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08th June 2010

The Power Of Art Materials

Art has always been considered a romantic endeavor. Art is a love affair between the artist, the concept and the art materials. There is so much emotion that is transferred from the artist through the medium that a paintbrush can seem to be alive with tha...

22nd April 2010

The Best Pet Artists in Town

How much do you love your furry friends? Your Art Now has a staff of skilled pet artists who are ready to transform your favorite pet's lovable little face into a true piece of artwork. Having a custom portrait made for your pet is simple, quick, and inex...

22nd April 2010

The True Value of a Custom Portrait

Get ready folks. It's time to dig out that old shoebox full of your favorite photographs. Your Art Now is a custom portrait service which transforms simple photographs into timeless pieces of art. Turning a small piece of your past into an eternal memento...

19th March 2010

Tricks And Tips For Oil Painting

Before purchasing new artwork for your home, you may want to consider creating your own oil painting. Oil paintings are often complex, colorful, and very detailed, and can add a nice touch to one's home. Before starting to paint with oils, some items do ...

19th March 2010

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...

18th March 2010

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...

08th February 2010

Texture by means of Oil Colour

Oil colour, with its standard, lends well with the glazing techniques with a smooth polished finish. Though, there are a huge variety of texture effects that can be attained in oil painting using customary techniques like impasto, or just through trialing...

08th February 2010

Fine Art Reproductions

FINE ART REPRODUCTION If you love fine art like nearly all people do, chances are you'd want to hang a specimen on your wall. Who wouldn't want a da Vinci, a Rembrandt, a Monet, a Renoir, a Goya, a Constable, a Van Gogh, a Cezanne, a Matisse, a Picasso...

03rd February 2010

How To Introduce Oil Painting Techniques

Oil paint is an amazing versatile medium. It can be applied in a thick buttery fashion or thinned down to a watery consistency. This versatility opens the door to a number of different painting techniques. My personal preference is to begin my oil pain...

05th January 2010

Impasto Painting Techniques For Adding Depth And Emotion

The impasto painting technique involves varying the thickness and texture of paint on the canvas. This results in paintings that offer an exciting emotional response that is quite different from artwork with a more uniform application of paint. If well do...

04th June 2009

Xu Weixin Portrait Oil Painting Appreciation --- Miner Come from Szechwan

Xu Weixin Oil Painting Work --- Miner Come From Szechwan Painting title: Miner Come from Szechwan Artist: Xu Weixin (China) Painting media: Oil paint on fabric Painting size: 250*200cm Creation year: 2006 Artist Xu Weixin Brief: Xu ...

29th May 2009

Oil Paint Was Made From Plants - History

History of making oil paint from plants Oil paint is a type of paint which consists of color pigments suspended in a drying oil. A drying oil is one which hardens to a tough, solid film after it's exposed to air. The oil hardens because of a chemical r...

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