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Mona Lisa Facsimile Project

March 30, 2022March 30, 2022 robertmaynord 795 Views 0 Comments Headline

Mark Balma is creating a facsimile copy of the painting using the methods and materials Leonardo used in the creation of his Masterpiece! Mark will be using Oil of Spike

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Samuel Shelton and the Ancient Colours

September 13, 2020December 9, 2021 robertmaynord 657 ViewsHeadline

You may be familiar with Samuel Shelton’s work from a previous article on The Art Treehouse web site: The Making of a Painting. Recently, Samuel has started working with the

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Kyle Paxton’s Mediums

March 28, 2020March 28, 2020 editor 1202 ViewsHeadline

Kyle Paxton: I am from Florida but currently live in New Zealand with my Kiwi wife. I love to use Art Treehouse paints and mediums. The primary mediums I use…

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“A Little Black Book for My Younger Artist Self”

September 7, 2019October 14, 2019 editor 2153 Views

By Kimberly Brooks I remember the first time I ever painted in oil as if it were yesterday. Already an avid sketch artist and having dabbled in acrylics, I was

Leonardo da Vinci, and Mark Balma's painting inspired by

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Leonardo and Light

March 28, 2019June 2, 2019 editor 2653 ViewsHeadline

According to Mark Balma, Leonard Da Vinci was an innovator in the realm of painting, as well as his many other inventions. In the previous tradition before Leonardo, painters would

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LEONARDO DA VINCI Painting Techniques

March 14, 2019April 26, 2019 editor 4549 Views

2019 is Leonardo da Vinci’s 500th Anniversary. In the articles and videos that follow on this page, Leonardo specialist and artist Mark Balma explores Leonardo’s painting materials and techniques.

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THE MAKING OF A PAINTING

February 5, 2019April 26, 2019 editor 2301 Views

David and Goliath – a painting by Samuel Shelton. The Process: I started the painting by making a traditional hide glue gesso which was painted in a number of layers

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The Progressive Focus Method For Painting a Portrait In Oils

November 29, 2018April 26, 2019 editor 4147 ViewsHeadline

By William F. Martin For years I struggled, attempting to paint a portrait that displayed a relatively accurate likeness of the subject. I tried gridding, sketching, accurate drawing, using “classic

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Unusual Textured Gesso Effects

September 23, 2018April 26, 2019 editor 1995 Views

Many people use Masonite or birch boards rather than canvas for painting supports. Usually, artists use boards because they desire a smooth surface, allowing for great detail. But sometimes there

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Our Monitors are Fooling Us

September 23, 2018April 26, 2019 editor 1789 Views

Most of us have replaced our CRT computer monitors with LCD monitors, creating a significant problem for artists. LCD monitors are thin and light, and may produce less eye fatigue

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