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Featured Artist on CNN iReport
Congratulations to Michael De Brito, whose work has been featured in The Artist’s Magazine. De Brito was recently interviewed on CNN’s iReport.
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Tagged Oil, Portrait and Figure
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Drawing, Grisaille and Ébauche | Step-by-Step from Douglas Flynt
Douglas Flynt teaches classical techniques like grisaille and ébauche while breaking the process for painting still lifes into a series of manageable tasks.
Posted in Art Demos & Techniques, Articles, Drawing, Medium, Oil, Other Medium, Still Life, Subject, The Artist’s Magazine
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How to Paint Fleshtones for a Portrait | By Artist Tom Root
Working from life, artist Tom Root focuses on the abstract arrangements of forms, yet evokes presence and personality. In this excerpt from The Artist’s Magazine, he shares a step-by-step demonstration titled “Fleshtones and No Predrawing.”
Posted in Art Demos & Techniques, Articles, Medium, Oil, Other Medium, Portrait / Figure, Subject, The Artist’s Magazine
Tagged Color Mixing, Portrait and Figure
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Texture Painting and Glazing | Close-Up Technique with Artist Paul Fenniak
Artist Paul Fenniak shares this close-up view of an oil portrait painting, and discusses texture and glazing for the artwork.
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Tagged Oil, Portrait and Figure
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Controlling the Light in an Urban Studio
Sheldon Tapley paints from natural light in his studio in the downtown area of Danville, Kentucky. Learn how he manages to control the light and adapt to an urban space.
Posted in Abstract, Acrylic, Animals, Art Demos & Techniques, Articles, Cityscapes, Colored Pencil, Drawing, Flowers, Landscapes, Medium, Mixed Media Medium, Mixed Media Subject, Oil, Other Medium, Other Subject, Pastel, Portrait / Figure, Seascapes, Still Life, Subject, The Artist’s Magazine, Watercolor
Tagged art technique, Inspiration and Creativity
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Mixed Media Artist Maya Brym | Building Layers for Collage
Using collage techniques to structure paintings layered with acrylic and oil, Maya Brym creates still lifes as spatial experiences that shift between two and three dimensions. The following is an excerpt from the feature article “Natural Synthesis” by Judith Fairly in the April 2012 issue of The Artist’s Magazine.
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Van Eyck to Dürer: An Exclusive Excerpt
Read an exclusive expert from the book Van Eyck to Dürer: The Influence of Early Netherlandish Painting on European Art, 1430-1530, edited by Till-Holger Borchert.
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Tagged Oil, Portrait and Figure
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Top 10 Winning Paintings From the 2012 Over 60 Art Competition
Congratulations to the winners of our Over 60 Art Competition. These artists and painters are joyfully obsessed now that they’re free to devote themselves to making art.
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How to Paint a Portrait With Oil | By Marvin Mattelson
Marvin Mattelson, an artist who paints portraits with oil, shares a step-by-step demonstration on how to paint a portrait.
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Tom Root | Children’s Book Illustrations
In addition to being a painter, Tom Root is also a songwriter, musician and writer of children’s stories. He studied drawing and painting at Lyme Academy College of Fine Arts in Old Lyme, Connecticut, under Aaron Shikler and Deane G. …
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Tagged Oil, Other Subject
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