Tutorials
Tutorials
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Tip: Don't smudge pastel drawings
Saturday, 10 January 2009 21:26 by Joan
Protect your pastel work whilst you work!
Cut a dowel rod fitted at each end with a ball or even just a small block.
Rest your wrist on the rod to prevent smudging your pastel work.
Understanding Tone in Painting
Saturday, 10 January 2009 20:45 by Joan
Using a soft pencil draw two strips made up of ten squares approximately ½” in size. In the first, starting one end, colour in the first square very lightly in pencil.
Tip: Keep Your Brushes Clean At All Times
Saturday, 10 January 2009 20:44 by Joan
Excess colour should be wiped off on a cloth or kitchen paper. Rinse water colour brushes in tepid water with a little household soap then rinse thoroughly again under the tap.
Oil paint brushes must be cleaned with a solvent first before washing with warm water and soap thoroughly. Rinse well and stand in a container to dry after smoothing the bristles into place whilst wet.
Tip: Hang Up Those Paint Brushes!
Saturday, 10 January 2009 20:42 by Joan
Here is a neat and tidy way to store your brushes on the wall instead of standing them in a container on a table which uses up space you may be short of!
Tip: Hanging Your Pastels
Saturday, 10 January 2009 20:04 by Joan
This is a simple procedure and ideal if you have limited space and wish to display your pictures without risk of damage.Take a metal skirt/slacks hanger and a peg board. Hang your picture with small clips or tight clothes pegs to the metal bar. Attach any info, if necessary, written on a ticket and hang that from the part below the hook, for example sale price or customer’s name, the date etc. You can have a row of these if wanted and it makes your art room tidier and the pictures are easily viewed!