To Brush or Not to Brush
January 30, 2009 by John Fiddes · Leave a Comment
Painting is one of the most creative jobs. It is important that they aquire a complete and good set of tools. There are many different kinds of painting brushes from which you can choose - big, square, small, fan, angle, mop, rigger, Filbert, Bright and many others. These brushes differ in their size, shapes, the fiber used in the brushes, some of these brushes are made of synthetic fibers, natural hair, and some are made of the combination of both synthetic fibers as well as natural hair. These brushes are available in different sizes, some are available in the size of a pencil tip and some are almost as large as a brush used for the painting done in the home. So there are a wide variety of choices available for the artists to choose the brush which they can be more comfortable with. Here are few tips which would help you choose the right kind of the brush for your painting experience to be made more beautiful.
Watercolour Painting Techniques
January 17, 2009 by John Fiddes · Leave a Comment
This article will provide you with a general understanding of some of the more basic watercolour painting techniques. Flat Wash Technique - The flat wash technique is one of the more basic and common of the various techniques. The flat wash technique is usually used when large areas of the canvas need to be covered.
Czech EU art - ‘Entropa’
January 17, 2009 by John Fiddes · Comments Off
A new art installation going on display at the European Council building in Brussels has angered EU members with its lampoons of national stereotypes.
Planning a Painting
January 15, 2009 by John Fiddes · Leave a Comment
Okay, you’ve found it–the perfect scene. The one you think will make the perfect painting. What’s next? Different schools of thought broach the subject. Some artist go straight to the paper (or canvas, as it were) with brush in hand. The spontaneity of the project is most important. Others will do a detailed sketch, perhaps a small study of the scene. I’m a mixture of both. Once seized by an idea, I will do a sketch, but only the roughest of sketches. The shapes are crudely drawn, just to give me an idea of their placement. From there, I proceed to transferring my idea to my support. I’ve learned through the years that if masking is involved, it’s best just to draw the outline and fill in the details later. Masking may remove my pencil lines. Besides, there’s a risk of smudging the lines.
“Word Up?”
January 8, 2009 by John Fiddes · Comments Off
“Word Up?” - Show & Tell Gallery’s Group Show featuring artists PaperMonster, Ghost, Dixon, Omen, Skam, and Case opens Friday Jan 9th in collaboration with LE Gallery. The group show starts off 2009 in a great way showcasing new works from each artist.
Sealing and Varnishing
January 8, 2009 by John Fiddes · Leave a Comment
You have two choices when you paint in watercolours on an alternate support such as clayboard or watercolour canvas: you can frame behind glass as with a traditional watercolour, taking the same precautions that the painting itself does not come into direct contact with the glass and that there is a space between the artwork and the glass or you can seal your work and frame as an oil or acrylic painting.
History of English Watercolours
January 8, 2009 by John Fiddes · Leave a Comment
Watercolour is a painting technique that uses water-soluble pigments, and in some cases a paper-bonding element such as gum. It stems back to renaissance times when painters would use watercolours as an initial snapshot before engaging in a more elaborate oil painting, very much as a contemporary photographer would take a Polaroid to give him/her an idea of what the finished product would be.
