Interesting Facts About Watercolor Paints
Watercolors are fascinating paints for both children and adults. But do you know these very interesting facts about these transparent and light paints? Comparison of Watercolors with Other Paints: Watercolor vs. Gouache Watercolor – transparent, gouache – matte and opaque. Watercolor allows for the creation of light and airy effects, while gouache provides more dense […]
Why do artists buy toilet paper
Even before the “world” quarantine, artists were stocked with toilet paper, as they say even before it became mainstream. The panic from the COVID 19 virus showed that people began to buy a lot of food and toilet paper to sit out the virus comfortably and calmly at home. Have artists been preparing for the […]
Top uncomfortable questions for the artist
Like all people, artists do not like some questions, they just hate them and are ready to beat the one who asks them. Some humiliate him, and some throw him off balance due to the fact that they are constantly repeated. What are these questions and why do people of art get mad, read below […]
How to clean oil paint brushes?
Every artist should know not only why Richard Of York Gave Battle In Vain, but also how to clean his oil paint brushes. If you don’t clean your paint brushes, you risk losing them as a tool forever! To prevent this, let’s think about different ways to clean brushes. First of all, let’s see what […]
How to paint dry. Second session
As an artist, everyone should know how to finish dry painting. It doesn’t matter whether you paint pictures in one session or you didn’t have enough time to finish picture in one evening, or maybe you want to glaze the picture. In any case, after the picture has dried, it should be prepared for finishing […]
What is Grainer brush
I think even novice artists know the name of this brush. Surely you heard it in the video tutorials of artists or met in the literature, and perhaps your drawing teacher told you about it. And for those who don’t know: Grainer brush is a long and soft bristle brush. This brush is designed to […]
Why so expensive? How to make a price for your picture.
When ordering a painting from an artist, everyone thinks how much it costs. Oddly enough, artists call the price, which is often scary. Let me try to tell you why it is so expensive. For some strange coincidence, the artists are considered parasites and drunks. It happens … but it is not! And so let’s […]
Art maulstick
I hope the word “maulstick” is not a mystery to you. This artistic attribute is almost always absent from novice artists, as well as those who paint with a palette knife. Maulstick is mainly used by artists who paint in an academic style, where the registration of the smallest details and the work of glaze […]
Types of canvases. What’s the best?
Choosing a canvas is probably one of the most difficult tasks for an amateur artist. The canvas is the basis for Your masterpiece. And if you choose the wrong canvas, then the masterpiece may turn out to be “wrong” or simply fail. Choosing a canvas, you seem to figure out the technique and manner of […]
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 […]