THE MOBILE ART STUDIO

Glazing oil paints is one of the chief techniques in oil painting. The aspiring artist might be lead to believe that glazing can only be done like the old masters, requiring many paint layers, linseed oil and hours of work. But anyone can learn about this great oil painting technique with just basic art materials and a couple of hours. How to Glaze Oil Paints: Simple Beginner Tutorial Oil Painting Lesson Some oil colors are more translucent than others by their nature. However, pigments with high opacity can be made translucent by the addition of a little linseed oil.  I have therefore chosen oil colors of varying translucency for this art demonstration, which can be found on my art instruction video clip. Art Materials Needed for Oil Glazing Technique All that is needed are: a primed piece of card, measuring approx 10x8in or so. Notice on the left side of the image, I have placed oil colors which are relatively opaque. These are (from the top): cerulean b...

Drawing is more about how our brains interpret the information in front of us than what the hand is doing with the pencil. Having seen numerous drawings during my time teaching art, came across a common affliction, which appears as though the drawing is sloping to one side. Why Some Drawings Slope or Lean to One Side Crooked Drawing I believe we are all biased towards one side of the world that we perceive. For instance, some people will be more aware of one side than the other. This bias will be reflected within the drawing which will appear to slope to one side or be squashed up on one corner of the page. The only way around this problem is to make the student aware of their crooked drawing problem. I find turning the drawing upside down or viewing it through the mirror effective in making the student aware of this sloping problem. Drawing Class in Fields of Vision A Basic Drawing Lesson The world that we see can be thought of as four divisions: upper left, lower l...