A compelling composition will attract the eye from across a room and attract the viewer. It is often the reason why one painting is preferred over another with a similar subject. The eye is responding to the contrasts between light and dark values, warm and cool colors, hard and soft, shapes and contours, large and small objects. At first glance, paintings are seen as object masses. The mind then interprets these blobs of values, colors and sizes as a still life, portrait or landscape. You have to provide elements of interest for eye to attract the
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As we progress as artists, we begin to have favorite colors that we prefer to have on our pallet. If you paint with oil paints, acrylic paints or watercolors, you probably have 8 to 12 colors you use on a regular basis. At times, the colors in the painting or composition requires we go back
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Every artist today is concerned with the cost of art materials and supplies. Finding the best deals and discounts on professional or artist grade paints, canvas, brushes and other supplies is a time consuming effort. If you wait until the last minute, you’ll probably pay more than you need to. Here is what I’ve
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