Watercolor is one of the most complex methods of painting. "Practice makes perfect" is a good motto to keep in mind.
We instinctively know a good photograph when we see one. When a photograph captivates us, all its individual parts blend together harmoniously.
Decorative landscapes used simply to enhance portraits were popular in 15th-century Italian painting and 18th-century English and French figure painting. Landscape painting came into its own...
Viewed within the context of art history, a portrait reveals the aesthetic of a period. And, whereas some portraits are idealizations, others emphasize minor flaws to reveal the sujects' essence...
Paintbrushes are expensive. Protect your investment by cleaning them immediately after use. A paintbrush used with oil-based paints can wear out quickly if not cleaned and stored properly.
Your brushes see a lot of use if you work with ceramics. Here's how to keep them in shape.
An essential tool for any type of embroidery, a plastic, metal or wooden hoop holds the fabric tight while you work. The hoop enables you to sew quickly and keep your stitches even.
Embroidered fabric projects are beautiful, but take a lot of time. You can create an embroidery-like effect on just about any fabric with the right fabric paint and applicators.
Purchasing paintings over the Internet lets you avoid the snooty salesperson telling you what you should like and allows you to look at things leisurely with no sales pressure.
Pissarro is considered the first of the Impressionists and is sometimes called the "Father of Impressionism." His work is a catalog of the play of time and light on the French countryside.
Swiss artist Paul Klee (pronounced "clay") is one of the Expressionists. Like all Expressionists, he is famous for his innovative use of color and form.
The work of Leonardo da Vinci, the first truly inventive artist of the modern era, was different from anything that came before it. His art seems almost touched by the divine.
Postmodernism means literally "after the modern." It means many different things to many different people. Postmodernism is not a school, it's an attempt to label many different things going on at...
Romanesque art, as a definitive style, emerged around the year 1000 and lasted until about 1150 in France, Italy, Britain and the German fiefdoms. The name literally means "in the style of the Roman."
The word "renaissance" means, literally, rebirth. The crumbling of medieval civilization led to the rebirth of the human spirit, and art and literature became a vital force in European culture.
Making a printing unit might be the easiest thing you do on the way to producing a finished silk screen print.
Here's how to make sure your silk screen will live to print another day.
Out with the old art, in with the new: after printing with photo emulsion, here's how to make sure you (your silk screen, actually) will live to print another day.
Using photo emulsion is the best way to transfer art to a silk screen for printing.
Coating the silk screen is the first step in this process.
When you have a coated screen ready to go, use the best source of light to expose your screen - the sun!
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