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Four Disruptive Exercises for Artists
Are Pastels Paintings or Drawings?
When is a Copy a Forgery?
Crosshatching Effects
Framing Factors to Consider
Using Fixative on Paintings
Pointing your Brushes
Pentimenti
Multiple Versions of a Work of Art
Restarting Your Art
Rinsing Your Brushes without Solvents
"Student Grade" Explained
Will We Run Out of Pigments?
BROWSE PAST ARTICLES
Acrylics
Oils
Machine Milled vs. Hand Mulled Paint
Alizarin Crimson Original vs. Permanent
Blotting Excess Vehicle from Oil Paint
Utrecht Artists' Oil Color, Raw Umber
Creating Long Bodied Oil Paint
Oiling Out to Revive Dull Colors
The Principle of Fat over Lean
Artist's Oil Colors for Staining Wood
Mediums and Varnishes
Color Variation in Painting Oils
Old Acrylic Medium: Can You Tell By The Smell?
Varnish: Utrecht Varnish temporary or permanent
Vegetable Oils: Utrecht Food Grade vs Artist Grade
Utrecht Craft-Gloss Medium as a Varnish new
Acrylic Modeling Paste and Extender
Linseed Oil Cold Pressed vs. Alkali Refined
Pigments
Studio Skills and Tips
Organic, Synthetic, Inorganic, and Natural Art Materials
Facts about brushes that may surprise you
5 Ways You’re (Probably) Working Too Hard in the Studio
Value: A Conservative Approach
Face Five Hard Truths and Succeed
Five Tips for Mastering Scale and Proportion
Secondary Colors: Mixed vs. Purchased
There’s No Such Thing as Wasted Art Supplies
Can Professional Art Be Relaxing?
5 Mistakes that can Hurt Your Career
Professional Grade or Student Grade?
Oil and Acrylics: Mixed Techiques
Reverse Engineering a Work of Art by Appearance
Should My Palette Include Black?
Using Tube Colors for Wet-In-Wet
Making Art In Your Living Space: Special Considerations
Work Like A Professional Artist
Selling Art on Consignment: Pros and Cons
Does art have to be hard to be good?
Paint and Storage Temperatures
Benchmark Tests for Artists' Colors
Mixing Chromatic Hues with Transparent Colors
Commissioned Portraits: Managing the Process
Achieving greater economy with your paint
Adding Fillers and Textural Inclusions to Paint
Seasoning a Palette for First Use
Scholastic exercises you should revisit at any stage of your career
Split-complementary Color Schemes
Company History: Original Egg Tempera Formulas
Classical Technique- The Frottis
Utrecht History: THE GUIDE TO UTRECHT PROFESSIONAL ARTISTS' MATERIALS
Utrecht History: What Does 'Rhenish' Mean?
Utrecht History: Rendering Drapery
Watercolor as a Tempera Pigment Source
The Working Properties of Paint
Easels as Gifts: A Non-artist's Shopping Guide
Economy vs. Professional Grade?
Printing Inks and Paints Compared
Why are canvases considered more valuable than watercolors?
Repairing Art: Ethical and Practical Concerns
Safety
Display and Care of Art
Drawing and Paper
Supports and Grounds
Is Acrylic Gesso “real” Gesso?
Managing Absorbency of the Ground
Studio Primed Canvas vs. Factory Primed
Supports, Grounds and Paint Appearance
Preparing Your Own Canvas vs. Buying Pre-stretched
Customizing Factory-primed Supports
An Introduction to Linen Canvas
Canvas Without Stretchers: Alternatives
Painting on the Wrong Side of Canvas?
Exposed Gesso on an Oil Painting
The Blank Canvas: Anticipation and Intimidation
Staples or Tacks? Sides or Back?
Canvas Stretchers: An Overview
Painting Grounds: Oil-based vs Acrylic?
Troubleshooting Canvas Stretching
Should I glue the corners of my stretcher bars?
Making Extra-smooth Primed Panels
Troubleshooting a Homemade Ground
Managing Shrinkage when Mounting Canvas
Clear vs Original Acrylic Gesso
Utrecht Clear vs Original Acrylic Gesso
Supports and Grounds for Oil and Tempera Painting
Modern and Traditional Sizings Compared
The Utrecht Guide to Artists’ Canvas
Utrecht Acrylic Gesso: An Overview
History