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Some Quick Mark-Making in Oil

Vanessa Lemen

  I made a couple new short videos of a little mark-making in oil on this new panel by Artefex. This is their smoothest panel yet, a lead alkyd oil-primed extra-fine cotton canvas mounted to an aluminum panel. It’s such a nice surface to work on. A perfect combination of smoothness, tooth and absorbency for this reductive kind of painting. It’s honestly my new fave. This quick painting was done using oil and spatulas, paint…

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Complete Guide to Materials & Methods

Muddy Colors

December 6, 2023 - We're really excited to share the release of Lisa Cyr's newest video series, 'The Complete Guide to Artist's Materials and Methods'. Want to know how to properly prime your surface, stretch canvas, or varnish a painting? Always wondering what all those mediums actually do? It's all right here! In the spirit of  the classic ‘The Artist’s Handbook’, artist and educator Lisa Cyr put together a remarkably comprehensive video guide of ‘Materials & Methods’ designed for today’s modern artists. This 3 Volume set runs a total of 5 hours and contains the following videos: Volume 1: Surfaces & Grounds In this video, artists will learn about how to properly prepare, and creatively texture, a wide variety of surfaces. Step-by-step demonstrations on stretching paper, applying canvas to stretcher bars, glueing canvas to wood, preparing wood surfaces, as…

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