One common question that many beginning artist ask is, do I have to draw before I can paint? The answer is that you should have drawing skills, or at least a way to make it appear that you can draw. The good news is that drawing is make easy when you use the grid method. […]
Summary Some of the earliest of all known art (pre-historic cave and rock art) features wildlife. However, it might be more properly regarded as art about food, rather than art about wildlife as such. Then for a lot of the rest of the history of art in the western world, art depicting wildlife was mostly […]
I’ve learned through many years of my own watercolor mistakes and others that when you think your watercolor is broken… that that’s not necessarily true! I taught art at the secondary level for 15 years so through fifteen years of helping students with their “broken paintings”, and of course my own, I’ve learned to […]
Painting mist or fog turns an ordinary scene into something special or specific. For example, mist can indicate that it is morning before the sun has burnt off the fog or it can indicate distance. Fog can add mystery, suspense or even peacefulness to paintings. You should decide beforehand if you want the entire scene […]
What Are “Giclee” Art Prints? “Giclee” art prints are high quality pieces of fine art that are often found in museums. Artists and gallery owners use the term “giclee” to refer to this type of artwork, which is richer and more eye-appealing than regular art prints or posters. The term “Giclee” [pronounced zhee-clay] comes from […]
Tonalism – The Concept Tonalism, a Western Painting style, was witnessed among American artists during 1880-1915. Emphasizing completely on the effects of shadow and light over details and colors, this art form usually includes Landscape Paintings in low-toned shades. While early Tonalist works have been found to be dark and moody, with an extremely soft […]
Acrylic paints are versatile and this is helpful for painting landscapes. Acrylics are thinned with water or an acrylic medium to create transparency and imitate water coloring. The tint is used from the container for medium consistency. Apply layers of paint to create the illusions of thickness as seen in oil painting. 10 Tips: 1. […]
1. Heightened appreciation Painting landscapes gives you a heightened appreciation of the natural world. It enables you to see the world more closely and to understand it finer points and intricacies. Many people don’t fully appreciate the beauty of the natural world around them because they don’t take the time to look at it more […]
One of the very first things you need to do when being involved with landscape art, is knowing just where to begin. Take time to consider the options you have around you instead of just what area of landscape to start with. It makes a difference where you stand within the landscape so to get […]
The Pop Art movement began during the 1950s and 60s in Britain and America evolving around the products of the mass media. The artwork derived from popular culture became one of the United States’ major artistic movements of the 20th century. The artwork, based on packaging, television, advertising, films and even comic books helped […]
Jackson Pollock is one hailed American painter in the field of art. Pollock Jackson (1912-56) started studying the art of painting in the year 1929. In this he was the role figure and abstract model of the abstract expression. His entire history holds a complete elaborate artistic theme which is evidenced by his work at […]
The inescapable pleasure of enjoying a contemporary seascape painting is something that attracts many of us who enjoy nature and the sea. Having a lovely original artwork of the sea to enjoy and being able to look at it when you feel like it is art ownership at its best. The seascape painting can express […]
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