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The Oil Slick: Great Information for Oil Painters from 2000
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Still Selling to the States? A Practical Guide to the New US Art Tariffs
Since August 22, 2026, Canadian-made art has faced an additional 50% duty at the US border. Here is what changed, how to keep selling to American collectors without surprising them at the door, why Europe deserves a look, and where...
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How to Prepare Artwork for Sale: Print, Frame & Display
From studio to wall, discover how fine art printing, framing and thoughtful presentation can transform your artwork. Featuring botanical artist Sarah Chase's inspiring journey with Opus Print Space, this practical guide explores everything from choosing the right print surface and...
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Halloween Face Paint Guides
Step-by-step looks made easy! Discover our Halloween face paint guides and learn how to create everything from spooky skeletons to magical monsters!
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Introducing Toile de Jouy – Geneva Edition by Caran d'Ache
For the festive season, Caran d'Ache unveils Toile de Jouy – Geneva Edition, an exclusive collection that reinterprets the art of illustrated narrative scenes, transforming Geneva into a poetic motif drawn in fine ink.
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The Oil Slick: Great Information for Oil Painters from 2000
A practical resource for oil painters exploring materials, mediums, techniques and terminology, revisited from the Opus archives and updated for today.
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Meet the 12 Hero Colours of Winsor & Newton Artists' Oil Colour
Meet the 12 Hero Colours of Winsor & Newton Artists' Oil Colour Twelve tubes. Warm and cool. Earths, historic blues and a few colours you may never have painted with before. Winsor & Newton's in-house artists and scientists carefully curated...
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Isaac Andrews' Workshop – Winsor & Newton
Isaac Andrews' Workshop Join East London-based figurative oil painter Isaac Andrews as he demonstrates how to create a vibrant tulip painting using a limited palette of Winsor & Newton Artists' Oil Colour. Learn techniques for creating a simple oil painting...
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One Gel, Three Finishes: GOLDEN Soft Gel Mediums
One Gel, Three Finishes: GOLDEN Soft Gel Mediums GOLDEN Soft Gel Mediums are a soft-body acrylic gel — the same smooth, spreadable consistency as a soft-body paint, minus the pigment. Mix it in and it extends your colour without watering...
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Build Texture Without the Weight: GOLDEN Light Molding Paste
Build Texture Without the Weight: GOLDEN Light Molding Paste Some textures need to stand up off the canvas without weighing it down. That's the whole idea behind GOLDEN Light Molding Paste — an opaque, lightweight acrylic texture medium that holds...
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Super Textural Painting with GOLDEN Acrylics
Super Textural Painting with GOLDEN Acrylics As painters, we love the myriad ways we can apply paint and move it around on a surface. Inspiration often happens in the action and immediacy of using the materials themselves. The history of...
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The Dream Studio: Inside Steve Chmilar’s Artist Practice
The Dream Studio: Inside Steve Chmilar’s Artist Practice What makes a dream studio? For BC artist Steve Chmilar, it isn’t simply a question of square footage, perfect natural light or having every conceivable tool at hand. It’s about creating a...