Palette knife, the real assistant of the artist.
Palette knife is a small spatula (looks like a construction trowel), which is used by the artist at the time of painting. The functionality of palette knife is quite wide, and its diversity can surprise when you try to choose it for the first time. There is no mistaking the painting with a palette knife […]
How to paint a fog with oil paints in stages (photo + video).
Painting mist with oil paints can be difficult, especially if this is the first picture for you. On the one hand, nothing complicated, but on the other hand, the fog has many shades, different “thickness” and still need to convey its transparency. In this article I will try to demonstrate this, using the example of […]
Summer landscape with oil paints. The picture is phased.
Let me show you the process of painting a summer landscape with a little girl who is fishing. As in previous articles on the phasing of a picture with oil paints, this time he prepared a video and a photo. As usual on a tinted canvas, he drew a drawing with a pencil, which he […]
How to paint a sea in stages
To paint a picture with a sea landscape, almost every artist has such a desire. Regardless of experience and preferences in the style of painting, the sea can be paint in different ways. The painting in stages with a seascape was painted quickly (in one evening) without a palette knife only with art brushes. The […]
How to paint mountains, landscape of Armenia
In this post I want to show you one of the options for painting a mountain landscape. I want to introduce you the landscape of Armenia with two attractions of this wonderful country. This is Mount Ararat and the temple of Khor Virap. The canvas for this picture is medium-grained, size 40 cm x 50 […]
How to paint a lavender field
Want to paint a lavender field? This beautiful and sunny story has long been embodied in the paintings of many artists. In this post I will try to show how to paint a lavender field, and to make the plot of the picture more interesting, a mother with a baby in her arms will walk […]
How to paint a bear in stages + video
Is it difficult to paint a brown bear? Not at all! In this article, we will paint a picture in stages with the extraordinary name “tenderness” with the image of a big bear that hugs a fragile girl. And so let’s get started! First of all, I want to say about the materials that I […]
How to choose a frame for a picture is short and clear.
How to choose a frame for a picture, this question puzzles artists and their clients. The picture itself should fascinate and attract attention, but its obligatory attribute is the frame (or as they are also called baguette). Agree, a picture without a frame is not a complete work of the master. While the canvas, framed […]
Oil painting “Grandmother’s house”
Let me introduce you to one of my last paintings, “Grandma’s House”. Probably, there is nothing special for you in it, but for me it is very expensive. This picture shows the old house of my grandmother, or more precisely, my memories. Grandma’s house forever remained in my childhood memories. After all, I spent more […]
Which palette to choose for oil painting?
Which palette to choose? The palette for the artist is an integral assistant in creating a masterpiece. Indeed, thanks to the palette, you can create not just colors, but shades of paint. Palettes are used to mix oil, watercolors, tempera, acrylic paints… Most likely, if you are fond of painting you know what a palette […]