As an onlooker, you may have often marveled at the stunning portraits or oil paintings, without really thinking too much about what goes into creating one. As all would agree, painting is an art, but quite a demanding one at that! Its not just about putting right colors in the right places; it also involves [...]

To accurately convey your feelings about the subject you are painting, you should learn and understand the fundamentals of oil painting like drawing, color theory, value and composition.
I hope to give you a better understanding of these fundamentals in this article. This article is meant to be an introduction. You should study these topics [...]

My attitude toward materials may be summed up by paraphrasing the old adage that just as you can’t be a good carpenter without good tools, so you can’t be a good watercolorist without good materials.
Even the beginner, who must spoil and throw away a lot of paper, should not start off with too cheap [...]

Paintings change the ambience of a room or hall. It is decorative as well as functional. Today it defines the status of a household or a community. These are not mere sketches done randomly, rather, they are strokes done by creative hands. Paintings have the power to unknowingly attract you. They are one of the [...]

Finding the right brushes and becoming familiar with the texture and nuances of oil paint is critical to successfully using this medium.
As far as brushes go, you can use hoghair oil-color brushes with this medium – two or three round-shaped ones, sizes 3, 6, and 8, and two or three flat-shaped, with one large [...]

For centuries images have been projected onto surfaces. The camera obscura and the camera lucida were used by artists to trace scenes as early as the 16th century. These early cameras did not fix an image in time; they only projected what passed through an opening in the wall of a darkened room onto a [...]

As with most things, an oil painting begins with good planning, and the art graceful oil painting is the same. Start with plenty of good brushes, #1 to #10 (round kolinsky brushes are a good choice) together with one or two #20 brushes to cover larger areas, and not forgetting turpentine to wash the brushes [...]

Many people want to become an artist, yet they feel they were not “born” with the talent to do so. I personally disagree with this belief. To become an accomplished artist is just like anything else in life. It requires the correct mindset and the willingness to succeed.
DESIRE – First and foremost, you [...]

Oil paint is one of the most versatile and adaptable painting mediums in existence today. There are many techniques and effects possible with oil paint. Oil paint can be applied in thin transparent glazes or washes, or the paint can be mixed to a thick buttery consistency and applied using a painting knife.
There [...]

The acrylic painting medium is a fairly new addition to the various painting mediums available to todays artists. It has been around since the 1950’s and has been continually under development and refinement ever since.
Acrylic paint is highly favored amongst artists because of its wonderful versatility. It can be applied thickly as an [...]