Today’s question comes from Edna, and she asks: “I am doing a Still Life with a Copper Pot in the painting using the medium Acrylic. Some time ago I painted a Copper dish in Pastel and it came out well. For the life of me I just can’t seem to get the same result with […]
You Asked – Brushes & Tools for Fine Detail?
Today’s question comes from Patti and she writes: “I am a beginner, and need to know what brushes or drawing tools i should use to paint fine detail, eg, outline of facial features, or outline of house, and also tell me if i first paint the background and then do the outlines, or do i […]
You Asked – Mat Backing Pen & Ink Drawing?
Today’s question comes from Peter, and he asks: “What kind of mat backing do you suggest i use for the back of my pen and ink drawings.” Do you have any information that might help Peter? Please leave your response in the comments box below. Thank You!
You Asked – Beginners Oil Painting DVD?
Today’s question comes from Don, and he asks: “I am looking for a tutorial DVD to assist me in a move from watercolour to oil. What I am looking for is a beginners guide which not only illustrates oil techniques but also explains what materials – canvas/paper, mediums, brushes etc – are suitable. My search […]
You Asked – Watercolor on Clay Board?
Today’s question comes from Lu: “I am starting a ‘commission’ (poppies) for my brother. The size is 18″x36″. I found ‘clay board’ in that size. I have never worked on this type of surface before. The medium is watercolor. Have you worked on this surface with watercolor.?? If so, do you have any suggestions. I […]
You Asked – Varnish
Today’s question comes from Marie, and she asks: “Is it necessary to varnish a finished painting? Some of the paintings I’ve finished have an uneven shine to them, would I be able to use “liquid clear” instead of varnish? If so can I put in on as soon as they are finished or do I […]
You Asked – Red Acetate
Today’s question comes from Beverly and she asks: “Where can you purchase “red acetate” or red filter paper to check the values in your painting. And what am I looking for when I see the different values thru the red filter? ”
You Asked – Making Prints
Today’s question comes from Gwen, and she asks: “My art club wants to purchase a computer, scanner and printer. Does anyone have suggestions as to what we should purchase? We wish to make quality prints of our work. I’m guessing 11″X14″ will be the largest size we will be able to make or maybe I […]
You Asked – Rabbit Skin Glue
Today’s question comes from Daphne, and she asks: “I tried to glue a canvas and had terrible results. The canvas buckled instead of stretching. Questions: How dense is rabbit skin glue when it cools? Perhaps I overheated it. It seemed to be too liquid when I put it on, but it’s been a long time […]
You Asked – Inexpensive Watercolor Paints?
Today’s question comes from Dawn and she asks: “You suggest Winsor and Newton wc paints on your post, but I have kids and little money. 🙂 They took a watercolor class last year, so I was going to get some paints. I notice that Van Gogh and Grumbacher were pretty inexpensive on the MisterArt site. […]