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How Can The Procreate App Help You Become a Better Oil Painter?
Procreate is an award-winning iPad app that has been designed specifically for the Apple iPad. Like many Apple programs, this program is very user-friendly and has many nice features. There are many ways that you can use procreate to become a better oil painter. Procreate can help you set up palettes with color combinations and…
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Why Should Every Artist Be on Instagram? 9 Reasons Why
I have several social media accounts, so having a social media account can be hard work and take a lot of time and effort. But even with the hard work and effort it takes to manage a social media account, I feel it is essential for every artist looking to get exposure for their artwork…
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The Different Shapes of Oil Paint Art Brushes, What You Need to Know
When you start to oil paint, it can seem quite daunting to learn about the different aspects of oil painting and what it entails. This can be especially true about oil painting brushes. There are seven basic oil paintbrush shapes. Each of these shapes has different uses and will come in various sizes. The basic…
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Why Start Oil Painting? 5 Reasons Use Oil Vs. Other Mediums
When looking at a new artistic pursuit like painting, you may ask yourself, why should I choose oil painting over other paint mediums? When considering to start painting, I also asked myself this very same question. You should consider oil painting over other paint mediums for many reasons. The 5 top reasons to use oil…
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Start Painting For Your Mental Health, Happiness & Wellbeing.
I know when I was considering starting to oil paint, I wondered if this was something I wanted to really start doing. Starting up a new hobby oil painting, can take a lot of time and effort, so you may be asking yourself if it is really worth that time and effort. I have found…
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Is Oil Painting Hard to Learn?
I know when I first thought about starting to oil paint, I was pretty overwhelmed. I felt like maybe really learning to oil paint was just too hard and I could not do it. Learning to oil paint is actually no more difficult than learning to paint in any other medium. But to master oil…
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Should an Artist Write a Blog? Your Top 7 Questions Answered
Writing a blog is not easy. It requires time and commitment. It also means that you need actually to write while also having something relevant to say. So many artists ask themselves if they should really spend the time to write a blog? I know I also asked myself that very same question. A blog…
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6 Reasons Why Every Artist Should Use Pinterest
For a long time, I was not sure if I really needed to have a Pinterest account. After all, we all seem to have so many social media accounts that sometimes it can be hard to keep up with them all. Every artist needs to have a Pinterest account and to be active on Pinterest.…
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Why Was Impressionism Art At First Rejected?
I recently watched a movie about Vincent Van Gogh called At Eternity’s Gate, a beautiful movie about the life of Vincent Van Gogh. When I watched the movie, I thought, “Why were so many impressionist artists so widely rejected during their lifetime?” During the emergence of impressionism art, fine art oil painting was an essential…
