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Have you ever had a painting that sunk deep into "The Uglies" ... that stage where the artist is still working things out, and nothing quite yet meshes or works visually? Reading <a href="http://paintingadogaday.blogspot.com/2011/02/gentle-breeze.html">this blog post from Kimberly Kelly Santini</a> (Painting a Dog a Day) as she <br />
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From inspiration to composition and several steps in between. Professional Artist Ray Campbell-Smith discusses the importance of being selective when composing a painting. </div>
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<td align="top">Johannes Vloothuis is a Canadian born artist who specializes in landscape painting in watercolor and oils. Besides painting, he has been teaching for over 20 years and feels proud for having helped so many amateur artists turn into professionals. He doesn't believe talent is necessary to become a good artist. Correct guidance and constant practice will achieve great results. Johannes, in cooperation with <i>Wet Canvas</i> and <i>North Light</i>, frequently holds online classes and paint-alongs. Some are free and some aren't. <a href="http://improvemypaintings.com/" target="_blank">website</a>
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Johannes has finally published a book containing his secrets to painting beautiful landscapes. "Landscape Painting Essentials" is a cherished one in my own personal library and I totally agree with publishers statement: "Johannes Vloothuis makes the process a whole lot easier with the essential techniques, key concepts and expert advice he shares in this book."</td>
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I often speak about doing something different with your work and not painting exactly what you see out there. It comes down to this, we tend to copy and report instead of interpret or express. This often happens to beginning artists (and some long timers as well). It is easy to copy from a photo. ....our job as artists is to be creative, if for no other reason than for our work to be different than everything else out there.<br />
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By it's very nature, art is a <i><b>translation</b></i> and not a<b><i> transcription</i></b>. Nature cannot be copied, only suggested. The world around us is three dimensional and my paper has only two dimensions. I see color and texture with my eyes, but my palette has only a few colors on it and my brush can only make a limited number of strokes to convey texture to you. What I experience, therefore, must be translated into the language of art.<br />
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In this series of short videos, <a href="https://snapguide.com/guides/paint-a-dog-portrait/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">artist Rollie Brandt paints</a> a small 8" x 10" acrylic portrait of <br />
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Caroline Stanley shows us her animal portrait painting techniques in this short video <br />
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Painting demonstration excerpt from the Emmy-Award winning PBS TV Series<br />
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Today we have some painting tips from artist and instructor Richard Robinson. Robinson says: "Start thinking about adding more interest, more story to your paintings."<br />
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Here we have a start to finish expressionist landscape painting demonstration by Michael Lang. Various techniques used starting with an underpainted wash of color and loose brushwork to establish the composition then adding controlled strokes of strong, brilliant color. That's a blending brush in his left hand, used throughout the painting process to quickly blend the acrylic paint. Near the finish he adds transparent blue washes in selected areas using acrylic matte medium.<br />
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Seascape oil painting demo by Alex Yzakov with English translation. Easy wave technique with brilliant turquoise water. It's not real clear, but I believe the colors mentioned in video are: Cad Red Light, Cad Yellow Light, Turquoise Blue, Cobalt Blue, Violet, Cerulean Blue & Titanium White.<br />
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Painting 2 horses in a foggy atmosphere using a variety of techniques with oils....brush, knife, wipe out and finger painting.</div>
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Self-taught artist Ron Krajewski (Dog Art Studio) shares his technique for painting pet portraits with watercolor. He also paints with acrylics. See more at <a href="http://www.ronkrajewski.com/index.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">ronkrajewski.com</a></div>
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Artist and author Joyce Hicks is known for her romantic cottage, country and coastal scenes. In this 17 minute speed-painting video, Hicks demonstrates her watercolor technique, Hicks says: "I’ve always been able to see places and things in an idealistic way, but it wasn’t until I discovered painting that I was able to express and interpret this personal view. My art is not always a true rendition of what is actually there but how I wish it could be. If the old white homestead is a bit neglected, then I will just capture it in sunlight to discover its real beauty. If there is only one withered rose on the old trellis then why not one hundred in full bloom?"</div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-299013072095243445.post-19292902451121803692014-01-12T22:33:00.000-08:002014-01-12T22:33:21.653-08:00Palette Knife Portrait Demo<div style="text-align: center;">
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The challenge for you as a painter is to successfully represent 3D objects on a 2D surface. One way to meet this challenge is with this<a href="http://www.artistsnetwork.com/articles/art-demos-techniques/palette-knife-painting-technique-for-3d-objects-by-carl-samson" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> knife-painting technique demonstrated by Carl Samson</a>, who describes his methods for creating the portrait shown above. Authors says "Using the palette knife technique lets you quickly push the side plane behind the picture plane—without losing the structural integrity of the form with too much blending. Also, the palette knife allows you to freely paint the visual impression. The knife does the work for you by unifying and softening these receding planes without destroying their underlying structure."Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-299013072095243445.post-55688553320060715012014-01-05T20:27:00.000-08:002014-01-05T20:27:09.491-08:00How to Paint a Miniature Landscape<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The subject for <a href="http://www.johnlovett.com/atmosphericgouache/watercolor%20demonstration.htm">John Lovett's watercolor and gouache demonstration</a> is a beautiful old house looking over Sydney Harbour. In the photograph it looks a little lost, tucked in amongst all the other houses and overpowered by a collection of boats. With this painting we will try and give the house a more mysterious atmosphere by simplifying the composition and using a wash of white Gouache.<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-299013072095243445.post-81336322822769812062013-12-06T17:30:00.000-08:002013-12-06T17:30:36.441-08:00Worst Mistake Acrylic Painters Make<br />
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In this video, artist, author and TV personality Jerry Yarnell demonstrates painting clouds and thunderheads in acrylic. This is a demo of a specific technique rather than a complete painting and is almost a full half-hour long.<br />
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Artist and author Karen Margulis offers<a href="http://kemstudios.blogspot.com/2013/10/how-to-paint-red-tree.html"> tips for painting brilliant Fall foliage</a> and avoiding dull and washed out colors. Karen is a pastel artist but these color tips apply to all mediums.</div>
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