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Article by RUTH READ, award winning painter and photographer, author of children books, and an art teacher. First thing I would like to do is ask this question: What is your favorite color… … or non-color? Since black or white is not considered ‘a color’. Maybe we can talk about that. Ok, I can’t help [...]
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I found this while using stumbleupon and I just needed to share this, its just so amazing. This artist(s)? use common home items to create some pretty epic stuff.
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When you are done with the painting session, you must snap the lid on tightly. Then to save paint – you put it into the freezer. When you want to paint next time, just pull out the container with paints about 20 minutes before you need them. The paint will be soft. I have reused paint like this after 6 months.
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The third lesson in Show Me How to Paint Flowers series by Sri Rajes, an artist from Singapore, will teach you how to paint simple but neat silver flowers. As always, you are more than welcome to comment on this lesson, add suggestions, ask questions and let us all know how this technique turned out for you.
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How to make a Color wheel: Begin your color study by creating a color wheel. Use a canvas sheet. The paints you will need are: Lemon Yellow, True Red, Not a cadmium Red, but something closer to magenta, and True Blue, Blue like Ultramarine Blue. These colors are called your Primary Colors. Remember, when mixing colors begin…
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Here’s the second lesson in How to Paint Flowers series of lessons by Singaporean artist Sri Rajes who is kind enough to share her art tips and tricks with you. You’re more than welcome to try them out and leave the comments, questions, ideas and let us know about the results you achieve while using Sri Rajes’ technique.
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Image via Wikipedia This is the final part of the four-part series on Color in Nature and Meaning of Colors, featuring Gray, White, Ivory, Brown, and Beige. Part I, II, and III can be found here: Colors in Nature I (featuring Blue, Green, Turquoise, and Silver) Colors in Nature II (featuring Red, Pink, Yellow, and [...]
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Image via Wikipedia . Ok, I can’t help myself. I have to tell you a little about color black. I am sure that there are a few people that visit this post that might not know black color from my point of view. Some artists like to use color black straight from the tub. That [...]
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Orange is vibrant. It denotes energy, warmth, and the sun. But orange has a bit less intensity or aggression than red, calmed by the cheerfulness of yellow. As a warm color orange is a stimulant — stimulating the emotions and even…
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A stimulant, red is the hottest of the warm colors. Studies show that red can have a physical effect, increasing the rate of respiration and raising blood pressure. The expression “seeing red” indicates anger and may stem not only from the stimulus…
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Image via Wikipedia Nature can be an incredibly magical experience when we take the time to notice it around us. Have you ever looked around outdoors and noticed beautiful shades in the flora and fauna around you? It seems we take color for granted much too often. What would the world be without color? Or, [...]
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