Donna's Art Part: After Thanksgiving Sale

Friday, November 28, 2008

After Thanksgiving Sale

All right! It is time for a sale. We are going to re-arrange the studio this weekend. On Monday, I will have some things ready for a sale. All paints will be 25% off, brushes on hand will be 40% off. There will also be some wood between 10-40% off. Please take advantage of this sale and hopefully give us some needed room, at least for a little while, in the studio. I value your faithfulness and your friendship at Donna's Art Part.

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Tips

Mistakes
When you've made a mistake, spit on your paper towel is the handiest tool to remove it quickly.

Floated Color
Use the largest brush possible for the job. I tell my students all the time and they can quote me, "The corner of the brush is the same size on every brush."

Liner Work
Thin lines require that you do several things.
1. Use a quality liner brush, in excellent condition.
2. The consistency of your paint should be the consistency of ink.
3. The brush should be full of paint.
4. As you paint lines, move slowly, not fast, and hold your brush handle straight up in a vertical position.
5. Often people can't see-they think they can, but they really don't know if the point of the brush is making contact with the surface or not. Using an OptiVISORs or surgical loops can be used right over glasses. They are massive magnifying glasses that really make it possible to see the point of the brush making contact with the surface.

Taken from Quick and Easy Painting, April 2009, pp. 62-63.