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'Eye Pathways' and 'Atmospheric Perspective'

'Straight Line Approximation' and Key Discoveries in Practice

Flattening Values and Put More Detail in One Area

Low Saturation Field and Chinese Laundry

Secondary Color Harmonies & A Kasakh Farmhouse in Tianshan

Wet Painting Carriers & Italy, Florence, The Arno

Iridescence and Shimmering Water & Day at the Beach

Interlocking Shapes & Still Life

Cropping Your Subject & Pianello Roses

'Block Studies' & 'Impasto Brushstrokes for Texture'

The step-by-step development of Mian Situ's latest materpiece for the Jackson Hole art auction

Self scrutinty can produce paintings that communicate on a much higher level.

Four artists, linked through mentorship, explain the value of sharing techniques and insights

What does it mean to be an artist? We discover two distinct elements.

Jette van der Lende uses her thought provoking mirror paintings to show how the ideal is very different to the reality

Who would have thought that the Chinese would have mastered oil painting and turned it into a kind of "Chinese Painting" in its own right?

Increase your chances of success by learning to establish the correct values and colors in the very first stage as this artist demonstrates how effectively this works.

Ever wondered how top painters get such translucent, clean color?

Figurative artist Craig Pursley discusses his experience working with the same model for six years, in which he produced over 100 paintings

A study in contrasts.

Always striving for accuracy, Heidi Willis bring the natural world to life in her watercolor paintings

The fjords and the northern lights provide ample opportunity to use flowing color for glowing light effects.

From still life to figurative work, Laura Thompson defines the why and how of her paintings

Colt Idol imbues saturated colors and high value contrast into his dynamic Western art

Jacob Dhein uses a wet-into-wet technique to create painterly depictions of a variety of subjects

Harley Brown’s fascinating things no one else will tell you

Learn the tonal oil painting approach and you will be able to paint any subject

Here's what to do when you need a reference in a hurry, but want more than a photograph can provide.

Why interior architecture is such a potent subject and how to aesthetically harness the mysterious inner sanctum of the man-made environment.

Daniel Goldenberg turns 'nothing into something' by seeking mystery in realism

Could it be time to level the great playing field of art?

It may be our responsibility to make the sitter an ally and to plan the journey together.

Master Showcase

Our UK editor bares his soul to give you his candid appraisal of the workshop scene in Europe.

Experimenting with the acrylic photo-transfer technique.

In this four-part series, Stephen Berry lends his thoughts and expertise in the realm of watercolor painting

This artist doesn't strive to give his works meaning, instead he relies on the power of light and place to give the mind pause and let the heart rest awhile.

Part 1: The Power of Notan

Part 2: Notan Exercises

Guy-Anne Massicotte's still life realism flirts with abstraction, creating a beautiful tension

After this artist found an ancient indian arrowhead in the dirt, painting objects from the past became a way of life.

Fergus A. Ryan's detailed, mystical, and melancholic paintings are inspired by transcendental themes

Part 10: Think twice before discounting.

Part 8: Framing questions and answers. Is it possible to save money on framing costs?

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