Commonly asked Questions for beginner Artists
Do I really need to know how to draw? If you were to attend a university, you would spend a year or two learning to draw before you touched paint. Learning to draw correctly is part of teaching your
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Do I really need to know how to draw? If you were to attend a university, you would spend a year or two learning to draw before you touched paint. Learning to draw correctly is part of teaching your eye and your hand to work together. How often have you wanted to draw something and then it looks totally different.
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Does Drawing Matter in a Loose Painting? by Kim VanDerHoek
When teaching I’ve been asked if a painter can hide the fact that they can’t draw, if they paint really loosely. Immediately an image of a magician doing a card trick pops into my head as I imagine ho
Techniques on Traditional Drawing
Traditional drawing is certainly way harder than digital and it is true that people are able to progress much faster digitally, but one should learn the traditional type of drawing and painting before
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Important questions you can ask before you start painting is: Is it dark or light? (Chiaroscuro) Is it hot or cold? Am I using the 7 principles of good art in my painting?
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How NOT to make mud!
Leonie’s amazing rule of 2/3 + 1/3 + a little bit. Good design helps make the leap from average to art. There should always be a dominant value. Either dark, middle or light. One of the basic rule
How to paint accurately and get three-dimensional tonal values using dark and light
The monochromatic painting technique (called Grisaille), was done entirely in shades of grey, not unlike a black and white photograph. Grisaille is a type of underpainting, upon which layers
What is Impasto and Dry Brush Painting?
Dry Brush Technique: Dry brush is a painting technique in which a paint brush that is relatively dry, but still holds paint, is used. Load is applied to a dry support such as paper or primed canva
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Colours that are opposite each other on the colour wheel are considered to be complementary colours (for example: red and green). The high contrast of complementary colors creates a vibrant look, especially when used at full saturation. This color scheme must be managed well so it is not jarring.
How to be good with Colour
Good Colour combination?
The Magic of Colour
Learn more about Colour Click Here How to use Complimentary Colors Complementary Colors that are opposite each other on the colour wheel. They are pairs of colo
What is underpainting and the difference between Bistre, Grisaille and Verdaccio
Bistre, Grisaille and Verdaccio are all techniques that were used by the Old Masters like Titian, Rembrandt, Caravaggio and other to create a traditional underpainting. What is Under Painting Un
How to paint accurately and get three-dimensional tonal values using dark and light
The monochromatic painting technique (called Grisaille), was done entirely in shades of grey, not unlike a black and white photograph. Grisaille is a type of underpainting, upon which layers
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Why do artists paint naked women? How come they always paint naked women and not men? Whenever they paint a man, they cover their crotch with a sheet or something but when they paint a women, they paint everything? I know it’s not always like this but for the most part it seems to be the way to go. What’s up with that?
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The return of photo-realism
Why do current trends among realists seem to favour extreme rendering and a return to absolute realism? I’ve noticed that the prize winners of many contests like the Sanlam Portrait Award and BP Port
Color mixing tips
How to Mix Colors When Painting Here, we are concerned not with the theory of color, but rather its practice: that is, how to combine pigments in order to obtain the required hues, or tints/shades of
Abstract Art Tips for Dummies
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Abstract art doesn’t have to be so unclear. There is a way to “read” an abstract painting, just as there is to understand and interpret a more realistic painting. ( noun ) – Abstract art can be a painting or sculpture (including assemblage ) that does not depict a person, place or thing in the natural world — even in an extremely distorted or exaggerated way.
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What is Abstract Art
Abstract art doesn’t have to be so unclear. There is a way to “read” an abstract painting, just as there is to understand and interpret a more realistic painting. ( noun ) – Abstract art ca
What is Abstract Expressionism?
Abstract Expressionism is aimed at subjective emotional expression with particular emphasis on the spontaneous creative act. After Jackson Pollock, de Kooning was the most prominent and celebrated
How to make good Abstract Art
Abstract Art may seem outrageously free, but in actual fact, it always has a firm rationale.
What can hold everything together? A composition, what we can call a formal foundation. Some types of
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Good Colour combination?
The Magic of Colour
Learn more about Colour Click Here How to use Complimentary Colors Complementary Colors that are opposite each other on the colour wheel. They are pairs of colo
How to price your work
How do you price your art to sell? Facebook-f Twitter Google-plus-g Linkedin Learn to paint online in your own time! Have a look! Tips on Pricing a Painting:
It’s a harsh fact that oil pa
How NOT to make mud!
Leonie’s amazing rule of 2/3 + 1/3 + a little bit. Good design helps make the leap from average to art. There should always be a dominant value. Either dark, middle or light. One of the basic rule