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Colour (Paperback)

by David Bomford and Ashok Roy

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"A Closer Look" is the new series title for the updated and refreshed National Gallery Pocket Guide range. The series has been enhanced with a stronger format, attractive design, new photography, and additional information. It is self-evident that colour is fundamental to painting, but it is not always obvious from looking at pictures what kinds of materials may be used by an artist to make colour. This "Pocket Guide "explains how coloured pigments are combined with a medium to form a paint layer, and how this affects our perception of the appearance of colour. It not only describes the materials of colour but also explains colour theories and examines writings about colour, including painters' treatises.
Through a selection of superb pictures from the National Gallery, London, including works by Piero della Francesca, Leonardo, Titian, Caravaggio, Canaletto, Rembrandt, Velazquez, Monet, and Seurat, the authors demonstrate how painters through the centuries have exploited the characteristics of colour in paint.

Reusing Ideas for Paintings

How to enhance your painting Ideas       

By Marion Boddy-Evans, About.com

There's no art rule that says you may use a painting idea only once. If an idea for a painting is good enough for one

painting, then why not use again? Turn the idea into a series of paintings, explore how you might improve on the first

painting, and see how you might develop the idea through different compositions and colors. You could paint

variations on the theme, as the Impressionist Monet did with haystacks, poplar trees, Rouen cathedral, and

waterlilies.

Or if the first version of the idea didn't come out as you'd hoped, then paint it again until it does. The photo shows

three watercolor paintings by Frances Tanner, using this sunflower reference photo. These are a great example of

sticking with a subject until you get the level of result you're after.

Frances said: "In the first attempt, I felt the the background had a kind of dabbed on look, the sunflower is overworked

and some of the colors I used became muddy looking.

"The second time I tried, the background turned out more to my liking but was pretty uninteresting. I think it was the

contrast between the blue sky and the yellow of the flower I liked, but again the sunflower looks stiff and overworked.

"The third try, I used the negative space painting technique on some of the background and the brush strokes made

parts of it look more organic. The sunflower has a more graceful, perhaps lyrical appearance and the colors are more

vibrant, I think."

You can revisit an idea immediately, or in a few months when you've more miles on your brushes. You might revisit an

idea once a year, such as a self-portrait. How do you know when you've used up an idea, or when you've finished a

series? I don't think there's a definite answer to this question, but rather you feel you've done enough with it for the

moment.



Framing Tip: Paint a Frame on a Canvas

A helpful painting tip submitted by a fellow artist.

By Marion Boddy-Evans,










I would like to share my technique for "framing" a painting that I did on 12x14" gallery-wrapped canvas. I wanted to do this painting as a gift for a friend but I wanted to avoid actual framing so I came up with this.

First, on a smoothly prepared white gessoed canvas, I placed 1/4" painter's tape in about 1/4" all around the edges of the canvas. I sealed this with varnish and then painted the whole canvas (included sides) with black gesso. When dried, I peeled off the 1/4" to reveal the white edging. I then taped over the white edging with 1" painter's tape close to the edge of the canvas and overlapping the white strip by about 1/4" to 1/2". I proceeded with my painting and when dried, removed the final tape.

Other colours could be used in a slightly different way by painting the sides and around the edges (say a gold, or choosing a colour which will be featured prominently in your finished painting). Paint this colour a little wider than the desired size of the "frame". Place tape all around the edges over this colour and seal. There is of course the colour you applied protruding onto the canvas... paint over this with your underpainting colour or leave it and proceed with your painting which will cover it anyway. It is most important that you always "seal" the tape with varnish. There are endless possibilities using different sized tapes creating the illusion of "mattes".
Tip from: Molly Nixon.

MAKE YOUR PHOTO A GRATE ART

Turn your photos into fine artworks

Paintings using canvas medium greatly assures strength basically because the canvas made out of cotton material will surely last a long time. It is good to note that a great canvas artwork ensures that the client's canvas is complete with vibrant colors along with its strength.

Dynamic colors comprise the photos to become like a fine art print and it gives very good impression to its viewers. And because of its durability, its capability in generation to generation transfer is greatly assured.


Parents, grandparents and even relatives can personalized house decors using canvas printing. They only have to make a special picture send to these services with photo enlargement. You memorable photos will be preserved by converting it to photo canvas.

These kinds of photo art print services, photo images that are made to extend to the very edge of the frame producing a 3D look. Photos that provide the three dimensional look are very unique because in wherever side gaze at; the image appears to follow you and tends to face you directly.  With proper utilization of new technologies especially in making photo canvas printing, these services cam to be famous compared to other photo services that once uses old photo printing technology. This has made most clients to be attracted to and seek this particular mode of canvas art.

Another thing to take note of this is not only does new technology is utilized, materials are also well chosen to make it to last even a lifetime without any distortion, discoloration and damage at it is passed down or inherited. These photo canvases are well coated with a special lacquer coating.

This special coating protects the photo canvas from UV rays. In case your canvas is left to be regularly struck by the sun's rays, the coating will repel the UV effects on the canvas, it will never turn yellow or the color will not fade. Lacquer coating protects your valuable piece of art from peeling, cracking and scratches.

With the introduction of the digital camera gadget, technology has further endowed the canvas art to greatly advance and take on much improvements. With this kind of knowledge, it is good to note that almost all people are turning their special memories by turning them into canvas art memories.


And by this, it is not that easy to make the finest works of art.  It also takes time. If you are interested in getting your photos into fine art prints, you will need to ask for company that engage in this kind of service, in this instance, is the Canvas memories.


When a client makes his or her orders, they will need to wait for few days the least and after they are finished transferring your photos into works of art, they will then ship it to your home address. But before any of that transpires, they would allow the client to preview their work first. And if by chance the client is not quite satisfied with the artwork after the preview, they could somehow find that canvas memories will put the client's satisfaction as their priority.
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Oil Painting from Photograph

                           



Written by : tianqihao

Wedding oil paintings are now becoming more and more popular in the modern society. Even though the oil paintings come from photos, their artistic charm created from the color, light, brushwork, tactile impression and exquisite frame outclasses that of photos. It is not only a simple reproduction of a photo but also a special expression of your emotion. A finely crafted oil painting directed by professional drawing teacher and completed by technical portrait painter, would show your artistic image completely without formalism.
If we analyze carefully the difference between oil paintings and wedding photos, we can discover a lot of advantages which the latter is taking over. For instance, oil painting is easier to preserve and will not fade or yellow. Moreover, it has potential value for collection. If the painter becomes famous someday in the future, your painting would turn into a valuable masterpiece. Then in this case, your wedding painting is not only a witness of your love but as well a big fortune. This is one of the reasons why more and more people are fancy to oil paintings. All the images can be an oil painting no matter it is a pet, a car, an antique, a garden or your friend. It is an enchanting present for others.
My family is fond of oil paintings and we have collected a lot of paintings and among them, photo paintings are in the majority. In my understanding, to cherish the stuff we love as an everlasting treasure, this is the most important reason we paint our photo into an artwork. In addition, oil paintings are a symbol for taste and social status. Some wealthy shows their individuality and dignity by oil paintings.