Welcome back to Technique Tuesday! Today we're going to be talking about a technique we've already touched on in the blog, about two years ago. I actually think this is one of the most fun things about discussing these techniques-- every artist's work is ...
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What is it?
The term "glazing" when applied to paint refers to the play of colors and luminosity built up through applying thin, transparent layers of paint over an opaque layer of a different color. This is done with the use of a suitable type of ...
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What is it?
Simply put, a nocturne is a painting of a night scene. James Abbott McNeill Whistler was the first to apply the term to paintings (it is originally a descriptor of a piece of music whose composition is evocative of nighttime) and in art ...
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What is it?
The technique we'll be looking at today is a fun one: broken color. This term refers to a technique where an artist will apply colors to a painting in small strokes, but does not blend them, so that they blend optically rather than ...
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What is it?
Today's featured technique is the dry brush technique. Like last week's technique, the multi-loaded brush, this technique deals with the way that the artist loads their brush before applying it to the canvas. With the dry brush technique, ...
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What is it?
Most everyone would probably be able to guess what exactly is meant by the phrase "loading the brush" as it relates to painting--you dip the paintbrush in the paint! It's pretty simple. There are all sorts of ways, however, that artists ...
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What is it?
Today's Technique Tuesday topic takes us on a trip to the great outdoors as we explore the world of Plein Air painting. The term "en plein air" is a French expression that translates to "in the open air." It is used to describe the ...
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What is it?
This week we're taking a look at a technique called "sfumato" (pronounced sfoo-mah-toh). This is also a word with its origin in -you guessed it!- the Italian language. The word is derived from the verb "fumare", which means "to ...
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Welcome back to Technique Tuesday! Today's post is going to take a look at a painting technique commonly referred to as "blocking in."
What is it?
Several of our Technique Tuesday posts will discuss techniques relating to what is ...
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What? A Studio Selfie Saturday post...on a Friday?
Yes indeed, and for good reason! We're posting about GC Myers today partially as a reminder about our exciting event tomorrow! Amidst the excitement of the Alexandria Arts Festival which will flood ...
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