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Some Painting Don'tsIt is important to remember that the black and white colors we manufacture in paint tend to be flat and lifeless. As painters, we need to add some life, some color to them to more correctly reflect the color in our world.
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Opposite/Complimentary ColorsKnowing about color can give us rich, vibrant masterpieces. The magic is in the shadows. Making muddy color is every artist's nightmare. Here are some ways to use color wisely and avoid mud.
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Negative SpaceNegative space is the area around things - the area around the eye, the area around an orange in a still life, the area between a tree and a rock. It is the space that has no name to define it.
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UnderpaintingUnderpainting was done by the great masters. It is a quick drying way to establish the composition and fill in the larger darks and lights of an oil painting.
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Painting a PaintingPainting a painting is hard work. Beginning painters tend to make the process of painting much more difficult with all the expectations that they put on it.
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The CompositionComposition is the most important part of an artwork. If your drawing is perfect but your composition is not, then your drawing is worthless. If your composition is perfect and your drawing is not too bad - you can sell your drawing.
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Some Thoughts About Portraits - Drawing and PaintingPortrait drawing and painting are very challenging. But it's not about the features. The features play a small role in finding the likeness of your subject.
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Becoming a Tree - Some Tips About Painting a LandscapePainting requires that we become our subject matter - be that an animal, a chair or a tree.
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You Have to Paint If You Want to Learn to PaintPainting needs to be done in order for it to be learned. You can read about it, watch it on video, listen to a lecture - but you will never learn to paint unless you actually paint!
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Slashing the CanvasThe artist's goal in the process of painting is to allow the artwork to grow. The attempt to perfect each part of the artwork often ends with the artwork's death.
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Sometimes You Have to Let Your Artwork Do What it WantsA valuable lesson to learn about creativity is that once the art work has been created let the artwork create itself. Rigidly holding on to our original idea can defeat the creative process.
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Warm and Cool ColorsWarm and cool colors are both necessary to the success of a portrait, still life or landscape painting. Remembering that our sun hits everything on our planet can mean the difference between a painting repelling or inviting a viewer. -
Art - Tone ValuesIt is the contrast of light and dark that makes our paintings and drawings look real. By following the basic principles of light, our paintings become 3-dimensional.
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Art Painting Tips - Four Things that Really HelpTools for helping an artist see their artwork with more objectivity. These tips stimulate the use of the right brain - the part of the brain that can draw and paint. They help the artist see errors in perspective, shape and color.
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Can I Learn to Draw and Paint If I Have No Talent?Playing the piano does not require talent to learn. Drawing and painting do not require talent to learn. But, like playing the piano, you have to do exercises, practice and learn to understand the language of art.
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Beginning Art Basics - Where is the Light Coming From?Light source is very important in painting and drawing. Light defines the subject matter and makes it look real. -
Art Basics - What If I Make a Mistake?Beginning artists have to make mistakes - that is how we learn. Painting and drawing is a series of corrections. Embrace your mistakes and be glad that you are making them!
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Beginning Artists - Keep PracticingA bit of advice for new artists - keep practicing and don't let yourself get discouraged. Art is not easy but it does require hard work and positive reinforcement.