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Good Things Come in Threes: Painting With a Triad Color Scheme

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7 Practical Tips for Finding Sketch-Worthy Winter Scenes

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A Fresh Perspective: 7 Tips for Nurturing Artistic Growth

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Back to (Art) Basics

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Structured vs. Spontaneous: One Artist’s Painting Approach

By Michael Chesley Johnson For award-winning watercolorist Rick Anderson, the broad plains of the Mississippi Delta provide an opportunity for his brush to roam free, dashing out passages of gold and green with a rhythm that energizes the land’s flatne…

Painting Your Unique Point of View

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5 Tips for Capturing Light & Shadow in a Forest Scene

Where the Light Dances (acrylic, mixed media, and tree bark on canvas, 24×36) by Chantal Bourque took Third Place in the AcrylicWorks 12: The Best of Acrylic competition. To Quebec artist Chantal Bourque, winner of the Third Place Award in this year’s …

Paint Backgrounds With Power and Purpose: 3 Approaches

This guide explores three main types of backgrounds for portraits and figure paintings: solid, representational, and abstract. Learn how to choose the right one to frame your subject, add a sense of place, or simply create visual harmony.
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Drawing the Figure From Life

Discover how to create powerful drawings from life by focusing on the “why” of a pose and simplifying it to its core.
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When Less Says More in Your Art

See how Dawn Emerson draws inspiration from the deceptively simple, yet deeply expressive, paintings of Wolf Kahn.
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