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Eye Movement In Art: 3 Easy Ways to Keep Your Viewer Interested

The longer a viewer is drawn to look at your painting, the more eye movement in art you can create, the more interesting that painting is to them. One measure of the quality of a painting is how long you can keep the...

Mass Notan Painting: 4 Easy Steps To Create Great Compositions

There is a very fast and easy way to get a quick idea if the notan structure of your painting is going to succeed or fail. You do not need more than one minute to do it. You can save hours of wasted work using this...

Wet Panel Carrier To Save You Getting Into A Mess – Your 2 Main Choices

These are boxes or frames for carrying your paintings while they are still wet. They prevent your painting from getting damaged while you are traveling if you are painting plein air. There are two types of system: frame...

Drying Rack For Paintings: An Absolute Must To Save Your Space

It is very useful to have a place where you can dry a lot of wet paintings. A drying rack for paintings is a unit with shelves in it that lets you slot your paintings in it to dry. You can buy drying racks for paintings...

Art Instruction Videos: The 2 Major Pitfalls To Watch Out For And How To Solve Them

Introduction It seems never a day goes by these days without getting an enticing email offer in your inbox for some new art instruction video. And all are offering to reveal valuable secrets from a master...

Make Your Paintings Sing: Add Near Music

Portrait of Moerai Matuanui,by Kehinde Wiley In workshops F,G, and H in the Virtual Art Academy Apprentice Program we go into some detail on how to create Near Music in your painting. This is an approach to using...

The 1 Critical Reason Your Art Is In A Rut – How To Improve Your Painting Skills

Introduction If your painting is stuck in a rut here are some suggestions for you to get out of it and start seeing your paintings improve. How To Improve Your Painting Skills If your painting is stuck in a rut, it is...

Less Is More: Suggesting Details Makes Your Painting Stronger

Suggestion is much more powerful than detailed rendering. More sophisticated paintings suggest detail without actually rendering it. This increases the viewer’s involvement and interest in the painting by making viewers...

How To Paint Water So It Doesn’t Look Like A Wall

When you are painting a body of water there is one thing that most beginners miss. The end result is a lake or ocean that just doesn’t look right. It looks more like a vertical wall than a flat body of water. The...

5 Reasons Why You Need to Varnish Your Oil Painting

This article talks about how to varnish an oil painting and why you should do it. Why do you varnish oil paintings? If you want to protect your paintings it is a good idea to varnish them. Varnish protects the painting...

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