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10 things a beginner artist should know: Tips for a beginner artist Jan 24, 2024

 

When starting out learning a skill, it can be easy to give up, compare yourself to others who are far ahead of you or think that you will never be good enough. 

But here’s the...

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Acrylic and oil paints. Which one should I use and what's the difference? Jan 10, 2024

Understanding the Difference Between Oil and Acrylic Paints

One of the most common questions I receive as an art teacher is, "What is the difference between oils and acrylic paint?" So, to preface,...

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Things I wish I knew before teaching art Dec 06, 2023

 

It’s been ten years since I started teaching art and it’s been quite a journey! 

I started teaching because the common sense thing to do was teach art, as I was good at art....

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How to run the ultimate Paint Party event (part 3) Jul 12, 2023

In this blog post we will be going through different ideas for paintings to use and how to troubleshoot questions that participants may have. 

In our last blog post, we went through how...

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How to run the ultimate Paint Party event (part 2) Jun 29, 2023

In this blog post we will go through how to choose the right image to use for a paint party and how to conduct one successfully. 

My three markers to know if you have chosen a successful image...

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How to run the ultimate Paint Party event (part 1) Jun 21, 2023

How to run a paint party: Part 1

So here’s the deal: I don’t enjoy running paint parties as much as I enjoy teaching consistent classes each week, as I find you really have to simplify...

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Brightness and Dullness: Color Mixing Part 3 Jun 14, 2023

The third part of mixing colors: Understanding the intensity of a hue

 

How do we know how to dull bright colors?

So let’s start with this: You can’t make colors brighter-the...

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WWW?-What's with the white? Color mixing part 2 May 31, 2023

Stage two of mixing a color: Determining the value.

In our last post, we discussed the first part of mixing colors and went through what pigments you need to mix any color. We narrowed it down to...

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Color mixing: An easy and simple guide Part 1 May 17, 2023

So in our last post we discussed, the steps you need to take to become a professional artist. We discussed how it's a journey and it takes time, but it’s so rewarding to see your skills...

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How can I learn to paint? May 11, 2023

Now, that’s a hard one to answer, but let’s try. 

The easy way to learn to paint is to follow tutorials and complete as many paintings as you can and pray to G-d that He bestow you...

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2 exercises that will teach you how to draw May 03, 2023

So, how do you learn to draw?

Here are two simple exercises to train your brain to draw what you see and not what you think.

In today’s post I am going to go through two different exercises...

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Why anyone can learn to draw (or paint) Apr 27, 2023

There is this big misconception when it comes to understanding art and who can create art. For many, the concept that art is only for the ‘talented’ is what they believe to be...

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