Monday in Painting Tutorials - Instead of a video tutorial this week, Jean Cowan will be sharing a practical checklist of materials (along with a few excercises) for beginning watercolor painters. Highly recommended.
Tuesday in General Art Advice - Your artwork is finished, but have you prepared for a sale? Don’t wait until the last minute to think about packaging, shipping costs, and etc. Come back this Tuesday to find out what you’ll need.
Wednesday in Featured Artists - Susan Abbott paints gorgeously-bright, very detailed still-lifes and landscapes. . . the type of paintings which are almost mesmerizing in their use of color and pattern. Get the full scoop on Wednesday.
Thursday in Art Marketing Tips - Are you running out of things to write about in your art blog? Don’t sweat it—Alyice Edrich has 6 blog post ideas to jump-start your creativity (and I guarantee you’ll be able to use at least one of them).
This Friday I’ll be getting a head-start on my Memorial Day weekend plans, so there will be no new article posted on the 28th.
Last week’s articles on EmptyEasel:
VIDEO: How to Paint Eyes in Watercolor
No Matter What Distracts You From Your Art, You CAN Overcome It
Peter Travis Booth: Finding Abstract Faces in Concrete, Graffiti, and Nature
Interview with Susan Sorrell, Mixed Media Fiber Artist
Q&A - Why does THAT Art Website Rank Higher Than Mine in Google?
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Finally, my "big project" is finished! It’s been a crazy day with a lot going on, but foliotwist.com is finally live and online! Since I’ve kept it a complete secret up until launch, here’s a quick (mostly visual) overview of what it does. . .
read moreEvery watercolor painter should know how to properly apply color washes to their paper. In the following video, Susan Bourdet shows the entire process, starting with a preliminary drawing that has already been protected with masking fluid. Susan explains how to mix several colors of paint in p. . .
read moreThis week's video clip on EmptyEasel comes from watercolor painter Taylor Ikin, who is demonstrating how easy it is to modify and adjust watercolor pigment when painting on synthetic Yupo paper rather than traditional paper. Yupo is technically made of plastic, which explains why it's so easy . . .
read moreVermont artist, Susan Abbott has a knack for creating bright, highly detailed, watercolor paintings. With degrees in painting and printmaking, Susan has been a professional artist since college and held exhibitions in galleries across the country. Susan's extraordinary landscapes are what init. . .
read moreOur eyes instinctively seek out areas of contrast, no matter what we're looking at—so it makes sense to add patterns high-intensity contrast to our artwork as well. In the video below, George James demonstrates one method for creating a pattern of light and dark in a painting. And as you. . .
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