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Meander Through Some Sketchbook Explorations


Vanessa Lemen

I recently made this sketchbook compiling a few of the mark-making demos I did in my latest Sketchbook Exploration class. I wanted to share some images, info, and a brief video of the pages in this sketchbook. https://youtu.be/uwlXeKZo05Q?si=BZRPMMQFy5VNUqFH The class was most importantly about exploration, so it was key to really remain open to experimenting and allowing for the new and different, while also gaining some new understanding about tools and materials and the combination…

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Let’s Get Technical: The Personalities of our Paints


Julie Beck

March 22, 2024 - The easiest and fastest way to get better at painting is to understand your tools. The most important ones to get to know are your actual tubed paints!! Knowing your tubed paint and its personality will allow you to make informed decisions. For example, a direct painter who works alla prima will prefer a very different set of paints than an indirect/layered painter would prefer. Understanding the personality of the paints you buy makes a world of difference when it comes time to juggle the 8 million variables we have to deal with when doing any kind of painting. The exercise I am going to walk through is for oil paint but you can do similar exercises with watercolor, acrylic, etc. Most people have heard of or done color mixing charts, but what I'm talking…

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