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Make Your Own Paint
Don’t Knock It Until You Try it You may already know that you can make your own paint, but have you ever actually engaged in this tactile process? The notion of making my own acrylic paint is...
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Finish Your First Perfect Painting
Pouring Paint, Tips and Tricks Contemporary paintings often showcase a wide variety of special effects—especially when the imagery is abstract. (Think Jackson Pollock, Morris Louis and Helen...
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Color Mixing for Acrylic: How to Master Shades of Green
I’m always happy to talk about color, and this past year has taken me on a few colorful adventures. Since I always travel with my camera, I make a point to record things that inspire me. I spent seven...
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How to Make a Plan For Painting Full-Time and Still Pay Your Bills
Becoming a Full-Time Artist Photo courtesy of Getty Images Many of us dream of creating art full-time and having that art generate an income to help support our lives. Yet the reality of what it...
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Don’t Be Rusty | Here’s How to Paint Realistic Textures
Romanced by Rust Acrylic artist Randy Van Dyck marries old cars—often exhibiting rust and failing paint—with birds. For Van Dyck, the allure of rust is in its character and the challenge it presents to...
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3 Acrylic Painting Tips to Enhance Your Art
When artist Sandrine Pelissier was in our video studios filming four instructional videos, she shared a few tips for creating more successful acrylic paintings. Granted, I still consider myself a...
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5 Tips to Turn Your Coloring Book into a Work of Art
Coloring Book Creativity Owls of a Feather, enhanced coloring book page, by Doreen Kassel. Learn how to make your own in Kassel’s adult coloring book, Lush Life Creative Coloring! No longer an...
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The Visual Thrill of Color
Acrylic Painting Ideas for Beginners Summer is in full swing! Let’s take advantage of it and put a little art in our lives! Chris Cozen is here with guidance on acrylic painting ideas for beginners,...
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Why Adding Words to Paintings is the Ultimate Inspirational Tool
Hearing Your Inner Voice: Words in Art Sometimes, all it takes is a single word, like “determination,” to spark our creative fire. Other times, motivational quotes, such as the one above, seem to...
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This is What Happens When You Add Texture to Your Underpainting
How Adding Texture to Pastel Underpaintings Creates Striking Effects Just South of Town by Tom Christopher Adding texture to your art doesn’t have to be a task that comes later in your work process....
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