Color mixing tips
February 28, 2019We are concerned not with the theory of color, but rather its practice.
Category: Art Techniques for Acrylics and Oils
Step by step on: How to paint clouds
February 16, 2019Preparation Fill your jars with warm water. These will be used for thinning paint and cleaning brushes. The jar for your brushes should be large enough to hold your brushes without them falling out or tipping the jar Squeeze your under painting colors on to your palette.…
How to draw Clouds
February 16, 2019How to Draw Clouds – Choose Your Subject H South, licensed to About.com, Inc. The first step in drawing clouds is to choose the right subject. A deep blue sky give you good contrast to work with. When observing the sky, a viewfinder can help you…
Amazing secrets about van Gogh Painting
January 18, 2019Vincent van Gogh’s 1888 painting “Café Terrace at Night” is thought by some to include a representation of Leonardo da Vinci’s “Last Supper.” The painting shows a lit cafe in the town of Arles in France, where the Dutch artist lived for a few years…
How did the van Gogh paint?
September 12, 2018“This morning I saw the countryside from my window a long time before sunrise, with nothing but the morning star, which looked very big,” Vincent van Gogh Van Gogh was known for his thick application of paint on canvas, called impasto. An Italian word for…
Why I love my Art
March 16, 2018Interview with Marjorie Lee, student at LifeArt School Q: How long have you been at the school? A: Nearly five years Q: Why so long? A: Because Leonie.e.Brown is the best teacher I have ever had. Q: What is so different about her teaching? A:…
How to make good Abstract Art
August 31, 2016Abstract 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 composition include an overall design (be careful here as this design can get…
4. Learn to paint Abstracts
June 9, 2015How many times have you looked at an abstract painting and heard someone say, “I could do that!”? While abstract painting looks easy to some, it can actually be more challenging than traditional or classical painting. This is because abstract art defies rules and…
Painting Techniques
June 9, 2015Verdacchio / Underpainting Vermeer, Leonardo and Michelangelo were some of the masters that used this technique. After the initial outline drawing was completed, Vermeer began the “dead coloring” (or under painting as it is called today), one of the most important stages in his working…
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