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Watercolor Artist Years at a Glance
Who was the artist who painted with tea bags? What are some different tools for masking? How can you avoid making mud? Find all of your favorite articles and featured artists from the Watercolor Artist—and Watercolor Magic—archive with these handy downloadable indexes.
Posted in Abstract, Animals, Articles, Color Mixing, Composition, Flowers, Landscapes / Seascapes / Cityscapes, Medium, Mixed Media Subject, Other Subject, Portrait / Figure, Still Life, Subject, Watercolor, Watercolor Artist
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The Pastel Journal Years at a Glance
Who was that pastelist who paints en (extreme) plein air? What’s the best way to judge your own values? Whether it’s your favorite Pastel Pointers column or an artist’s feature from years’ past that you’re after, you can track down the issue in which it was published with these handy downloadable indexes.
Posted in Abstract, Animals, Art Demos & Techniques, Articles, Color Mixing, Composition, Flowers, Landscapes / Seascapes / Cityscapes, Medium, Mixed Media Subject, Other Subject, Pastel, Portrait / Figure, Still Life, Subject, The Pastel Journal
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Historic Plein Air Painting Palettes
By Michael Chesley Johnson We’re fortunate to have a record of what historic painters have used on their outdoor palettes. Below are the plein air palettes of Edgar Payne, Homer Winslow and Emile Gruppé. Edgar Payne (from Composition of Outdoor …
Posted in Articles, Color Mixing, Inspiration and Creativity, Landscapes, Oil, Subject, The Artist’s Magazine
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Birgit O’Connor’s Color-Mixing Chart
Create your own color-mixing charts to save time finding the right color mix when you’re painting and to keep a record of the color mixes you want in your painting arsenal.
Posted in Art Materials & Tools, Articles, Color Mixing, Subject, The Artist’s Magazine
Tagged Inspiration and Creativity, Oil
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Tip File: How to Create a Phosphorescent Yellow
Thomas Bacher advises that since yellow cadmium crystals that glow pure yellow are no longer available, it’s possible to create a phosphorescent yellow by mixing phosphorescent green and phosphorescent orange pigments. “And if you want the mixture to look yellow …
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Transparent and Opaque Colors: How We Perceive Them
Artist David N. Kitler explains how light reacts to combinations of opaque and transparent colors in various layers of paint.
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Watercolor Fleshtone Recipes
In the February 2011 issue of Watercolor Artist, Suzanna Reece Winton demonstrates her process for painting fleshtones, hair and fabric in 10 simple steps. Here, she shares a couple more of her favorite fleshtone recipes.
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Color: How to Create a Strong Value Pattern
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Color Without Rules: Mark Gould Gallery
Mark Gould describes his lively approach to color as “color without rules.” Enjoy an online-exclusive gallery of his work in acrylic.
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What Is Correlated Color Temperature (CCT)?
Artist Koo Schadler, whose article on studio lighting appears in the October 2010 issue of The Artist’s Magazine, explains the difference between color temperature and correlated color temperature (CCT).
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