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Learn art from home. Top tips to get you started!

The average starting salary for graphic artists alone starts around $15/hr and can skyrocket from there. About 63% of traditional and digital artists are self employed and many of them earn even more than salaried artists. Just knowing these figures is enough to make some want to run out and enroll in the closest art […]

What to look for when buying the Artwork

Throughout history artists like English J. M. W. Turner and American born Winslow Homer have captured the magical essence of our earth’s oceans and tributaries with their unique abilities, brush stroke techniques and use of color. For most art lovers, the affordability of original artwork by classic artists is unfortunately untouchable, but the good news […]

Canvas and its Applications

Canvas is a sturdy plain woven fabric used to make tents, sails, marquees, backpacks, canoes, trampolines and tarpaulin, all of which are for outside use but (linen) canvas replaced wooden panels as the favoured medium for oil painting artists around the time of the 17th century. Historically, canvas was made from hemp, before being replaced […]

Oil Painting Usefull Tips – Different Methods For Starting an Oil Painting

There are three main forms of charcoal used most often by artist’s and they are compressed, willow and vine charcoal. Willow and Vine charcoal tend to be more highly favored for preliminary drawings as they leave a lighter mark and are easier to erase. Compressed charcoal, because it leaves a much darker line, is more […]

All about picture frames

Picture frames New York has been since ages made of wood. Wood is regarded as the most prestigious material and since it is common and most strong and sturdy, the custom of making picture frames New York from wood is very evident even in the recent times. Since wood is a bit heavier that other […]