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How Is Fine Art Reproduction Useful
Ever wondered how your neighbor next door would put a masterpiece painting on his wall, or the painting in the museum which you always dreamt off owning be on your wall.
The one painting that you always wanted on your wall, but then the question arises...
A Brief Overview Of Artist Supplies
There are many different kinds of artist supplies, each with a wide variety of its own. Certain types of art supplies are regularly used by many artists and are easily available. Prices are usually reasonable due to the high volume. Some particularly pres...
Canvas prints - helping your special moments stay ‘special’
You often hear this whenever you are up to something to remember and cherish - "Say cheese!" Yes. Capturing images and adding them to one's memorabilia has been a universal fashion across cultures, and traditions; even when the technology of clicking pic...
Why Turn Photos into Portrait Paintings?
Are you tired of shifting through your old photographs only to find that most of them are of people you don't know or remember? In a decade where we have more photos than we know what to do with, custom portrait paintings are becoming increasingly unique....
The Enigma Of Oil Painting
What comes to your mind when you think of Mona Lisa- a masterpiece, beauty, elegance…? A factor that contributes greatly to its mystic charm is that it is an oil painting. This form of painting is perhaps the most complex of them all. It involves a hug...
The Basics Of Oil Painting
When you want to add new artwork to your home, you may want to consider painting your own oil painting. These paintings can be vibrant, detailed, and multi-layered.
Oil painting does require some preparation. Before starting, one must first buy several n...
Oil Painting Tips They Don't Teach You
If oil painting isn't something you have done yet, we encourage you to do it. Some of the world's most famest paintings are done with oil based paint. You can have a lot of fun with it. However, you might learn that with any style of painting, there are s...
Oil Painting Tips For Any Beginner
If oil painting has been something that you have wanted to take up, but might not have had the nerve to do as of yet, let us help you then. We have a few tips for those who are considering oil painting. Let's look at a few of those for those of you out th...
Why Prismacolor is such a great tool for your art ventures
Prismacolor is a brand for artist of all levels and professions. The advantages of these tools is a benefit of beautiful color artwork with a clean area to with. Prismacolor pencils and marker sets give your artwork such a wonder broad voice ...
Art Supplies on best Discounts Ever
Due to the recent economic conditions, everyone is looking for ways to conserve money on purchases. If you are a expert artist or simply someone who enjoys doing art in spare time, you need to know where to purchase and how to pay as little as possible f...
How to Create an Original House Portrait Painting -- Lesson Three
Painting a House Portrait Lesson Three: The Final Stage -- the Watercolor Wash
If you have decided to paint house portraits, this series of lessons is your step by step guide.
Lesson #1 taught you how to plan out your house portrait, choosing your ...
Encouraging Creative Thinking in Your Child by Introducing Art
You can give an extraordinary gift to your child by bringing art into his life. Children love to use their creative minds and imaginations and by bringing the world of art into their lives, you will be enriching them for their lifetime. Art is a great w...
Consider Buying Your Art Supplies Online
Using the right kind of art supplies is really essential when it comes to creating art and those who spend a lot of time doing so probably know the importance of the right kind of tools. Art supplies are a need for the artists and if you are in the trade...
An Introduction to Township Art
In its original and purest form, dating back to the 1920's, South African Township Art was effectively art of defiance. Formerly known as ‘Struggle or Resistance Art', Township Art was a vivid depiction of the terrible transgressions of colonialism and ...
Northern European painting of the 15th-16th centuries
The 15th and 16th centuries saw the rise of capitalism and a growing middle class, the creation of modern nation states, and the upheaval of the Protestant Reformation. For artists, an innovation of evenly far-reaching importance was the perfection of oil...