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Book Review: Strengthen Your Paintings With Dynamic Composition
This is a fantastic book for those who want to improve their composition for painting. It covers many techniques and has a lot for you to think about. And that I think is the highlight of this book, to...
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Review: BenQ SW271 Photographer Monitor (27 inch 4K Adobe RGB)
Big thanks to BenQ for sponsoring this review. This is not a paid review but I do get to keep the monitor.BenQ contacted recently and asked if I was interested to review the BenQ SW271 monitor and of...
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Book Review: Painting Masterclass: Creative Techniques of 100 Great Artists
Painting Masterclass is a 288-page paperback book published by Thames and Hudson that features the techniques used in 100 paintings from some of the greatest artists. The book starts off with an...
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Book Review: How to Read a Modern Painting: Lessons from the Modern Masters
Collected in this 400-page paperback edition is an introduction to selected paintings from 1855 to 1986 around the modern art era.This book is more of an introduction than a technical guide on how to...
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Colour Chart for the Turner Artists' Watercolour set of 12 x 5ml tubes
This is the colour chart painted with the Turner Artists' Watercolour 12 x 5ml tube set that I bought a few years ago in Tokyo. And this is one of the few watercolour charts I've painted recently. The...
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Book Review: Colors of Asia: Painting by Francesco Lietti
When Italian-born artist Francesco Lietti visited Hong Kong in 2005, he was so inspired by what he saw and felt that he moved to live there in 2006. Since then, he has been creating artworks inspired...
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May 2019 Roundup
BooksSketching from the Imagination: Creatures & MonstersThe Art of Days GoneHellboy: The Art of The Motion PictureThe Art of AnthemHow to Read a Modern Painting: Lessons from the Modern...
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Book Review: Pure Watercolour Painting: Classic Techniques for Creating...
Pure Watercolour Painting by Peter Cronin is an accessible introductory guide to watercolour painting. The book covers the basic techniques and fundamentals, the steps from sketching, planning and then...
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Granulating Red Watercolour
Granulating yellows and reds are quite rare in watercolour. If you know of any, do let me know in the comments section. I'm trying to create a palette using only granulating colours and see how that...
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Faber castell watercolour markers now available at Jackson's Art
These are Faber castell Albrecht Durer watercolour markers.Jackson's Art (UK) has free global shipping when you reach a certain amount
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Granulating Blue Watercolour
Unlike reds, there are many blues that granulate. Shown above are just some that I have, namely, DS Cerulean Blue Chromium (PB 36), DS French Ultramarine (PB 29), DS Cobalt Blue and Kremer Pigment's...
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Book Review: Webb on Watercolor
Webb on Watercolor is an insightful book filled with insight and knowledge from Frank Webb, a professional artist who has been painting since 1947. This book was originally published in 1990 and this...
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ArtGraf Color Set - Is this actually Graphite? (review)
A few months ago during the sketchwalk at Ghim Moh, I saw my friend Dorothy using the Artgraf earth colour set, a product that I've always wanted to try but didn't want to risk wasting money on. After...
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Book Review: Seekers comics anthology
Seekers is a comics anthology featuring short stories and illustrations from 22 Chinese comic artists and illustrators.This is a very thick hardcover. The cover is not pasted to the spine of the book...
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Book Review: Working with Color (The Urban Sketching Handbook)
This is the fifth addition to the Urban Handbook series. The author this time is urban sketcher, painter and teacher Shari Blaukopf whose work I'm a big fan of. This 112-page paperback features tips by...
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Review: ArtGraf Earth Tone 6-piece Set
As I was quite impressed by the ArtGraf Color Set that I reviewed recently, I went ahead to get the Earth Tone set as well. The ArtGraf Earth Tone 6-Color Set is currently selling at around US $35 on...
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Miguel Antelo's "Hansel and Gretel Storybook" (Kickstarter)
Check out Miguel Antelo's "Hansel and Gretel Storybook", a fresh take on the classic children fairy tale with a twist. The book is going to feature beautiful full page illustrations. The book project...
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Watercolour paper is now available black
Stonehenge black watercolour paper is now available, and it's made with 100% cotton too. Check out the different sizes on Jackson's Art (UK).These could be good for gouache.
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20-30% off Schmincke on Jackson's Art (June 2019)
Jackson's Art (UK) is having 20-30% discount off Schmincke watercolour. They have free global shipping when your purchase is above a certain amount. These are the different sets on discounts.This...
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