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Aug 20, 2011

Pastel Techniques

Tips and info on soft pastel techniques: what kind of paper, how choose and use soft pastels, how to combine them with watercolors. Baby powder and cotton wool enable soft blending. There's also some famous pastel art examples, and tips on making your own soft pastels

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Jul 30, 2011

stencil painting

Stencil painting - info and pics to see if it's for you. Wall decorations can be made with stencils, wall stickers or wall paper. With stencil painting, you can color-match your own decorations.

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Jul 26, 2011

butterfly wall stickers

This is a gathering of butterfly wall stickers, from different online stores: big and small, black, pink, multi-colored, natural or neutral, with glitter, 3d effects or just plain monochrome.

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Jul 23, 2011

Kids Wall Stickers

Here's a selection of kids wall stickers, for a fun, cozy and classy child's room. Wall stickers are the easiest way to have beautiful and unique wall decorations. You can either you skip the painting job, or pick colors from the stickers, and colormatch the whole room.

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Jul 18, 2011

flower wall stickers

An artist's pick of flower wall stickers - from different stores - with some tips on color and design

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Jun 12, 2011

Advanced Color Theory

Some more advanced color theory: paint and light have their own different primary colors, but both play a role in painting. Green and magenta are a second thing that can really help bring colors to life.

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May 30, 2011

Tree Wall Stickers

Here's an number of tree wall stickers in different sizes and styles, from different shops and manufacturors. Trees and branches are nice to have in the house, and there are many designs available. You can paint them too if you like, but a sticker is very easy to apply.

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May 26, 2011

Watercolor Paint

Review of watercolor paint - from cheap to quality priced. Watercolor paints seem expensive, given the amount you get for the price you pay. But it's very economical in use. The best ones have better and finer grounded pigments.

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May 25, 2011

Watercolor Supplies

Info and reviews on watercolor supplies: quality paper and paint are essential. Brushes can be saved on, if you like. With tips and links to stretching paper instructions

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May 8, 2011

Words and Paintings

Words to go with a series of paintings ('snapshots') - a poetic approach to perception

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Apr 27, 2011

wall Stickers

A selection of wall stickers from different brands - with pictures and tips on integrating them in your room design

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Apr 15, 2011

Faux painting projects

Pictures of faux painting project in a bakery

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Apr 15, 2011

Examples of faux painting

Pictures and examples of faux painting projects

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Mar 28, 2011

Art Gallery - Someday

'Someday', an oil painting series of small mdf panels, each 20 x 30 cm.

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Mar 26, 2011

Art Gallery - snapshots

Snapshots, an oil painting series of small mdf panels, each 15 x 20 cms. I started making these because I wanted to practice underpainting techniques.

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Mar 22, 2011

Oil Painting Brushes

About oil painting brushes: the best kinds of natural hair, about brush shapes, and interesting alternatives (like make-up tools) for using in oil painting techniques.

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Mar 6, 2011

Oil Paint (Whites)

About different kinds of white oil paint - white is never just white in oil painting techniques. Lead dries fast (when it's in linseed oil), titanium hides well and zinc is the brightest one.

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Mar 6, 2011

Oil Painting Colors

Review of specific oil painting colors, of cheap and more expensive brands. Whites and earth colors can be big, cheap tubes. For refined single-pigmented paints, you take small tubes of a good brand. Every pigment has its own specific features, there's also info on pigments used in oil painting techniques. Additional info about earth colors, prismatic colors, and about the difference between paint and light colors.

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Mar 1, 2011

How to make oil paint

Here's how to make oil paint, and get it in a tube. Denatured alcohol is the key to getting the oil to really envelop every pigment particle. Home-made oil paint has great color strength. Important: no air bubbles may get in the tube - there's a good trick for that as well.

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Feb 10, 2011