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Mediums, palettes, plein air and the rules of fat over lean — guides and stories for oil painters.
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Jo Volley is an artist and who lives and works in London. Her work is concerned with measurement, space and colour as light and employs a wide range of material and mediums. It draws attention to the nature of archiving,...
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"To get the most out of oil painting, you need to start with a great surface." - Edgar Degas Oil painting is a classic art form that has been around for centuries. It is a versatile medium that allows artists...
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Richard Frumess describes how R&F came to be - from 1982 to the present day. This video was made in 2013 to celebrate the 25th anniversary of R&F. Video Credits: R&F Paints See Product See Product See Product See Product...
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This season, Opus Art Supplies is bringing in Old Holland Oil Paints, as part of The Collection. We are glad to include this line of oil paints that uses centuries-old traditional recipes in our curated selection of storied art supplies. Old...
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In this overview article, we will introduce key differentiators between the lines of oil paints we carry at Opus Art Supplies. We will include quick points as to why you may want to consider choosing oil paints from each brand.
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Discover some of the intricacies of making professional oil paint colours from the colormakers at Gamblin. You'll hear from them about which colors are more complicated to make, and which ones are their favourites.
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Alpay Efe is a painter who lives and works in Germany. With years of practice, Alpay has mastered oil painting and creates immensely beautiful and astonishing pieces of work. His large-scale portraits and more intimate smaller works carry a striking...
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Michael Chesley Johnson shares his perspective on color temperature in oil painting, and how all representational painters can benefit from mastering its use.
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Winsor & Newton has launched a new range of eight new single pigment Artists’ Oil Colours, five are inspired by their archive and three are contemporary colours.
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Artists want to be creative without restrictions and are increasingly aware of their health and the health of our environment. Cobra’s vision is to offer a solution to reduce the use of harmful substances in our market as much as...
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Gessobord plein air painter Dennon Walantus found himself constantly running out of subjects to paint, which led him to the surrounding Adirondack Mountains landscape with a cigar box easel and oil paint. Read Ampersand's interview with Dennon, as he delves...
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As with any process, knowing what your resources are is one of the biggest assets to getting the results you want. Getting the colours you’re after in oil painting is no exception, and while we are talking specifically about oils,...
