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In this article we discuss one of many approaches to the creation of an oil painting. We give an overview of the consecutive steps you need to take to create an oil painting from start to finish. This is also the approach I use most often.
Sun, 2 Nov 2008: Tips on Oil Painting - Oil Painting Supports
In this article we discuss the choices you have in terms of supports or grounds for oil painting. We explain the pros and cons of the most popular supports artists use today.
Sun, 2 Nov 2008: Tips on Oil Painting - Know Your Oil Painting Brushes
In this article I discuss the shape of a number of brushes that are used when painting with oils. We also discuss the purpose of each of the particular shapes.
Sun, 2 Nov 2008: Tips on Oil Painting - Basic Palette
In this article I will discuss a basic palette of oil paints for use by the beginning oil painter. I also detail the important properties of each of the tube colors involved. A tube color is a color directly out of the paint tube.
Sun, 2 Nov 2008: Tips on Oil Painting - Painting Values
In this article we discuss the importance of values in oil paintings. We detail the painting a complete black and white scene as an exercise in observing, mixing, and applying values.
Sun, 2 Nov 2008: Tips on Oil Painting - Painting Edges
In this article we discuss the different types of edges that occur in oil paintings. We also explain the importance of using the right kind of edges in the right kind of places.
Sun, 2 Nov 2008: Tips on Oil Painting - The Skill of Seeing Color
In this article we discuss the issue of learning how to correctly observe color. This is a skill that needs to be practiced. In this, getting rid of prejudices is one of the more difficult tasks.
Sun, 2 Nov 2008: Pencil Portrait Drawing Tips on Obtaining a Photograph
In this article we discuss how you can obtain a photograph from your customer that makes it artistically suitable for a pencil portrait drawing. We explain how to obtain a high resolution photograph that shows the subject well lighted and in an artistically interesting pose.
Sun, 2 Nov 2008: Tips on Oil Painting - Supplies
In this article we will discuss the essential art supplies you will need to create an oil painting. This also includes a suggestion for a basic starter color palette and a basic set of brushes.
Sun, 2 Nov 2008: Tips on Oil Painting - The Drawing Phase
In this article we discuss the first phase of the oil painting process: The Drawing Phase. We explain various elements and issues regarding the drawing of a scene in relation to oil painting.
Sun, 2 Nov 2008: Tips on Oil Painting - The Block-in Phase
In this article we discuss the block-in phase which is the second phase of a basic approach to the creation of an oil painting.
Sun, 2 Nov 2008: Tips on Oil Painting - The Shaping Phase
In this article we discuss in detail the shaping phase which is the third phase of a basic approach to the creation of an oil painting.
Sun, 2 Nov 2008: Tips on Oil Painting - The Qualities of Color
In this article we will outline the three qualities of any color. Base on those qualities we will also discuss a technique to consistently reproduce on our canvas the colors we observe around us.
Sun, 2 Nov 2008: Tips on Oil Painting - The Ideal Color Wheel
In this article I will discuss the most ideal three-color wheel. We will also explain why we need to expand this ideal elementary color wheel to obtain the ideal six-color wheel.
Sun, 2 Nov 2008: Pencil Portrait Drawing Tips on Montage
In this article we present some guidelines for the creation of a montage drawing. We discuss the subjects to be included, the importance of a focal point, the value distribution and also the size distribution.
Sun, 2 Nov 2008: Pencil Portrait Drawing Tips on Clothing
In this article we point out the main ideas behind the drawing of clothes. We define the five basic types of fabric folds, discuss their characteristics, and give a few examples of the circumstances in which they appear.
Sun, 2 Nov 2008: Tips on Oil Painting - The Detail Phase
In this article we discuss in fourth and final stage of a basic approach to the creation of an oil painting, i.e., the detail phase.
Sun, 2 Nov 2008: Tips on Oil Painting - Thinking While Painting
In this article we discuss what sort of mental state you should be in during the different phases of creating an oil painting.
Sun, 2 Nov 2008: Pencil Portrait Drawing Tips on Backgrounds
In this article we discuss the drawing of backgrounds for your pencil portrait subject. We touch on the issues of values, lost and found edges, the location of the shading, and the charging practices for backgrounds.
Sun, 2 Nov 2008: Pencil Portrait Drawing Tips on Cropping
In this article we take a look at the idea of cropping. We explain what cropping is and present some guidelines to its uses in pencil portrait drawing.
Sun, 2 Nov 2008: Pencil Portrait Drawing Tips on Supplies
In this article we discuss the various tools that are used in the process of pencil portrait drawing from photographs. These tools include: pencils, paper, drawing board, clips or masking tape, maulstick, broom, and other tools.
Sun, 2 Nov 2008: Pencil Portrait Drawing Tips on Multiple Subjects
In this article we discuss the issue of drawing multiple subjects from different photographs. We look at the lighting, the gaze, the composition, and the relative subject sizes.
Sun, 2 Nov 2008: Pencil Portrait Drawing Tips on Composition
In this article we discuss some of the principles of composition. We introduce the concept of balance and the idea of the focal point of your drawing.
Sun, 2 Nov 2008: Pencil Portrait Drawing Tips on the Hands
In this article we discuss the drawing of the hands of your pencil portrait subject. We touch on the simplification process, the differences between men and women’s hands, the blending technique, and much more.
Sun, 2 Nov 2008: Pencil Portrait Drawing Tips on the Ears
In this article we discuss various techniques to deal with the ears of a pencil portrait subject. We will note the complexity of the ear shapes, the many edges that need rendering, and the peculiarities of each individual’s ears.
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