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Oil Painting Tutorial - Learn how to Paint Roses

2009-12-23T17:47:54Z

How To Paint Roses : Tackling a Beautiful Yet Complicated Flower Do you find the thought of learning how to paint roses a bit daunting? All those petals and subtle shades of color! On this page I’ll use a step-by-step oil painting demonstration t...

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Drawing Lesson – How to Shade Your Pencil Drawings

2009-12-13T05:57:21Z

How to Shade Pencil Drawings Understanding Light In your drawings, you will generally have one light source, which determines the location of highlights and the direction of shadows. The spot where the light hits your subject directly is called...

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Interview with Artist Miranda Aschenbrenner

2009-12-10T07:58:56Z

Artist Statement My work fits into two very different and unrelated categories: realism and abstract. Each style allows me to challenge different parts of my personality. Drawing realistically indulges the side of me that loves detail and is a pe...

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Learn How to Use Watercolor Pencils - Free Video

2009-12-05T18:47:29Z

This is a very informative watercolor pencil video lesson by artist Tim Fisher explaining the variety of techniques you can utilize while working with watercolor pencils. In this video, the artist demonstrates techniques like cross hatching, bur...

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A Beginners Guide to Acrylic Painting

2009-12-02T16:29:25Z

The acrylic painting medium is fairly new and has only been around since the 1950’s. Since then, it has continually been under development and refinement. Acrylic paint is highly favored amongst artists because of its versatility. It can be appli...

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Interview with Artist David Hunt

2009-11-08T07:08:38Z

Artist Statement The focus of my work is synonymously related to nature and landscape. It is an investigation of nature, its forms, its sublimate captivation and the paradigm of how we align our position, perceptions and reactions to them. Predom...

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Landscape Drawing Demonstration by Diane Wright

2009-11-06T05:41:21Z

Start by just looking up. Ever since a fellow artist challenged me to include a sky in one of my drawings, I have been keeping my mind in the clouds. I am continually amazed at the beauty of just looking up in the sky! Over the past couple of yea...

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10 Watercolor Painting Demos To Spark Your Creativity

2009-10-27T16:56:27Z

Over the years, we have accumulated a number of exceptional watercolor painting demonstrations both here at artinstructionblog.com and creativespotlite.com. I thought it would be a good idea to create a post that highlights some of the best demon...

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Learn and Master Painting - Artist's Review

2009-10-22T22:57:43Z

There is a brand new home instruction course entitled Learn and Master Painting which is quite easily the best home instruction course available in teaching you how to paint with oils and acrylics. Unlike most of the people promoting this course ...

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Color Mixing Lessons and Resources for Oil Painters

2009-10-14T20:03:16Z

One of the biggest challenges for artists just starting out with oil painting is mixing colors. Color is a powerful tool. If handled improperly, things can become quite messy. Improperly mixed colors lead to muddy or unbalanced paintings. The goo...

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