artists learn the tools and tricks of the trade.
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