Artiste Botanique
Hello everyone, A couple of weeks ago, botanical artist Julia Trickey kindly invited me to do an online talk as part of her series called "Botanical Talks". Of course, my first one had to be about colour and pigments. We ran out of time for me to answer all the questions at the end of… Continue reading Paints & Pigments 01 – Your questions answered
Hi everyone, Next Thursday I am doing a live online session with Julia Trickey. Julia is a great botanical artist and lovely person who has a programme of online talks in which she invites other botanical artists to talk about specific subjects.The theme for mine is, obviously, colour-mixing! In the first part I will explain… Continue reading Live session with Julia Trickey
Hi everyone, As autumn is here, I am starting to turn towards more neutral colours. The painting I just finished is a bright orange and saturated blue Strelitzia, the end of summer on Patreon. Now these bright hues are gone and the browns and greys are coming in, with the occasional surge of automnal red.… Continue reading Daniel Smith Sugilite Genuine tested in 110 mixes
Hi everyone,Today I am going to talk about palettes. More specifically, ceramic palettes. If you haven’t tried one yet, you really should. Painting on ceramic or porcelain is so much better than painting on plastic: the colours show better, the paint doesn’t bubble or flake, the mixing is smooth and easy and the paints can… Continue reading 3 top best palettes for any painting type or size (and how to use them)
I was getting ready to start the sketches for this week’s post on Patreon when I decided to stretch my paper, because I am going to use so much water and really drench my paper. Then I thought it would be useful to do a quick video tutorial, showing you a very easy way to… Continue reading Quick easiest way to stretch paper
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