Art is a language that does not need translation. It has its own grammar. As Picasso said it is necessary to learn the rules like a pro, so you can break them like an artist. I have had the passion for art since my childhood and strove hard to learn them in detail. I am now delighted to have the opportunity to pass on this knowledge.
In my upcoming, posts I would like to share the basics of painting, different techniques, elements of composition, perspective, tonal values, color and temperature also about materials and tools used.
Accompany me on this journey and learn how to develop the draftsmanship, acquire the knowledge of using light within a painting, work out a better composition by creating interesting focal points and gradual mastery of this fascinating art.
How to Create Texture in a Painting
Renaissance and Baroque paintings have a smooth surface without any visible trace of work. It’s not until Rembrandt that brushstrokes were manifested. Oils are dense and retain the marks left by brushes and tools, thus allowing an artist to create textures and opening...
Basic Techniques in Oil
Oil paint is versatile and the techniques are overwhelming. It's important to learn and explore different painting techniques to achieve the desired effects. The forgiving nature of this painting medium allows us to rectify the mistakes easily. In this...
How to Take Care of Brushes
Brushes are delicate and must be taken proper care to protect the fiber from drying out or deteriorating. Letting paints dry on the brushes after painting session will permanently ruin them. Often times it’s important to clean then between values and different colors....
Other Materials and Tools
Other than the paint, art support and brushes we will need a selection of other materials to start a painting. Easel Easels are designed to hold the canvas in place while painting. They have a system for adjusting the height and accommodate paintings of various size....
Brushes and Knives
Brushes Brushes are like a wand in the hands of an artist, that creates the magic on the canvas. It is important to know the type of the brushes and the quality of the fiber to know what different effects and brush strokes it can produce. Often times the reason for...
Art Support and Priming
Art Support Art support is any surface that can be painted on. There are a wide variety of surface to choose from paper, panels, boards, wood, canvas, glass, ceramic, plastic and what not! Of all the medium available my favorites are oil and water-mixable oil. The...
All about different media…
This article aims at providing knowledge about various wet painting media Watercolor Watercolor is the pure pigment suspended in a water-based solution that can be diluted with water for application. It is transparent and highly...
