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Using Japanese Notan Design Principles For Plein Air Painting
Over the years I have studied the Japanese design term known as Notan. This…
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How To Create Mood in Landscape Painting
Like playing high or low notes on a piano, artists can 'key' their colors to…
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Winning Tips to Plein Air Painting the Live Model Outdoors
Plein air painting with a human subject that tells a story can be a challenge,…
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A Portrait Painting Palette System that Works
Portrait painters want to capture the likeness of their unique subjects with…
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The Importance Of Using Neutrals In Art
by Brandon Shaefer Neutrals are any set of tones created when mixing two…
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Handy Artist Palettes by New Wave
My friends at New Wave Fine Art Products, makers of handcrafted artist…
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How to Steal A Van Gogh Idea For Your Own Portrait Painting
When it comes to color, we can certainly learn, or even better, steal from the…
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Enjoying My Artist Palette By New Wave
Since college, I haven't painted with a handheld artist palette. In the past,…
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Choosing Quality Art Materials and Supplies
When I entered graduate school, I first experienced the raw difference in…
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Show Me Your Palette
We can learn a lot about an artist by looking at the artist's working palette.…