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Paint Wood
satin paint on a door can?
I just had a new door in the post, apparently plate! Can you paint wood paint Satin inside?
All of our exterior doors are metal doors Stanley. They come primed and can use any exterior paint on them. If I, I use latex exterior stain. We just had our house painted and used Sherwin Williams SuperPaint. It is very nice.
How to Paint Exterior Wood Trim
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Paint Numbers
“Paint By Numbers” by Upstanding Youth
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Newton Artists
anyone knows men and artists indie, acoustic stlye of Kevin Devine and Jason Reeves? ?
Since I have a lot of male artists and I'm indie looking for something more to add to my ipod lol Heres some who have Castillo Matt Costa Jack Jason Mraz Jason Reeves Josh Kelley Playjerise Dear Juliet Ben Folds Five Jonathan Clay Newton Joshua Radin Kalai Faulkner Angus & Julia Stone Jamestown Story August Fives times Matt Nathanson Matt Wertz Rhett Miller Southern California Joe Brooks Ben Harper Ben Kweller Ben Lee Damien Rice, Jack Johnson Kevin Devine Del Amitri iron Gabe Bondoc Elliot Smith and Josh Rouse, Rufus Wainwright Ryan Adams came Brett Dennen Sufjan Stevens Scott Mathews Josh Pyke James Morrison lol any apriciated helps xo
Appointed as I know, but I could recommend some Indie / Folk: like Devendra Banhart. lol, I'm tired!
Priming with Winsor & Newton Artists’ Acrylic Gesso
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Burnt Sienna
The Art of Painting Trees and Shrubs
Trees and shrubs are the most popular subjects in a landscape oil painting. They can be painted in detail or out of focus, and do not have any set shape. That is the best thing about doing them. Their shapes are pretty much a free-hand style. The only thing to remember is with a foliage tree or shrub, you must use at least two or three colors. The first color is the background color, or the back of the tree or shrub. The second color can be either your highlight or a secondary color. The third color is the highlight color. Now how to apply the colors differs between artist. I work on a wet canvass (a wet primer is added to the canvass before painting.) so my paints are not as creamy as most. The reason for this is I have a better time getting my second colors to stick to the first by thinning out the mix. Now lets take a look at the base colors.
For creating base colors or background colors for a tree or shrub it is important to remember this is the back of the tree. This color should be quite a bit darker than your highlights. Here are some of my favorites. For a spring background color I mix Prussian blue, and thalo green. It should lean a little towards the green color but this should make a good dark color due to the Prussian blue. If you want it darker add either a little black, brown, or alizorin crimson to the mix.
For fall colors it is a little different. I have seen brown used as a background color but to me it doesn’t look realistic. Here are some ideas. For a yellow tree start out with black and white to create grey and add raw sienna or dark sienna. To this add a small amount of cadmium yellow medium. For an orange tree start out with the same grey mix and add burnt sienna. For a red tree use alizorine crimson with a small amount of bright red. Even green has a different shade in the fall. Use white, raw sienna, and phtalo blue.
For the second colors it is a little easier. For spring green I like to use a mix of white, phtalo blue and cadmium yellow to give me a slightly colder color green. For a summer green I use cadmium yellow with sap green. Use more yellow than the green but the color should not be extremely light in color.
Fall colors can be made easily. For a yellow tree use Cadmium yellow and white, For a red tree use Bright red, white, and a small amount of Cadmium orange to warm it up a little. Orange trees can be made with Cadmium orange and a little white.
Now these colors can be used as the highlight colors or as a secondary color. The only thing to remember is to apply the colors where you think light will hit the tree or shrub. Another thing to remember is not to apply these colors at random. Create shapes using the colors, this will only give the painting more interest.
The last set of colors are for bright highlights. On a green tree or shrub use a little yellow, On a yellow tree add more white. On an orange tree use a little yellow (use sparingly) or add a little more white to your orange highlight color. On a red tree add a little orange color (use sparingly) or add more white to the red color mix. Remember these highlights are where the sun will strike on the tree and should be of a warm color.
In later articles I will discuss how to actually paint different types of trees.
About the Author
Samuel Jaycox is a self tought artist from the state of Rhode Island. He also enjoys Guitar and teaching both. Samuel has a store where you can see paintings at http://www.ezmart.ecrater.com
Walls ‘Burnt Sienna’
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Jerry Yarnell
Is there a book for step-by-step oil painting simular to Jerry Yarnell’s step-by-step acrylics?
I want to try a few oil painting projects step-by-step. I tried using Jerry Yarnell’s books, but using oils instead of acrylics for these projects didn’t give the same good results. Any ideas?
Bob Ross….
http://www.bobross.com/
William Alexander
http://www.alexanderart.com/bill.asp
Great painters of the Wet-on-wet…. Alexander invented it.
My paintings 2
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Mars Lumograph
in manila..?
does anyone know an art supply where can i buy staedtler Mars Lumograph Pencils, Set of 19 Degrees in manila, philippines??
thank!! 
Corona Supply at Claro M. Recto, Manila
Near FEU and UE.
Have a nice day !
Eye Drawing Basics
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Stencil Live
Are French Living Accessories Right For You?
French living accessories are more than a single style or design. It is difficult to point at a single look and say that it constitutes French accessories. The items that will appear in French country decor will have a certain ambiance though. For example, there are often warm colors, similar to those found in rural France. Pottery and ceramics are often hand painted or hand crafted items that don’t necessarily come from France, but the colors and shapes are both elegant and comforting.
Colors are often pastels, but they might be combined with rich dark reds or bright golds and blues. Storage jars of pottery with solid color backgrounds and bands or rings of brighter colors. Coffee and tea mugs tend to be chunky rather than sleek, although they are not awkward. Some of the mugs have a slimline middle.
For a whimsical touch that has a French feel add a small wall mounted blackboard with French designs. You can find these type of items in boutiques online. You can also use some items available in second hand stores, auction sales and estate sales. Use your imagination and creativity to work to transform country into French country by adding color, stencils or even paint. The ability to utilize country pieces in attractive and unique ways makes the decor an economical approach to home decoration.
Parquet floors are a popular item in French country decor. Although floor coverings are far from being just an accessories, you can carry out the look of parquet in accessory pieces. The warm and welcoming look of wood in such accessories as towel holders, napkin racks and magazine racks fits the theme perfectly.
Some accessories are made of wire or metal. A decorative egg basket or napkin holder is common. Hanging baskets to hold produce or fruit may be constructed of metal sculpted with a country theme. Bread baskets are popular items to use for their function and for an attractive way to decorate in the French style. In fact many people can use the produce itself as decorative accents. Crusty loaves of bread; red, orange and yellow bell peppers; onions and garlic all add interesting touches to your kitchen decor.
Table linen in the French style can be warm and colorful. You can choose tablecloths, place mats or napkins in solid colors or in patterned designs. Tablecloths are usually solid rather than lace, so they appear more casual than formal.
If you like the country look of French decor, choose window treatments that will enhance the look. Keep the colors consistent with colors of rural France. When you are placing accessories in any room, keep in mind that too much of a good thing will make your decor appear cluttered. A few appropriate accessories that are attractive as well as functional is far better than covering every surface with French or country look accessories.
French living accessories aren’t just for the kitchen. You can pick up a few items and place them in any room of your home. Blend them with existing pieces for best results.
About the Author
Boutique Provencale offer a huge range of French style home accessories and French Country Living Accessories which will give any home that French country style decor your after.
“Stencil” Live at the Bowery, NYC
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Tubes Winsor
Can anyone recommend the best watercolors?
I’ve used various types of watercolors, both pan and tubes. I actually prefer pans and usually use winsor-newton but I’m curious as to how other people feel.
I undersand that Winsor Newton pans (that is half or whole pans) are very good. A great many watercolorists pour their own, that is buy tube colors and squeeze color into palettes to dry and then use them by rewetting them or squeeze them into empty half pans or whole pans.
On pigments and their characteristics, I highly recommend the website Handprint: http://www.handprint.com/HP/WCL/water.html and click on “paint” at that spot. I would also recommend you look around and do some reading at that site. There’s a lot of info there, and it’s relaible.
Also, Daniel Smith sells a beautiful folding metal palette, along with empty whole or half pans that you can fill yourself, for example: http://www.danielsmith.com/cgi-bin/sgsh0113.exe
As to paints, I like M. Graham watercolors and gouache a lot, and also Daniel Smith’s. In some pigments, I like Blockx (especially for Napels Yellow and Manganese Blue) and MaimeriBlu too.
Regarding tube or pan, I find working purely from tubes wasteful. I inevitably take too much paint in my brush from a glob of tube color. On the other hand, I find it difficult at times to get enough paint from a “pan” into my mix. So I squeeze out my paint on my palette and let it dry and rewet it. I also have tube color when I need it. Also, to me taking tube color to the field is a nightmare!
Keep painting!
Bill
Blick Presents: W&N Artists’ Watercolor
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Stretched Artist
How To Use Artist Stretcher Bars
Artists who work on a canvas medium and who wish to display their canvas artworks will need to learn how to use canvas stretcher bars. Heavy duty stretcher bars are made from wood, and the canvas is placed over the bars, which are formed into square or rectangular stretcher bar frames, and then tightened down over the wooden frame. By using artist stretcher bars, the artist can get the canvas artwork very flat and taut on the frame base, and thus make it ready to be placed in a picture frame or to simply hang it as is.
In order to create the canvas stretcher frame, the artist will need four artist stretcher bars. Because heavy duty stretcher bars are made from wood, and because wood expands and contracts due to decreased or increased moisture levels in the air, the corners of the stretcher bar frames must not be permanently fixed, but instead must allow for the movement of the wood in the presence or absence of moisture. Interlocking, butt or miter joints can all work in the construction of the frames because they allow for movement, but it can be a bit challenging to construct and get the frame perfectly square. Some artists prefer creating art to constructing the frames, and so they select prefabricated canvas stretcher frames instead. They are available in a wide range of ready-made and custom sizes.
There are several ways to actually attach the canvas artwork to the heavy duty stretcher bars. Tacks may be used to connect the canvas to the canvas stretcher bars, or staples in a staple gun can give a similar effect. The canvas is attached carefully to the bars so that it is neither too sagging or too taut, because the canvas surface can be damaged in the event of either circumstance. Once the tacks or staples are in place, final adjustments to the surface tension of the canvas are made with a tightening key that fits into the sides of the artists stretcher bars, causing the bar to expand in size and thus create a tightening in the canvas.
Once the canvas is firmly in place on the heavy duty stretcher bars, the artist may neatly wrap the edges of the canvas to the back of the bars, attach with a staple gun, and the painting is ready to be hung in the gallery wrap style. However, artists may also use a traditional wood picture frame as a final embellishment to their artwork. Because the canvas is stretched over the artist stretcher bars, it is ready to be placed in a picture frame and hung in the traditional manner.
About the Author
Susan Slobac writes about–artist stretcher bars and heavy duty stretcher bars
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Derwent Watercolour
Derwent Watercolour Pencils
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