Browsing Category Studio and General
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Studio and GeneralThroughout history, blue has been one of the most sought-after artist pigments. It occurs infrequently in nature, and the first blue pigments were made from minerals like azurite ...
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Studio and GeneralUnderstanding the different brush shapes and fibre types can help you to make better and more informed decisions when investing in new brushes, so that you end up ...
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Studio and GeneralViolet lies between red and blue on the colour wheel, and while it can be mixed with a combination of those two colours, a single-pigment violet can be ...
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Studio and GeneralRed has been available to artists since prehistory in the form of red earth, but throughout art history the colour red has often been characterised by pigments with ...
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Studio and GeneralWhile various oranges can be mixed with yellow and red, a single pigment orange can offer more vibrancy and create cleaner mixtures than any mixed orange. Apart from ...
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Studio and GeneralOf all of the groups in the Pigment Colour Index, yellow is one of the largest. The first yellow pigment was Yellow Ochre, an earth pigment containing hydrated ...
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Studio and GeneralThe colour white was likely first used in prehistoric art in the form of chalk – naturally occurring calcium carbonate. The preparation of lead-based white pigments was first ...
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Studio and GeneralCreated in 1925, the Colour Index International is a database of pigments and dyes published by the Society of Dyers and Colourists and the American Association of Textile ...
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Acrylic PaintingSometimes art terms can be confusing – some words mean more than one thing, or one product can be called two or three different names. A case in ...
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Studio and GeneralPaper is a biodegradable material and should be treated as such. The longevity of paper is dependent on the conditions in which it is stored, and how it ...
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Studio and GeneralMost fine art colours are made from pigment and one or two base ingredients. Many of these are of natural origin, such as clay from the ground, linseed ...
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Studio and GeneralArtists Rene Gonzalez and Stewart Beckett tried our Premium Cotton Stretched Canvas and Cotton Canvas Art Boards for their acrylic and oil painting. Here, they share their thoughts ...
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