Society Tips – Fun Arts and Crafts Projects

The style originated back in 14th century France, where painted fabrics were used as wall hangings and table covers.By the 18th century floor cloths were brought to North America by ...

Unique Uses of a Scanner by the Home Hobbyist

Creating art using a scanner may seem like a unusual idea since scanner art is not exactly the reason that scanners were first developed. That is because the flatbed scanner ...

Decorative Glass Brings An Elegant Touch To Your Home

Architects, interior designers and homeowners alike are all looking for new and attractive ways to make the space in their home unique. In addition to considering the furniture, lighting and ...

Culturing your Lifestyle

As global standards of living are steadily on the rise, the issue of culture is becoming increasingly more and more important in the eyes of the public. This also means ...

A guide to cloud formations for the artist

Clouds can be a used as a means of producing mood in a scene, whether it’s the focal point in a sullen landscape, or the playful whisps to reflect the ...

Advice on rendering texture using water colours

The water colourists technique is stretched when they need to show the effects of weathering and the natural textures produced by the ageing of wood, stone and metal. Whether they’re ...

Practice painting portraits with water colour

When you think of portraits, you usually think of oil painting. All the same, many winning portraits have been done using water colour. Water colours offer a means of capturing ...

Keeping your painting bright and fresh

For water colour painters, it makes no difference if you want to produce a landscape or pet portrait, you’ll be faced with having to show areas of dark shadow. Many ...

Creating solidity within a painting

Whether you wish to paint a still life or a pet portrait, painting a three dimensional object on a two dimensional canvas has always been a challenge. To do it ...

How to clean oil brushes

Quality brushes are important tools the pet portrait artist just can’t do without, their technique and artistry relies on them. High quality artists brushes are quite costly, so it’s crucial ...