COLOR MIXING WITH NEW QOR WATERCOLORS

COLOR MIXING WITH NEW QOR WATERCOLORS

QOR watercolors introduced 13 new watercolors in 2024. This article shares and discusses the endless mixing potential of each with the same three primaries. And with helpful color mixing charts included, you’ll be ready to explore and find your own rainbows....
Entering Art Shows and Striving for Excellence

Entering Art Shows and Striving for Excellence

Entering Art Shows and Striving for Excellence! By Kristi Galindo Dyson, NWWS  Years ago, I was an art student and then an art teacher.  I was also raised in a home with a working artist and was drawn to my father’s workspace.  I was accustomed to being in a studio...
ALL ABOUT PAYNE’S GRAY, AND THE RECIPE!

ALL ABOUT PAYNE’S GRAY, AND THE RECIPE!

by Michael Townsend and Golden Artist Colors, Inc. There is an innovative Payne behind Payne’s Gray. Here is the history of this versatile, popular color, plus recipes for mixing it yourself. From “Just Paint” newsletter: THERE IS NO BLACK AND WHITE...
HOW TO CRITIQUE YOUR OWN ART

HOW TO CRITIQUE YOUR OWN ART

by Robert Moore After more than twenty years of doing art critiques I have found ten areas to be the most important. 1. Are the masses large, separate shapes, defined by their closely related values? If you arrange a first grade class from shortest to tallest and a...
Understanding Originality for Exhibitions

Understanding Originality for Exhibitions

We all want our work to be noted for its originality. Selecting what you will paint and why you will paint it is integral to originality, and most artists understand that this includes using only photo reference material that you alone have taken. As entries are...