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Technique

Technique 

A BETTER MAULSTICK

September 23, 2018April 26, 2019 editor 3946 Views

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

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Materials Technique 

COLOR UNDER-DRAWING

September 23, 2018April 26, 2019 editor 1719 Views

An artist friend in California sent an email with this idea. Historically, charcoal and pencils have commonly been used for under-drawings on canvas. The problem is, graphite can show through

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Materials Product Info Technique 

ARTIST DESCRIBES USE OF SPIKE LAVENDER

September 23, 2018April 26, 2019 editor 2027 Views

It is always interesting to hear about the different ways artists use Oil of Spike Lavender.  This is a description from one artist who recently wrote us: “Oil of spike

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Materials Technique 

PAINTERS WHO PREPARE THEIR OWN MATERIALS

September 23, 2018April 26, 2019 editor 1742 Views

“The painter who prepares his own materials knows them in a very different way from one who buys them ready made.” Max Doerner, 1870-1939 Doerner always felt that knowledge of

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History Materials Technique 

THE SECRET OF THE OLD MASTERS!

September 23, 2018April 26, 2019 editor 2008 Views

Artists sometimes are fascinated by the search for a “Secret” that makes old master paintings last so long and look so great. One eighteenth century painter, Sir Joshua Reynolds, suggested

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Technique 

THROUGH THE ARTIST LOOKING GLASS

September 23, 2018April 26, 2019 editor 1484 Views

Working on a creative project up close, hour after hour, can make it difficult to get a fresh sense of how it looks – particularly the values and shapes. To

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Materials Technique 

NO MORE LOCKED PAINT TUBE CAPS

September 23, 2018April 26, 2019 editor 2649 Views

This idea was sent to us by a painter who solved a problem.  The problem is that the caps on tubes of oil paint get locked onto the tubes when

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History Technique 

PAINTING KNIVES IN HISTORY

September 23, 2018April 26, 2019 editor 1936 Views

Painting knives are certainly great tools for contemporary artists using impasto techniques.  Some form of the painting knife has  been in use for centuries.  In painting frescos, artists used iron,

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History Technique 

Plein Air Artist Inventions

September 23, 2018April 26, 2019 editor 1936 Views

During the 1800s, Plein Air painters were scattered throughout the country, from far west to the North Pole.  Landscape painting had become the dominant genre in America, and Plein Air

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History Technique 

TRANSLUCENT PAINTING – AUREOLA

September 23, 2018April 26, 2019 editor 1723 Views

Around 1122 A.D.,  an author known as Theophilus wrote a manuscript called On Divers Arts, where he described the technique of Translucent Painting, sometimes called “Aureola”.  In this technique, a

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