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Experimenting With Different Drawing Styles

When selecting certain drawing styles, you can use several pencil choices in as many ways as a painter uses a brush. For example, a lively linear approach allows every pencil stroke to show. If you wish to have a smooth … Continue reading →

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Artist For More Than Half a Century and Still Going Strong

“I never saw a good artist I could not steal from.”~Pablo Picasso “I never steal another artists work. I just take it to my level.”~Lynn Burton I recall as a young teenager (fifty-five years ago!) watching my artist brother, Lynn … Continue reading →

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Art Tip: Think in Terms of Shapes and Value Masses

If you eliminate all details and color in your future painting, you can see how the composition is expressed as three value masses — black or darkest, mid-range (gray), and light or white. This works especially well when considering landscape … Continue reading →

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Tip: The Importance of Dark Strokes Against a White Substrate

I’ve always been impressed by the fresh and crisp look of a well executed pen and ink. Artist who  master this type of art, whether they use crosshatching, dots, horizontal or vertical, continuous line or curved strokes, or a combination … Continue reading →

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Art Tips and Blogposts Revisited

We have selected blog posts and art tips that we feel are worthy of a revisit. They have been very popular. If you see an article that you may have missed or like to revisit, the small picture next to … Continue reading →

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Tip: Under Painting Shadow

When under painting  shadow, I like to consider the shaded area and lay up a wash of Cobalt Blue or Ultramarine Blue in them, especially when painting people. In this particular painting a Cobalt Blue for the shaded area will … Continue reading →

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