Quick Tip 379 - Backlight Gradation
Published: Wed, 06/22/22
June 22, 2022 This Week's Quick Tip 379 BACKLIGHT GRADATION
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The Scoop on Edges
Published: Sat, 06/18/22
Dear, Edges are boundaries that create shapes. Their role in painting is determined by how the artist handles them. They can help create areas that…
Quick Tip 378 - Simultaneous Contrast
Published: Wed, 06/15/22
June 15, 2022 This Week's Quick Tip 378 SIMULTANEOUS CONTRAST
How the Role of Value Changed in Painting
Published: Sat, 06/11/22
I hope you enjoy this refurbished post from four years ago. Dear, In the history of visual art, there was a time when tone values were used primarily…
Quick Tip 377 - Color Study with Gouache
Published: Wed, 06/08/22
June 8, 2022 This Week's Quick Tip 377 COLOR STUDY WITH GOUACHE
June 22 Workshop - Working with Isolated Shapes
Published: Wed, 06/08/22
Dianne's JUNE Live Stream Workshop Working with Isolated Shapes June 22, 2022 11 AM Eastern 8 AM Pacific 10 AM Central In this workshop YOU WILL…
Dispelling Another Myth
Published: Sat, 06/04/22
Dear, For many years, I've been a fan of Robert Genn who left us too soon in late May of 2014. His daughter, Sara, continues to re-publish his popular…
Quick Tip 376 - Unifying a Painting
Published: Wed, 06/01/22
June 1, 2022 This Week's Quick Tip 376 UNIFYING A PAINTING
Dispelling A Myth about Painting
Published: Sat, 05/28/22
Dear, I'm not sure who first began to teach painting students that we enter a painting from the bottom, but it seems to have stuck, and for many…
Quick Tip 375 - Painting Snow Covered Mountains
Published: Wed, 05/25/22
May 25, 2022 This Week's Quick Tip 375 PAINTING SNOW COVERED MOUNTAINS