Painting Lessons, Tips, Techniques
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Acrylic, Brush Techniques, Faux,
Oils, Preparing A Canvas, Watercolor

GENERAL/MIXED/MISC.

A Remarkable Way To Stretch Canvases (And Other Essentials Of Canvas Preparation) - James Bernstein

ART e-Lessons (PDFs: watercolor & latex paint techniques, brush care, paper...)

Artist Tips (brush cleaning, tinting your canvas, painting on location, scale...) - Ron Gribble

For Artists (light & lighting, clouds, using a painting knife...) - Painting South Africa

Painting (tempera, smooth & impasto blending, gesso...) - The Art Window

Painting Tips (faux finishing & mural tips) - A Brush With Art

Painting Without A Brush (abstract expressionism) - Marilyn's Imagination Factory

R. B. Dance: Art Technique Essays (alkyds, watercolors, scale models, realism)

Technique (frescoes, icons, linseed oil varnish...) - Saint Gregory Of Sinai Monastery

Techniques For Cleaning Paintings - Ask Mrs. Biddington

WetCanvas (choose from 'Content Channels' at left: genres, colored pencil, pastels...)

Writings: Techniques & Tips From The Archives Of Aldridge Studios (using values, wrapping linen liners, splicing Art Spectrum ColourFlix papers) - Donna Aldridge

ACRYLICS

Acrylic Painting Tips - Ian Thomas Graphics

Acrylic Painting Tips & Techniques For Beginners - Creative Spotlite Art Instruction Blog

Introduction To Acrylics - Elfwood

Just Paint (controling acrylics drying speed, varnishing tips, making your own paint, mural tips...) - Golden Artist Colors Inc

FAUX & DECORATIVE PAINTING

Decorative & Faux Finishing Techniques (scroll down to 'Basic members & free tutorials: color washing, rag rolling, sponging...) - ArtSparx.com

EmilySmith.com (see 'Techniques' & 'Tips': antiquing, gold leaf, crackle...)

Faux Finishing Tips & Techniques - Plaid Enterprises

Faux Painting Tips: How To Faux Paint - Mayuri Kulkarni

Free Faux Finishing & Painting Tips - Murals Plus

OILS

A Diminutive Survival Guide To Oil Painting - Elfwood

All About Painting Materials & Techniques (making canvas, Dammar Varnish, emulsion support...)

Art Lessons / Painting Techniques (wildlife demos: tranferring your drawing to canvas, eyes, long fur, lighting) - Jason Morgan

Getting Started with Oil Paints

How To Paint An Apple In The Classical Masters' Technique - artpapa.com

How To Paint Your Own Vermeer (the techniques of Dutch master Jan Vermeer)

The Manufacture Of Oil Colors: In The Studio - Reed Kay

Oil Painting: Notes For New Users (See bottom menu: materials, underpainting, safety, scumbling / glazing...) - Jess Bates

Oil Painting Tips: Different Methods For Starting An Oil Painting - Creative Spotlite Art Instruction Blog

Oil Painting Tutorial (tips by example) - Martin Ridley

Studio Safety & Oil Painting - All The Strange Hours

Studio Tips For The Oil Painter - Donna Aldridge

TEMPURA

Egg Tempura or You Wanna Paint With What? - Elfwood

The Practice Of Tempera Painting: Methods Of Drawing - Daniel V. Thompson, Jr.

The Society Of Tempera Painters (make egg tempera paint, make gesso, technique tips...)

Tempura (prepping wood panels, preparation of size, underpainting of flesh, tempura & emulsion recipes) - Natural Pigments

Why & Why Not To Use Egg Tempura (making chalk gesso, gesso priming, making the egg medium, preparing pigments...) - Alessandra Kelley

WATERCOLOR

Articles & Tutorials (paint guide, greeting card demo, paper stretching, creating an online portfolio...) - Watercolor Online

Lessons (compound colors, tonal contrast, painting on location, glazing & finishing...) - John Lovett, Artist

Tutorials (cat, dewdrops, eyes) - Shiles Studio

Watercolor Technique - Elfwood

Watercolors (Comprehensive: papers, brushes, paints, palettes...) - Handprint

Watercolors (painting flesh tints with a three-color palette, painting flesh tones, making your own paint...) - Natural Pigments

OTHER MEDIUMS

Almost Abstract: Modern Encaustic Painting Or How To Paint With Wax Using An Iron

The Art & Nature Of Fresco - Sr. Lucia Wiley, CHS

Arts Encaustic (encaustic painting: see 'Techniques' & 'Learn')

Oil Pastels - Elfwood

Studio Tips For The Pastel Painter - Donna Aldridge

Tips & Tricks - Pastel Artists Of Ontario Canada

TOOLS

Artist's Easel (build your own) - Amateur Woodworker

DIY Easel: Cheap, Easy & Versatile - Judy Of The Woods

How To Stretch Artists' Canvas - Rex Art

Recipes (See left menu: make your own oils, pastels, inks...) - Sinopia.com