Painting Skin Tones.
There are so many variations in skin tone that it seems overly simple to choose only certain specific pigments for painting skin. In other words,…
There are so many variations in skin tone that it seems overly simple to choose only certain specific pigments for painting skin. In other words,…
Nature’s colors can vary considerably depending on the time of day, the weather conditions, and the season. The effects of the time of day and…
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DON’T BE AFRAID TO ADD PEOPLE TO YOUR PAINTINGS As a beginner watercolor painter, you probably avoid painting human figures at all costs. After all,…
Continued from 10/30/18 post "Formats for Effective Compositions (Volume I). Use the STEELYARD (also called the SEESAW or BIG & SMALL) format when you have…
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Before artists pick up their paintbrushes, they must create a composition (an arrangement or an organization) in two dimensions for their painting. To do so,…
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