Easel Angles
The medium and angle at which you paint is an important consideration when choosing an easel. Oil paintings should be held vertical or near vertical. Because oil paint dries slowly, the vertical angle doesn¡¯t allow dust to collect on the paint surface. Acrylics dry fast enough for dust not to be a real issue. Watercolors are better held on an angle to control the run of the paint. So, if you paint in more than one medium, just make sure your art easel easily adjusts.
Kopykake Projectors
If you¡¯re looking to fill a wall with your image or even project down onto a drawing board, take a look at Kopykake projectors. Designed for muralists, sign makers, and artists who work at an easel, these opaque projectors attach to any camera tripod for easily positioning and manipulation. And best of all, these projectors work well in normal lighting conditions ¨C no more working in the dark!
Color Pencil Sets
Some artists refer to pastel and colored-pencil compositions as "paintings". But what differentiates drawings from paintings is that in drawing, an artist uses pure colors and cannot mix them before applying them. In order to have the appearance of mixed colors in some colored pencil drawings artists blend or overlay pure colors.
How to paint clouds and trees
Bob Ross? videos teach you how to create various trees, shrubs, skies, clouds, mountains, water and even a cabin and teaches techniques for blending colors directly on the canvas.
Painting
Interested in painting tips? Painting is a wonderful medium whether you enjoy the detail of oil painting, the challenge of water colors or the unique look of acrylics. Each medium offers its own set of benefits and challenges that can suit the needs of any artist. Whether you have a studio, an easel or just a set of finger paints, painting is a wonderful artistic expression that can be taken in almost any creative direction.