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Technique

Art Business Technique 

Our Monitors are Fooling Us

September 23, 2018April 26, 2019 editor 1840 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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Technique 

PHOTO EXPOSURE PROBLEMS – A SOLUTION FOR ARTISTS

September 23, 2018April 26, 2019 editor 1797 Views

Recently someone asked about problems with underexposed images on a camera. Sometimes if you are at a gallery reception, messing with the f-stop is too much of a hassle, and

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Technique 

A BETTER MAULSTICK

September 23, 2018April 26, 2019 editor 4149 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 1861 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 2225 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 1907 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 2187 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 1618 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 2880 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 2109 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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