Monday in Video Tutorials - Acrylic painter Sherrill Kahn will demonstrate how to create simple styrofoam stamps that can be used to add visual texture to paper, cloth, or collage.
Tuesday in Painting Tutorials - During the “golden hour” immediately after sunrise or before sunset, almost any landscape will look incredible. On Tuesday, Mark Nesmith will share his techniques for making the most of that time.
Wednesday in Featured Artists - Drop by mid-week to view some watercolor paintings by New Zealand landscape artist, Jan Thomson. As always, feel free to submit your own work to be featured on EE right here.
Thursday in Artist Interviews - Tim Gagnon will answer questions about the evolution of his acrylic painting style, his online video courses (which were Tim’s answer to the bad economy) and much, much more.
Last week’s articles on EmptyEasel:
VIDEO: Watercolor Painting Techniques for Yupo Paper
8 Smart Pricing Strategies Every Artist Should Consider
Sue Barrasi: A Medley of Still Life Paintings, Landscapes, and Portraits
How to Write the Perfect Artist’s Bio for Your Art Blog
Yes, I am an Artist (Despite what some may think)
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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 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 moreIn today's video clip, George James is demonstrating some of the methods he uses while painting on Yupo paper. You'll notice that because of the Yupo surface, he is able to adjust his composition on the fly, by easily wetting and blotting areas previously painted. Take a look: NOTE: You can ge. . .
read moreIn today's video, George James will demonstrate a few methods for minimizing that running, blending quality of Yupo watercolor paper. True, sometimes you want that watery effect, but other times you don't—take a look and see how George creates flat fields of color (as well as gradients) . . .
read moreMany times a painting will take longer than one sitting to complete - and for watercolor artists in particular, that can be problematic. After all, if you like painting on a wet surface with transparent watercolors, the last thing you want is dry watercolor paper. In the video below, Jean Pede. . .
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