Browsing All Posts By Annie Le Santo
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PastelsSometimes the vast amount of terminology we encounter as artists can be baffling. The same words can have different meanings when referencing different materials and mediums. In this ...
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PastelsEarlier this year, we shared a method for fixing broken PanPastels and a handful of readers asked us if there was a similar way to repair broken soft ...
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Acrylic PaintingAs artists, we encounter a vast amount of terminology while researching, reading and talking about our materials. In this instalment of the ‘Art Terms Explained’ series, we explain ...
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Watercolour PaintingAs artists, we encounter a vast amount of terminology while researching, reading and talking about our materials. In this instalment of the ‘Art Terms Explained’ series, we explain ...
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Interviews & FeaturesFrances Ives is an illustrator who works with a large range of materials across lots of different formats, including paints, inks, colouring pencils, monoprint and pastels. One of her ...
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Oil PaintingAs artists, we encounter a vast amount of terminology while researching and reading about our materials. In this article, we explain the meaning of certain commonly-used words, phrases ...
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Interviews & FeaturesUnison Colour began creating pastels in the early 1980s and today they hand produce over a quarter of a million sticks a year. They are made in Northumberland ...
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Interviews & FeaturesKay Gasei creates mixed-media artworks that contain symbolism, and follow the narratives of various figures, objects and characters. In this article, he tells us about how his daily ...
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Art TechniqueIn this film, Lisa Takahashi covers everything you need to know about watercolour painting, including pigments, paper, palettes, and much more. Watch the film and find a list ...
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Interviews & FeaturesCoates is a family-run business that has manufactured willow for over 200 years. In the 1960s Coates began to turn this willow into charcoal and today they are ...
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Interviews & FeaturesDrawing is at the heart of Jessica Jane Charleston’s artwork. She draws from her dreams and her imagination as well as from life, such as self portraits and ...
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PastelsPanPastels are professional soft pastel colours packed in a practical and compact pan, allowing them to be mixed and applied like paint. Their design means they are easily ...
