Is it OK to Wash Acrylics Down the Drain?
Learn how to clean brushes while keeping the environment safe, and your house plumbing intact
Protected: Intermediate Watercolour
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Fledgling Recap 2019
Protected: Learn to Paint Oils Level 1 – Lesson 1
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Copyright for Artists
I had a question from one of my art students today: I see lots of things around that are lovely to draw – a statue, some street art or graffiti, a design on a piece of material etc, but at what point is it “cheating” to use these ideas in your own work? Or is […]
How to Photograph Your Artworks
For small card size, a good phone camera shot that’s square on to the painting is fine. For poster size you would need a good camera and have it on a tripod. For anything bigger, or for great quality limited edition reproductions I would recommend outsourcing to a professional fine art house that specialises in […]
Making Colour Sing with Complementary Colours
The way to know how to make colour sing is by knowing about the colour wheel and how complementary colours work. Here is a tutorial to understand the secrets of complementary colours. You’ll be making colour sing in your artworks in no time! If you know how to use complementary colours, you can mix any […]
Keeping Your Brushes Safe From Attack
Hopefully you already have your brushes in a way that keeps the bristles in nice shape, but doesn’t allow mildew to grow. Brush wallets are the perfect solution and one of my favourite ways to store my brushes safely not just for myself ( one pack for each medium. all clearly labelled) but also for […]
Glazing with Acrylics
What is Glazing – Why Use it? Glazing can really add some zing to your paintings. It is amazing the difference it can make. Glazing consists of thin, transparent layers of colour laid over the top of one another so you end up seeing glassy depth to the surface. When you add glazing layers to […]
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