COLOUR BLINDNESS
Ishihara test. Can you see a number? What is it? Background. An artist that I know surprised me when he told me that he was colour blind....
ACRYLIC versus WATER COLOUR or OIL PAINT
ACRYLIC versus WATER COLOUR or OIL PAINT... I wrote a blog piece about oils, acrylics and watercolour paints about a year ago. [LINK]....
iPad, mobile, and tablet art
IPAD ART This is about iPad or other mobile and tablet art. I mentioned this in a previous blog about plein air painting or making art...
FAT OVER LEAN
FAT OVER LEAN... Fat over lean is a phrase that comes from traditional artist’s studios. It refers to the sequence that should apply when...
COLOUR THEORY. RGB or CMYK
As an artist I think about colour using an established colour model. The primary colours are Blue Red Yellow, [BRY]. With these three...
Watching paint dry.
Watching paint dry. Last Saturday I gave a demonstration of my acrylic painting technique in the huge, new, Great Art, artists supply shop i
North Light in Artists' Studios
NORTH LIGHT IN ARTISTS' STUDIOS ‘North light’ means that the windows in the room face north. And this fact, here in Brighton, England,...