Wet-into-wet: A Short Guide to an Essential Watercolor Technique
Today we are taking a look at a very challenging technique – working with a wet brush onto a wet surface. Applying the method, you can get something striking or spoil a piece of paper.
Sonnet Studio Watercolors – A Detailed Review
There are old Russian plants manufacturing high-quality paints; one of them is APP Nevskaya palitra. The watercolors Sonnet, which the company produces, became a great addition to my toolkit.
SMLT Authentic Line: the Great Spiral Pads for Artists and Designers
I usually paint with watercolors, and my main item of expenditure is paper. Last week I bought a relatively cheap spiral pad to try out, and it turned out to be amazing for its price. The pad was manufactured by the company…
Professional Watercolor Pencils Staedtler Karat: the Main Features
Watercolor pencils let you combine drawing with painting: they have water-soluble colored binders. The art medium is equally suitable for dry-on-dry sketching and wet-on-wet techniques.
Painting by Numbers: What It is and How to Choose a Kit
When she was younger, my sister liked drawing and even wanted to become an architect. I gave her a paint-by-numbers kit on her last birthday. The gift turned out to be perfect.
Watercolor Pans and Tubes – Which are Better?
Cheap watercolors for children are sold in pans. Many beginner artists get confused as expensive paints are often bought in tubes. They may assume that tubes are better and ‘real’ painters buy them. They may also wonder if they need to purchase…
Types of Artist’s Easels: How to Choose the Right One
An easel can become an essential part of your art kit or a cumbersome thing collecting dust. Don’t acquire it without careful planning.
Graphite Drawing Pencils – Tips for Choosing
Whether you want to become a draughtsman or a painter, you will use pencils. How to choose them? Let me give you some pointers.
The Paint Types Used in Art: a Beginner’s Guide
To get on with a person, you’ll have to understand their nature. It’s the same thing with paints. They are very varied.