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Articles
Pastel Pointers | Getting Started With an Underpainting, Part 2
One simple way to create a value underpainting is to use permanent India ink, consisting of carbon black, gum and shellac. Utilized since the Renaissance as a means for creating a permanent drawing in advance of over painting, a pastelist can dilute the ink with water to produce a variety of value washes. Once dry, various colored underpainting techniques can be applied without altering the underlying value design. If you plan to use water-based techniques over the value underpainting, be sure to obtain the permanent version of India ink.
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How to Draw People With the Block-in Method
Bonus Articles from the July/August 2012 issue of The Artist’s Magazine
Bonus articles from The Artist’s Magazine: Copyright Law Q&A, Free Art Video Previews, Arthur Melville and His Influence, Ways to Map the Figure, Portrait Artist Carl Samson and more.
Posted in Art Demos & Techniques, Articles, Medium, Subject, The Artist’s Magazine
Tagged Portrait and Figure, Watercolor
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Star Wars Art: Oil Portrait of Padme by Carl Samson
11 Art Extras from The Artist’s Magazine
The Artist’s Magazine and the ArtistsNetwork have so much to offer you! Here find links to awesome fine art websites and fine art products – some of which are free!
Posted in Articles, Medium, Subject, The Artist’s Magazine
Tagged Inspiration and Creativity
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Art History: A Watercolor Artist You Should Know Of
Contemporary watermedia artist Stephen Quiller tells the story of The Glasgow Boys, particularly E.A. Walton and Joseph Crawhall, 19th-century painters who were influenced by the little-known, innovative Scottish watermedia painter, Arthur Melville.
Posted in Articles, Artist Interviews & Profiles, Landscapes, Medium, Subject, The Artist’s Magazine, Watercolor
Tagged Landscapes, Watercolor
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Palette Knife Painting Technique for 3D Objects by Carl Samson
Learn how to represent 3D objects on a flat painting surface with Carl Samson’s palette knife painting technique. Samson demonstrates how the pass of a painting knife can make shadow and side planes recede.
Posted in Art Demos & Techniques, Articles, Medium, Oil, Portrait / Figure, Subject, The Artist’s Magazine
Tagged Portrait and Figure
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