Browsing Category Art Technique
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Studio and GeneralWhile the majority of artist papers are purpose-made for specific media, many are also compatible with other materials. This map presents the papers that can be used with ...
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Studio and GeneralWhen buying new paints, there can be an element of the unknown. Will it be fluid like water, need to be scooped out with a palette knife, or ...
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Studio and GeneralBrushes are one of a painter’s most important tools, and keeping them clean will extend their life and maintain the quality of the marks they produce. This guide ...
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DrawingDrawing incorporates all manner of dry and wet art materials, and different papers will be suitable depending on what media you are working with. Cartridge Paper – ...
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PrintmakingThere is an interwoven history of papermaking and printing criss-crossing back and forth over centuries. Paper was not necessary for the invention of printing, but printing would not ...
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PrintmakingLinocut printing is a relief print process that involves cutting into a sheet of lino, applying ink to the uncut shapes and lines, and then printing on to ...
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Watercolour PaintingThis June we asked three watercolour painters to try out Jackson’s Artist Watercolours. Lois Davidson, Benjamin Sullivan, and Ella Beech tell us about their experiences. Above image: Lois ...
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Studio and GeneralIn this Pigment Stories series, I have looked at two of the three most significant pigment discoveries of the 20th Century – Phthalocyanine and Azo pigments. The third ...
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Oil PaintingOil painting papers have a special coating that prevents the paper from absorbing the oil content of the paint. They usually have an embossed linen texture on their ...
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DrawingAt Jackson’s we have a wide range of black ink brush pens which vary wildly – from their width, to how they hold, to the quality of line ...
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Acrylic PaintingAcrylic painting papers either have an embossed texture that replicates a canvas weave, or a cold pressed surface identical to watercolour paper. The texture provides resistance, so when ...
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Studio and GeneralThroughout the month of May we asked three artists to test the mark making abilities, strength and spring of Jackson’s Synthetic Brushes. Made by some of the world’s ...
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