Technique – The Art Treehouse

The Progressive Focus Method For Painting a Portrait In Oils

By William F. Martin For years I struggled, attempting to paint a portrait that displayed a relatively accurate likeness of

Many people use Masonite or birch boards rather than canvas for painting supports. Usually, artists use boards because they desire

Most of us have replaced our CRT computer monitors with LCD monitors, creating a significant problem for artists. LCD monitors

Recently someone asked about problems with underexposed images on a camera. Sometimes if you are at a gallery reception, messing

Painters often use a maulstick to steady their hand when working on details. The Dutch word “maalstok” means “painter’s stick”.

An artist friend in California sent an email with this idea. Historically, charcoal and pencils have commonly been used for

It is always interesting to hear about the different ways artists use Oil of Spike Lavender. This is a description

“The painter who prepares his own materials knows them in a very different way from one who buys them ready

Artists sometimes are fascinated by the search for a “Secret” that makes old master paintings last so long and look

Working on a creative project up close, hour after hour, can make it difficult to get a fresh sense of