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 we're taking a look at one of the most basic and essential techniques in art: chiaroscuro.
What is it?
Chiaroscuro (pronounced "keyARo-scuro") is another art term with its roots in the Italian language. As ...
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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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Hello, everyone! Today we wanted to take a moment to introduce our new series of upcoming blog posts, called Technique Tuesdays.
We at Principle Gallery welcome and encourage all art enthusiasts. We're also aware, though, that there are some folks out ...
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Welcome to another Technique Tuesday! Today we're going to take a look at a substance that is near and dear to many an artist's heart: gesso.
What is it?
Pronounced "jesso", this unique substance acts as a type of primer for ...
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