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Choosing colours for oil painting
Made up of pigments agglutinated in oil, colours come in tin or plastic tubes closed with a screw cap.
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A street in the Mediterranean - oil painting
Eric Préteseille shows you how to easily paint a Mediterranean street with oil.
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Oil portrait for A. Karin / Part 1
Anne Karin shows you how to easily make the first step to a portrait oil painting.
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Oil portrait for A. Karin / Part 2
Anne Karin shows you how to easily make the first step to a portrait oil painting.
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Oils: Manufacturing secret
Brilliant, creamy, natural… oil paints enchant every budding artist. Invented at the dawn of the Renaissance, it has crossed the centuries without picking up a single wrinkle. Set sail on a trip through time!
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Color Basics
For successful works, mastering the use and blending of colors is essential. As an introduction or a reminder, here are the basic concepts and principles to know!
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Making Watercolor Paint, Oil Paint, and Gouache
The subtle, sparkling shades of watercolor paint…You only need a few minutes to create homemade watercolors. If they aren’t better than manufacturer colors, they are certainly just as good
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Landscapes: Creating an Atmosphere
The serenity of early morning, the surrealism of a foggy backdrop, the theatricality of a stormy scene… A memorable landscape is characterized first and foremost by an identifiable atmosphere.
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Landscapes: Working with Natural Elements
The role played by a natural setting (sky, sea, field, prairie, etc.) depends on the place that it occupies in the composition, but also on the treatment that it receives.
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Still life: selecting colors successfully
A still life is a composition of live objects! While the direction of the lines or paint brush strokes makes handling volumes easier, your perfect mastery of color is what gives them realistic contours.
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