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DrawingCharcoal is one of the oldest drawing materials, with examples dating back 28,000 years. Thanks to its immediacy and versatility, the appeal of charcoal has endured. Charcoal is ...
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Oil PaintingSmall size tubes of traditional oil paints and watermixable oil paints are especially handy for painting in the field. A smaller size tube fits better in your pochade ...
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Watercolour PaintingYou can fit a whole watercolour sketching kit in your jacket pocket. All you need is a small paintbox, a small paper block and a brush that converts ...
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Oil PaintingImpasto oil painting means to paint with thick paint. Impasto paint will hold the imprint of your brush or palette knife. For oil painters there are a few ...
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Oil PaintingTraditionally, oil painting requires use of solvents (usually turpentine) to thin the paint and clean brushes. These solvents emit heady fumes which can cause headaches, and can dry ...
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Features & EditorialsAs we start a new year on the Jackson’s Art blog I think a review of the great writing on the blog last year is in order. Looking ...
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PrintmakingIt has become an annual tradition at Jackson’s! Each year we ask artists to submit a photo that will encourage people to make their own linocut Christmas Cards. ...
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Watercolour PaintingBotanical painting has been practised for hundreds of years and is still a popular painting style today, especially amongst watercolour painters. German artist Susanne Absolon shows us step ...
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Oil PaintingWhile most ranges of oil paint contain two or three whites, Gamblin produce ten: nine from their Artist Oil Range plus one FastMatte White Alkyd Oil Paint. We ...
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Oil PaintingIf you paint en plein air with oils and find you mix the same colour often it might be useful to make a pre-mixed version and create your ...
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PastelsSchmincke Finest Extra-Soft Pastels contain only the purest medium-fine ground artists’ pigments in the highest possible concentration with just enough binding agent added to allow a stick to ...
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Studio and GeneralGood lighting is important for visual art work. In addition to simply being able to properly see what you are doing, the accuracy of the colour you are ...
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