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Questions & Answers: Learning to Paint with Jessica Green
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You don't have to be a full-time artist to be a successful artist. You can enjoy art an...
Questions & Answers: Learning to Paint with Mike Svob
Painting Atmosphere from Michael O'Toole
In our first monthly module, we explored the work of Edgar Payne and his techniques for creating beautiful and artistic trees by studying his painting "Eucalyptus Trees". It's a stunning painting, and what I realized as I was doing the master copy was not only how beautiful the trees were, but also ...
Questions & Answers: Learning to Paint with Aimee Erickson
by Jed Dorsey
This interview is from a recent live Q&A that we did for Acrylic University members in our private Facebook Community. We decided to share it here so that others can listen in on this guest interview with artist extraordinaire, Aimee Erickson. The first 30 minutes of the video is a ti...
Questions & Answers: Learning to Paint with Rick Delanty
by Jed Dorsey
This video is from a recent live Q&A that we did for Acrylic University members in our private Facebook Community. I had the privilege of interviewing California landscape painter, Rick Delanty. The first half of the video is the interview. The second half is a time when both Rick and...
How To Grow: Timely, Free Painting Classes
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...What Colors Beyond the Basic Colors Do You Recommend?
It can be so overwhelming to know what colors to purchase. There are so many. You can use a very limited palette using one of each of the primaries (plus black and white). But you may want to add to that palette instead of mixing all your colors. Sometimes it's easier when colors have been pre-mixed...
THIS is Why Art is Good for Your Soul!
Someone asked me recently during a Q&A session, "What does it mean to express yourself through art and how do we figure out what we want to express?"
If you’ve ever taken a “Sip and Paint” class, you have seen how each person in the class creates a different painting even though everyone starts wit...
5 Reasons to Choose Acrylic Versus Oils
There's a lot of discussion out there about Oils vs Acrylics. Oils have been used for 600Â years or more making Acrylic paints seem like a baby by comparison. Acrylic artists are vastly outnumbered by oil artists. Just head to any painting event and take a look around - we're outnumbered 10 to 1! I'm...
What is the Best Lighting For My Studio?
One of our Acrylic University members asked, "What kind of light bulb do you use in your studio? I've noticed that the lighting in my paint area is not correct and I have been reading about lumens and light appearance. Do you take these into consideration?"
If the light on my canvas is too bright, ...
