The novice painter might think that accuracy in painting is a matter of steady nerves, but the truth is that the ability to compare is the fundamental skill. Academic painting is concerned with observing the relative value of one area…
When you stand in front of a blank canvas, one of the first things you want to do is pick up a brush and start mixing up some colors. But in most academic art programs, you spend very little time…
While painting the same object multiple times can seem repetitive and uninspiring, it is also the very foundation of how the Old Masters painted. In the beginning, you will be focused on completing a painting as fast as possible, which…
THE TREATMENT OF EDGES in a painting is one of the most important ways to achieve a believable and realistic image. In this context, edges refer to any boundary between two shapes of differing value. Not all edges are created…
