Painting mist or fog turns an ordinary scene into something special or specific. For example, mist can indicate that it is morning before the sun has burnt off the fog or it can indicate distance. Fog can add mystery, suspense or even peacefulness to paintings. You should decide beforehand if […]
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Painting Hair Painting portraits is a great hobby that gives both the artist and the model much pleasure. It is better for both however if the texture, color and flow of the hair closely matches the model. Follow these steps to obtain more realistic colors in your next portrait. Before […]
One of the joys of my life has been painting the places in which I live. When moving into my present home more than 30 years ago it was painted a horrible yellow colour on the walls and white on the ceiling. There was no quality in it and it […]
Miniature paintings are one of the many things that make an Indian proud of his country’s rich cultural heritage. Miniature paintings originated long back in the history of India. Indian Paintings can be broadly classified as the murals and miniatures. Murals are huge works executed on the walls of solid […]
American painter Jackson Pollock was a pioneer of ‘Abstract Expressionism.’ He painted his groundbreaking work, “Number 1 (Lavender Mist),” in 1950, on a huge canvas of 7’3″ x 9’10”, using an innovative style of ‘Drip’ painting. “Number 1 (Lavender Mist)” is a mesmerizing explosion of colors, such as light blue, […]
French artiste Thomas Couture (1815-1879) was a popular ‘History’ & ‘Classical’ painter of ‘Realist’ flavor, portraitist, and the teacher of the nineteenth century. ‘History Painting,’ considered the ‘grand genre’ for a long time, dates back to the ‘Renaissance’ era. Couture’s most famous painting “Romans in the Decadence of the Empire” […]