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What is Watercolour? Watercolour paint is made of pigments suspended in a water-based solution. Watercolour is usually used on paper, and as it is semi-transparent, the white paper gives it a natural luminosity. It can be applied in various different...
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What is Plein Air Painting? The French term ‘plein air’ means “outdoors” so the plein air painting is the act of painting outdoors. This theory first started to develop and grow around the late 1800s, mainly due to the...
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There are two kinds of knives essential to most artists: palette knives and painting knives. So, what’s the distinction between the two? Palette knives and painting knives are both used for mixing paint and applying paint to a surface,...
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Palette knives are not just for mixing paint on your palette, they are a perfect tool to develop your style in a new direction and create something stunning which may not be possible to do with a brush. Although it may...
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What do you want to get out of an Easel? Each Easel offers different benefits to different artists. They provide stability and make it easier to move freely when painting. The more sturdier the easel, the more it enables artists...
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