Tutorials
Tutorials
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Tip: Adding to an old oil painting
Monday, 02 February 2009 12:05 by Joan
If you fish out an incomplete oil painting and you have the desire to complete it, you may find the newly applied paint shrinks away like watercolour on oil. This can happen because paint absorbs oxygen from the air and gets hard and this causes the paint to change on the painting.Tip: Reinforce those watercolour paint Tubes!
Saturday, 10 January 2009 21:39 by Joan
The necks of paint tubes tend to weaken with use as most of you will have experienced. It can be very frustrating to get down to a painting session and battle to get started because you can’t get the lid off!Tip: Funky Pencil Holder
Saturday, 10 January 2009 21:35 by Joan
An old distributor cap makes an excellent pencil holder especially if using coloured pencils as the different shades are easily seen for selection and leaves your hands free to use for the pad and the pencil in use. They have 5 or 7 recessed holes which is probably an adequate selection at one time.
Tip: Attachable Brush Holder
Saturday, 10 January 2009 21:33 by Joan
If using a pochade type paint box, take a soup can and make a clip from steel plumber’s tape! Fasten this to the can with a small nut and bolt. Make a notch in the rim of the paint box on the right side (if right-handed) to hold the plumber’s tape so it holds the can firmly and does not slip. You can make a pouring lip on the can on the opposite side if you wish using needle point pliers. If using thinners for oil paint just pour this into a small bottle at the end of your painting session so it can settle and is ready to re-use next time!
Tip: Travel lightly with your paints
Saturday, 10 January 2009 21:28 by Joan
In some areas one can buy an all in one weekly pill organizer which has 7 small containers each with its own snaptight lids. This is ideal for taking small quantities of paint on a short trip.