Category: Tools and Techniques
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How to Sharpen a Pencil for Drawing – Karl Gnass
At first I though this would be superficial, and though it does go through the basics we all think we know from art school, I’ve been sharpening artist pencils for more years than I can count, and I learned a few things. Karl Gnass transitioned from a career as concept and storyboard artist into teaching…
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Marc Dalessio (update)
Marc Dalessio is an American painter, now living in Croatia, who I first profiled back in 2009, at the recommendation of British painter Julian Merrow-Smith. Dalessio lived in Florence for 20 years, and during that time studied at Charles H. Cecil Studios, and atelier that traces its heritage to the École Des Beaux-Arts teachings of…
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Parka Blogs’ art tools and gears
I’ve written before about a blog called The Tools Artists Use, which is based on the excellent concept of asking various illustrators and other artists about their primary working tools. The Tools Artists Use blog is taking a break, but the most recent post points out that Teoh Yi Chie of Parka Blogs (which I…
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A simple DIY drying rack for plein air panels and small paintings
One of the simultaneously good and difficult things about oil paint is that it dries slowly. Storing oil paintings as they dry is always something of an issue. Plein air painters, in particular, who often produce a lot of small paintings in a relatively short time frame, are faced with the question of how to…
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My latest articles for Answers.com
I have continued to write articles on painting for Answers.com, though this will be the last month in which I will do so. My latest articles are: What are Glazing and Scumbling in Painting? An Introduction to Plein Air Painting An Introduction to Gouache: The surprising Versatility of Opaque Watercolor Make Painting Easier by Using…
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David Dunlop
David Dunlop is a painter and lecturer based in Connecticut. He is the author and host of the PBS series Landscapes Through Time, which wrote about earlier today here on Lines and Colors. I came across his work from that program when I first saw it a few years ago. In the course of the…