Technique is not the secret of painting. It’s not using tissues, toothbrushes, sponges, palette knives, cotton swabs or razor blades along with your artist paint brushes. Nor is it about “put a little blue here.” All of these have a place in our bag of drawing and painting tricks … but the real secret of [...]

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Hello and welcome back to another great article from us on oil painting brushes for the beginner. Since we started these great articles our goal has been to make sure that you buy the supplies you need to begin a great hobby in oil painting yet not spend a super large amount of money doing [...]

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Pumpkin painting is a blast and simple enough that anyone can do it. Celebrate the holidays by creating one yourself. Pumpkin Painting Ideas can be found just about anywhere you look.
You can choose something from a magazine, newspaper or perhaps you found something in your favorite craft magazine that you’d like to paint. That’s great. [...]

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Watercolor painting is a great hobby but it can be hard work at the outset. You should concentrate on the basic skills and techniques first before moving on to the more advanced ones. This article provides you with a step by step approach to these skills. Read it if you would like to be successful [...]

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Oil painting is a great way to express your personality and individuality. It’s also an excellent choice for beginners, because it’s quite forgiving and if you make a mistake, you can pretty easily fix it by painting over it or clean it with a solvent.
In order to paint well, you need talent, right? Well, talent [...]

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