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New Video This Week!How to Paint: The Grisaille Method with Jon deMartin
Learn watercolor techniques for up-close depth and dimension in your flower paintings. Learn more about How to Paint: The Grisaille Method with Jon deMartin here.Get instant online access to this video, and many other art workshop videos, at ArtistsNetwork.TV—now available for viewing on your iPad too!
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Under the Desert Sun by Sue Gombus, Our April 2013 Artist of the Month
Congrats to Sue Gombus, whose pastel wildlife painting earned her the spot as our April 2013 Artist of the Month! Gombus is dedicated to wildlife conservation through art.
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Pastel Pointers | Getting Ready for a Painting Workshop
Workshops afford us the ability to get an insight into the painting concepts and habits of many of our pastel heroes. Admiring finished paintings is one thing, but having the ability to watch a hand in action is priceless. Having had experience with both workshop taking and workshop giving, I have a few observations that may help ready you for your next workshop adventure.
Painting Surfaces for Pastel | The New Kids
Pastel is unique among fine art media, because it doesn’t have an inherent binder to hold it onto a surface like all other forms of painting. This difference is one of the reasons it gets classified as a drawing medium in some circles. Pastelists, though, most often associate their intent with the act of painting. While the end result of painting with pastel may visually resemble binder-based paints, it does rely on one component that they do not. It requires enough tooth and surface density for adhesion.
Surfaces for Pastel Painting | Fibrous Vs Sanded Pastel Papers
The interaction between a painting medium and surface plays an integral part in an artist’s painting technique and the final appearance of the artwork. This is especially true with pastel. While wet media, such as watercolor and oil, are applied with a brush that is capable of pushing pigment into a porous surface, pastel is applied dry, relying on the textural nature of the surface for adequate adhesion.
Pastel Painting Tips | 4 Ways to Loosen Up
Even when the ingredients for bravura in painting are present, there is an ironic side-effect that can occur from all the training: It can lead to painting motor skills that consistently produce over-rendered subject matter, producing finished paintings that appear tight. If you struggle with this and wish for a looser painterly appearing outcome in your work, there are a few things you can try …
South Island Memories | A Photo Realist Landscape Painting in Pastel
Michael Sass is a New Zealand photo realist landscape painter, and our March 2013 Artist of the Month. Be inspired, and learn what inspires this artist!
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Bridging Color and Value for Luminous Effects
Sealing Oil Pastels
Is there a way to seal or coat an oil pastel painting so that you can hang it without need for glass? Find out in this “Ask the Experts” from The Artist’s Magazine.
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