Talking about art, techniques and materials.
Posted in Uncategorized on Sep 29th, 2009
Working with pastels is usually called pastel painting. It is a way for artists to paint directly with pigment without the intermediary of a brush. Blending can be done with the finger, blending tools or a brush. Pastels come as oil pastels, soft pastels and hard pastels. Health concerns about breathing in dust from the [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Sep 29th, 2009
Art papers
Watercolour Papers
Watercolour paper has a “hard size” on top of the paper that allows the water to penetrate and the pigment to remain on the surface. This gives the painting its brilliance and also allows for corrections.
Watercolour paper comes in different textures. ‘Hot Press’ (HP) is the smoothest, it is also a bit less [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Sep 1st, 2009
Rabbit Skin Glue
A strong glue made from animal parts, that is an ingredient in genuine gesso, is used for sealing (sizing) panels and canvas before priming and is used as sizing for papers. It stiffens canvas in preparation for gesso primer in oil painting. Also called hide glue.
For preparing canvas and panels the usual [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Sep 1st, 2009
Panel
A rigid surface used for painting.
Usually wood, may be plywood or solid wood. They are often braced to prevent warping both during the priming and painting period and over time.
May also be wood with canvas or paper adhered to the front.
Posted in Uncategorized on Sep 1st, 2009
Primer
A surfacing material used to coat a support to get it ready for paint application.
Acrylic primer varies a lot in quality and poor quality products can provide a less absorbent ground than is often preferred. Good quality acrylic primer (can contain upwards of 14 ingredients) is a very good product for both oil painting and [...]