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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 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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Skip the emulsion and the mess. Printmaker Christina Jacobs demonstrates how Speedball Speed Screens take you from design to finished print, with tips for getting clean, repeatable results at home.
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Our Opus staff are back with more excellent gift ideas for the artists in your life! In this Opus video, we spoke with some Opus Staff members for their best suggestions! Inspiration can be found in the most unexpected places...
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Q&A with Sonia Mocnik: Embracing Watercolour and Understanding the Supplies
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Discover the range of Opus paint brushes through landscape painter Charlie Easton’s demo. From the soft and fluid Arietta to the bold, textural Mezzo, each brush family brings its own personality to the canvas. Learn how different levels of softness,...
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Discover how Vancouver-based artist Charlie Easton prepares for painting outdoors in this inspiring interview. Known for his bold plein air landscapes in oil, acrylic, and gouache, Charlie shares the essential tools he brings into the field, from his favourite Opus...
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Join Angela Fehr, celebrated watercolour artist and creative mentor, as she invites you to paint with freedom, intuition, and bold authenticity. Known as "The Watercolour Rebel", Angela challenges traditional rules and encourages you to embrace your own unique artistic voice.
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This video, shared from Winsor & Newton, compares Watercolour and Gouache. It explains in more detail the transparency and opacity
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From the lush gardens of Costa Rica to the quiet greens of Vancouver, Paula Barrantes’ watercolour practice is rooted in adaptation, reflection, and identity.
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Bold colours, layered meanings, and unexpected materials—welcome to the world of Meghan Hildebrand. In this video, Meghan takes us inside her intuitive painting process, where painter’s tape becomes a tool for building structure and vibrant clashes of colour tell layered...
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Step into the imaginative world of Laura Bifano, an artist creating detailed, atmospheric landscapes using only a flat brush and a limited palette.
