Smooth is best
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Read more: Smooth is bestRereading what I wrote about preparing a canvas, I realized that I didn’t emphasize the…
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Read more: Ragged easelMy Utrecht easel has served me well. True, it’s held together with glue and clamps,…
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Read more: Arguing with a paintingI’ve had a long argument with this as-yet-untitled painting. The argument started as soon as…
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Read more: Modestly-priced panels for oilMedium-density fiberboard (MDF) makes a good (and cheap!) support for painting and drawing. A 4′…
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Read more: Artists with small brushesMost of the tropes we learn about art and art-making are rubbish. One meaningless trope…
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Read more: SketchbooksI keep sketchbooks and doddle-books. Sketchbooks are for quick sketches where freshness and directness are…
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Read more: Oil of ClovesI’ve been following a reader’s tip for slowing the drying time of oils. Responding to…
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Read more: How to–groundsMost artists do not know how to prepare grounds for oil painting. I know this…