By Shweta Misra on March 21, 2009
Today we are going to show a beginning palette to start with. If you like you can add to this afterwards, okay. To get started for example we are going to start with titanium white.
If you also notice that we use different brands, you can mix them there is no problem with that. This is [...]
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By Shweta Misra on March 21, 2009
We are going to mix colors. For here example I have started with a three basic colors, red, blue and yellow, as you see on the color wheel and this is my paintbrush, this is the one I would like to use a lot of smaller detail, but you can use the other ones too.
A [...]
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By Shweta Misra on March 21, 2009
Today we are going to show how to make paints opaque and also how to brighten colors. We are going to start here with a plate of again, our basic primary colors and another item that you can use to make them opaque is a Gesso, a thicker Gesso and another color, some colors that [...]
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By Shweta Misra on March 21, 2009
Today we are going to cover translucent paints and washes. We are going to start with our basic colors. To do a transparent color just use your color straight from the tube and that will give you your clearness.
If you add water to it to thin it down a little bit, thin the pigment, it [...]
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By Shweta Misra on March 21, 2009
Today we are going to talk about doing textures in your painting. On the palette over here for example are some of the tools you can use, but please think of other things you can use.
You can use metal or plastic spatulas, toothbrushes, little straight rulers, even one of those little credit card things they [...]
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By Shweta Misra on March 21, 2009
Today we are going to talk about perspective and shades. We are going to work down here for example, you want to start to have a back level. I am just doing it in the center normally you want to do it down on the bottom part or the top part, because the most important [...]
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By Shweta Misra on March 21, 2009
Today we are going to talk about doing Allaprima painting. Allaprima painting is an old fashion way of painting that you can do portraits with it or even still life or full scenes. What you are doing is you are going to paint in black, white and gray and for example I am going to [...]
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By Shweta Misra on March 21, 2009
Today we are going to paint a sky and a cloud. There are many ways to do it. This is a simple way. I also want to tell you about a product called acrylic retarder and what it is, it is an extender, you just dump a tube… a little one inch amount in some [...]
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By Shweta Misra on March 17, 2009
Are your kids bored, tired of the same old games, or staring at the TV all day? Want to give them something to do that’s fun, creative, and hands-on?Well, then it’s time to try some simple art projects!
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