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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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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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Why I Use a Fishing Box to Learn Art Color Charts
Discover how to enhance your painting skills with a simple fishing box. Learn to organize your colors by value, temperature, transparency.
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Beginners’ Oil Paint List
Discover the difference between artist-grade and student-grade paints, how to mix colors, and what brands to buy.
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Are All Brush Cleaners Created Equal?
SiliCoil is my favorite brush-cleaning tank by far. The soft coil doesn't destroy and cut up my brushes like...
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How to Improve Your Landscape Painting by Not Copying the Photo
Learn how to improve your landscape painting by not copying the photo, but by using your own judgment and creativity.
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How to Paint Wet Into Wet: The Art of Alla Prima
When you paint wet into wet, you can take one color and blend it into another color on the canvas. This creates a
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