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Beginner Artists Guide to the Color Wheel and Paint Colors

The color wheel is a tool to begin your study of color. It can help you understand how colors relate to each other.  Understand The Color Wheel The color wheel is made up of the following: The Primary Colors - Colors which, in theory, are able to mix most other colors in the visible spectrum. In art, the three primary colors are considered to be red, blue and yellow. However, some artists consider magenta, cyan and yellow to be more accurate primary colors, as they are able to mix a wider gamut of colors. For the purpose of this post, I will use red, blue and yellow as the primary colors. ...

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Composition Tips for Artists

A good cmposition is what will keep the viewer in the photograph/painting to discover the vision of the artist and the message he wants to convey. Composition can create a strong and compelling painting or a week and uninteresting one. It is the first thing that matters in an image. If the composition is bad, there is little that can be done to “save” a badly composited image.   A painting that is well composed is half finished." ― Pierre Bonnard (1867–1947)   ...

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The Elements of Composition in Art

The first thing to know is that the Elements of Composition are not the same as the Elements of Art, it’s different concept (though composition is one of the Elements of Art). The second thing to know is what is meant by “composition”. It’s the overall arrangement of what’s in a painting, its subject matter and elements (abstract art of course not having a ‘subject’). ...

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How To Critique Your Own Work – And Get It Right

“The artist is the only one qualified to criticize his art because only the artist knows what he was trying to express and how satisfied he is with the attempt.”  - Ron Brackin There's a balance between the liberty of making your personal art with attractiveness and judging that piece of work based on the thoughts of your expected outcome approximately the portray. ...

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How to create an impactful artist Bio I By Aryanne Lopez

“The Artist’s Biography serves to provide the reader with a story about you as an artist and learn about your career credentials. your Artist’s Biography provides prospective buyers, gallery owners, curators, grant givers, and writers with knowledge about you. They want to know about your career accomplishments before they decide to invest in your art and promote you.” ...

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How to Create the Art You've Always Wanted to Create

This article is for people who are serious about becoming a master artist and developing their own style. Do you believe that being a painter is impossible because of your lack of technical skill? Even though you may not trust yourself when it comes to art, there are ways to get creative even when you think that you can't. Don't aspire to be a master of the medium. Instead, strive to be the best at what you do. ...

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A Simple Formula for Pricing Artwork

Pricing artwork is one of the maximum complicated obligations that rising artists face, in particular after they first begin to work with galleries and start to installation their artwork enterprise. ...

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Types of Oil Painting Brushes - Beginners Guide

Whether or not you’re a beginning oil painter or an old pro, possibilities are you have got a few questions on what forms of brushes are fine for oil painting and what each of them is excellent for. while painting on a canvas, there's a need for brushes that could pass the oil paint in opposition to the grip of the fabric fibers. whilst subtlety or precision is needed, brushes with smooth natural bristles or brushes from artificial hair are used. Linseed oil or different thinner substances can be added to the oil paint, allowing the paintbrush to transport easily. ...

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What is the best way to improvise VALUE in a painting?

In a sunset through trees, all values have to remain subordinate to the sun, which exists in a value category separate from all others-including the yellow sky. When you first paint that mustard yellow, it looks terrible... ...

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