A family owned and operated business, Royal & Langnickel has produced art supplies and accessories for decades. They produce a variety of products, but the Royal & Langnickel name is most commonly linked to their line of brushes. With a … Read More..
The son of a poor tinsmith, Henri Rousseau was born in the Loire Valley of France in 1844. His early life had none of the romance and education of an artist. In 1868, after spending four years in the military, … Read More..
Want to do something fun and unusual with your art? Get involved with the Artist Trading Card movement. This group began as a means to promote artwork. Originally, artists traded cards face to face at swap meets, and later sent … Read More..
You can’t play a musical instrument unless you learn to read music. You can’t learn how to cook until you can read a recipe. An artist can’t paint until he learns to mix colors. Sure, you can fling paint about. … Read More..
With summer upon us, many artists are beguiled by the verdant vistas of forest and field, gardens of flowers and limbs hanging low with fruit and leaves. Painting this lush extravagance of nature’s beauty seems a perfect way to idle … Read More..
Isn’t that just the most irritating thing? You’ve created a perfectly lovely composition, used some great techniques and have assembled a palette of rich and appealing colors. Standing back to admire your work, you are surprised to see dull, lifeless … Read More..
If you’ve always wanted to paint but don’t have access to a class, you may want to consider this beginner’s book on painting. Claire Garcia has put together a book that includes all the basics to get started with painting, … Read More..
Artists follow many paths to arrive at their calling. For some the road is straight and true. For others it takes a circuitous route, filled with detours and delays. Anna Mary Robertson was born September 7, 1860 in Greenwich, New … Read More..
Whether you are painting with oils, acrylics, watercolors, sketching with pastel or pencil, it is necessary to establish the values to create a convincing, well-executed piece of artwork. If you are painting en plein air, you will paint the scene … Read More..
Brides want beautifully penned addresses for their wedding invitations. Scrapbook and journal crafters use calligraphy to add text to the pages of their books and make ornamental embellishments to decorate them. Paper crafters use calligraphy to create special calendars, bookmarks … Read More..
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