Irish Artmart Featured Artist Tracey Kehoe
Brendan Butler, Butler’s work can be found in both private and public collections. Brendan Butler graduated from the Crawford College of Art & Design in 2001
Her Most Famous Painting (Big Raven) – Emily Carr
Described as ‘Canadian Icon,’ painter Emily Carr (1871-1945) was a writer and a leading ‘Expressionist,’ whose works often carried the shades of ‘Impressionism’ and ‘Fauvism.’ She pioneered the artistic representations of Canadian native life, mostly through landscape art. Carr infused life into her art through bold and visionary displays, with accent on green and […]
Drawing and Painting – What is the Difference Between the Two?
Drawing is an art form wherein we create two dimensional figures on any surface using painting tool. There are many painting tools available in the market such as pencil, pen, ink, brush or metals like silver points. Drawing is a result of mind blowing imagination power of an artist. You will find a big difference […]
Techniques For Acrylic Painting – How to Paint People – Painting Closed Lips and Mouths
Learning how to paint people is exciting, and sometimes challenging. There are some tips and techniques that can help you as you begin your portrait painting journey. Start with an accurate drawing of the subject you plan on painting. Some artist use the grid method, while others free hand the initial drawing. One hint that […]
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Oil Painting – Its Characteristics and Procedure
Oil painting has become a vital part of the modern day art. The artists make use of the oil paints to give shape to their imaginations and thoughts. If you wish to use painting art as a medium to put your thoughts into the canvas then it is necessary that you first understand the basic […]
The Difference Between Photorealism and Hyperrealism
“Hyperrealism is a genre of painting (and sculpture) that resembles a high resolution photograph and is a fully-fledged school of art that evolved naturally from Pop Art, which led naturally to Photorealism. Consequently, Hyperrealism is effectively an advancement of Photorealism. However, whereas Photorealists reproduced photographs so exactly that the human eye could not distinguish between […]
A Tutorial For Pencil Drawing Shading Techniques
While learning to draw shaded pictures, there are some techniques that you need to follow and remember. Proper shading for the different objects is essential to draw reality to the images. If you are a beginner then here is a brief tutorial for you that make you familiar with the techniques of pencil drawing […]
How To Paint A Portrait
When learning how to paint a picture many artists want to learn how to paint portraits, this is not an easy task without knowing some basic techniques and tips. I will try to enlighten you into what I have learnt in my lifetime career as an artist. I hope this will help you to feel […]
Irish Artmart Featured Artist Brendan Butler
Brendan Butler, Butler’s work can be found in both private and public collections. Brendan Butler graduated from the Crawford College of Art & Design in 2001
Rudiments of Drawing: Learn How to Draw the Basic Forms
Drawing is a journey that teaches a number of skills that you can use for any endeavor. Just about anyone can learn to draw, depending on how much time you want to put into it. Even the most basic skills can be transformed into something pleasing. The most important thing to remember is to ‘forget’ […]
Learn Drawing – Try and Try Till You Succeed
Do you know the biggest challenge that might stop you to succeed in the field of drawing? That’s the fear of failing and make mistakes. However, even the best artists in present times are frightened due to the insecurity and fluctuations in their profession. However, these blockers are mostly a subconscious problem, they are actually […]