The Art of Collage: Exploring Mediums Beyond Paint
Unleash Your Creativity with Collage Art: A Guide to Materials, Techniques, and History | Discover the fascinating history, techniques, and endless possibilities of collage art.
10 Tips for Painting Landscapes with Oils: Unleash Your Creativity
Hello, art enthusiasts! Welcome to another blog post on the Irish Art Mart website, your one-stop-shop for all things art in Ireland. Today, we’ll explore ten effective tips for painting landscapes with oils. Understand Your Subject Research your landscape subject before you start painting. Familiarise yourself with the natural elements in the scene, from the […]
Unveiling Monochrome Painting: A Deep Dive into Simplicity and Its Creation
Introduction: Artistry often finds its grandeur in simplicity, and no genre of art exhibits this better than monochrome painting. Monochrome, or single-colour painting, is a powerful art technique that has influenced the art world for centuries. In this blog post, we’ll delve into the concept of monochrome painting, its significance, and how budding artists can […]
Harnessing the Power of Complementary Colors in Art
Unleash your art’s potential with complementary colors. Learn about their power in enhancing vibrancy, depth, and mood.
The Art of Painting a Still Life in Oils
Immersing oneself in painting still life can be a deeply rewarding experience. In this blog post, we will explore how to create beautiful still life artworks using oil paints.
How to Sketch Out a Landscape for Painting in Acrylics
In the world of art, there is nothing quite like the raw beauty of nature and the thrill of attempting to capture that beauty on canvas.
How to Paint a Landscape En Plein Air with Acrylic Paint
Painting a landscape en plein air with acrylic paint offers a fulfilling artistic experience, allowing you to connect with nature and create vibrant artworks.
Batik Crackling Technique
Crackles are the fine veins that may or may not be coloured; running through the outlines or certain areas of design in a piece of batik. It was once considered a sign of inferior batik in the olden days, especially on indigo coloured batik but acceptable on brown batik. However, it has evolved to […]
Different techniques of acrylic painting
Acrylic painting is a versatile medium that has become increasingly popular among artists in recent years.
Creative Self Sabotage – 5 Favourite Sabotage Techniques Of Creative Artists & How To Avoid Them
Whatever outside circumstances are going on in your life, there’s only one person who controls how creative you are, how much you create and how easily you create. And that’s you. Unfortunately this means that the one person most likely to sabotage and stifle your creativity is you also! Overcoming these destructive habits begins with […]
Connective Thinking – Creativity Techniques
“Imagination is more important than knowledge. Knowledge is limited. Imagination encircles the world.” Albert Einstein Imagination and creativity are two interrelated terms, the former leads to the latter. The etymological root of the word “creativity” in English and most other European languages comes from the Latin creatus, which means “to have grown.” How this works? […]
Color Theory and Art Movements
Color is more often than not part of a drawing, painting or a picture. There are no standard or fixed rules on how to apply color theory. Monet and Matisse are artists that used colors well. Their paintings remain to be one of the most visited pieces in art galleries and museums. Artists use color […]