Unusual Art Materials and Ideas
When Mark was young, he would come home from school to find his mother working on a painting in one room while preparing her latest dinner creation in the kitchen. The house would be filled with the aromas of art materials intermingled with fine seasonings — turpentine, linseed oil, and …
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This article deals with a question about “fat over lean” that is often asked by artists who have seen the issue raised in a painting handbook, but are unsure about how to deal with it. Some painters have worked in acrylics, and are moving to oil painting. Others are just …
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Recently, several people have asked this question! Turpentine, acetone, and mineral spirits are often called “solvents”. You can’t paint with them directly because they will not form the necessary film that pigment requires in order to become “dry” paint. Oil of Spike Lavender is an oil because it is a …
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At The Art Treehouse, one very common question asked by artists concerns the shipping of art materials by air, or travelling with art materials on commercial airlines. This is a topic that can be confusing for artists, since it involves international regulations – and too often shipping agencies and airline …
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It is common for painters to have a small container of Biobased Artist Thinner near the work area so that brushes can be rinsed between colors. At the end of a painting session, the thinner can be left for the pigment to settle before the next painting session. With this …
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