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    Another canvas ready
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    Another canvas ready

    Tom Hudson January 18, 2022

    I applied the second and last oil ground to this new 44" x 60" canvas. I made the tone by adding a little burnt umber and burnt sienna to the Williamsburg lead-oil ground. I applied…

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    Mixing paint on the palette
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    Mixing paint on the palette

    Tom Hudson December 23, 2021

    I never use a palette knife on my palette. To mix a tone, I plunge my brush into the paints and use the brush to mix what I need. For example, on this nearly-fresh palette,…

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    Painting flesh
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    Painting flesh

    Tom Hudson September 20, 2021

    Artists find painting people and portraits difficult. Even artists who can paint complicated landscapes without too much difficulty stumble when they attempt people. Why? Part of the answer is the uncanny valley. The uncanny valley…

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    Leaded oil completed
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    Leaded oil completed

    Tom Hudson September 2, 2021

    I began my latest batch of leaded linseed oil on July 27, 2021--38 days ago. I protected the oil from debris with a cover. I gently rocked the tray periodically to prevent surface skin.  When…

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    Get the lead out
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    Get the lead out

    Tom Hudson July 27, 2021

    OK, the title of this post is a bit of misdirection. I mean to say 'get the lead in.'  Quick-drying oil is very important for oil painting. Not only do quick-drying oils enable artists to…

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    Almost ready
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    Almost ready

    Tom Hudson April 9, 2021

    I put the final toned ground on the linen-cotton blend canvas that I recently wrote about. The canvas is dry, indeed, it was dry the same day I applied the ground, but it still needs…

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    Commercial canvas
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    Commercial canvas

    Tom Hudson March 29, 2021

    I spend a lot of time preparing canvases--stretching, priming, and grounding. The process works well for me but it's time-consuming. I would gladly buy commercially-prepared canvas but my experience with it has been bad. In…

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    Smooth is best
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    Smooth is best

    Tom Hudson March 19, 2021

    Rereading what I wrote about preparing a canvas, I realized that I didn't emphasize the main goal enough. Yes, it's important to protect the canvas, but the real goal is to make a great surface.…

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