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Studio and General
Comparing Black Pigments, and Getting the Most Out of Using Black in Your Palette

Of all the artist colours, black may well have the longest history. Charcoal, soot, and charred animal bones were used in the earliest prehistoric cave paintings. Today, there ...
On 27 November 2020 / By Evie Hatch
Studio and General
The Enduring Appeal of Alizarin Crimson

Alizarin crimson (pigment index number PR83) is a synthetic lake pigment which was developed as a replacement for madder lake, a historical pigment used since antiquity. It is ...
On 3 March 2020 / By Evie Hatch
Studio and General
The Story of Ultramarine Blue and French Ultramarine

Before the 19th century, Ultramarine Blue pigment was made with lapis lazuli, a luminous blue mineral mined in Afghanistan. The name derives from the Latin ultra (beyond) and ...
On 5 November 2019 / By Evie Hatch
Oil Painting
Gamblin Oil Colour: Choosing From Their Many Whites

While 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 ...
On 25 September 2017 / By Julie Caves
Pastels
Painting with Schmincke Soft Pastels

Schmincke 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 ...
On 18 August 2017 / By Julie Caves
Oil Painting
Mixing a Variety of Greens in Two Steps

Green is a colour that can easily overpower a painting. But landscape painters, in particular, need to use a lot of green. Many artists find that the solution ...
On 13 June 2017 / By Julie Caves
Oil Painting
Michael Harding Green Gold

Michael Harding Green Gold is a useful yellow pigment that mixes with reds to make interesting oranges and with blues to make a variety of dark sap greens. ...
On 7 June 2017 / By Julie Caves
Artist Interviews
An Interview with Painter Michael Restrick

Michael Restrick is the painter of ‘North Star’, a powerful entry into this year’s Jackson’s Open Painting Prize. The acrylic painting comprises a sophisticated arrangement of shapes: circles, ...
On 1 June 2017 / By Lisa Takahashi
Oil Painting
Special Historical Colours in Mussini Oil Paints

Schmincke Mussini Oil Colours have unique drying properties because they are made with an old-master’s resin and oil formula – the oil part of the colour increases in ...
On 12 May 2017 / By Julie Caves
Oil Painting
Blockx Artists Oil Colours

Made in Belgium since 1865, Blockx paints have the experience of five generations from father to son, and from father to daughter who have devoted their life to ...
On 7 April 2017 / By Julie Caves
Pastels
Create A Custom Pastel Painting Surface with Colourfix Primer

Apply Art Spectrum Colourfix Primer to practically any surface to create an excellent painting substrate for soft pastels. The fine tooth holds a lot of pastel without being ...
On 22 February 2017 / By Julie Caves
Oil Painting
Colour Mixing With Williamsburg Viridian Oil Paint

A semi-transparent, slightly milky, dark cool green – the Williamsburg Viridian is a great colour for painting foliage and seascapes. It is also a wonderful mixing colour: with ...
On 16 February 2017 / By Julie Caves