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Our posts this week started on Tuesday. There was no post on Monday, 10/01/2012.
Tuesday, October the 2nd: Tip For Painting Landscapes~ We wrote that the secondary color scheme using green, orange, and violet are especially good at creating harmony, especially, when painting landscapes. Proper use of this scheme can give a viewer that inviting feeling of…(to read the article, please click on the picture at the right).
Wednesday, October the 3rd: In the article: “Think Out” Shadows in advance of painting~ We said that a good painting will have an area painted without a shadow and then the shadow painted over it. Shadows are a great tool for describing shapes they fall upon. However,tThe shape of the surface will alter the…(to read the article, please click on the picture at the right).
Thursday, October the 4th: Inspiration for the Wannabe Artist: Personally, I was always interested in art and was drawing, sketching, studying artists and their works. However, for years I seldom painted. I came from an artist family and knew I would eventually… (to read the article, please click on the picture at the right).
Friday, October the 5th: Draw with Graphite Pencil as if Painting With a Brush ~ I’ve found that occasionally selecting to draw solidly and roundly, modeling my forms as though I was working in clay, painting with the graphite pencil, tone for tone, edge against edge and texture for texture, that I have my most successful moments. I am constantly reminded of…(to read the article, please click on the picture at the right).
Saturday, October the 6th: Draw With an Objective ~ An artist that truly enjoys drawing should never avoid something which looks difficult or seek to solve a drawing problem by lowering their standards by doing it with acceptable and conventional methods. (to read the article, please click on the picture at the right.
