Resources - Artists

Not to be confused with the "Other Artists" section in the gallery, this is a collection of artists who have captured my interest and/or use techniques I would like to learn/use.

• 5 simple rules every beginning painter should know. (ArtitstNetwork).
• Trust yourself
• Use enough paint
• Don't be scared of the dark(s)
• Understand your medium
• Make a solid thumbnail sketch
• Anatomy:
• Human body proportions in contrapposto.
• Articles:
• 5 tips for sketching skies. (artistsnetwork)
• Is my painting finished? 8 ways to tell.
• Paining light on water. (watercolor)
• Quick plein air sketches. (acrylic)
• Brushes, how to measure, shapes and sizing
• Canvas / Surfaces:
  
• How to stretch canvas: a visual guide.
• Wraps:
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• Gallery wrap: Essentially, the painting continues on all sides of the frame so that we can see it from any angle. The continuation is often an actual extension of the image or a mirror image.
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• Museum wrap: a variation of the gallery wrap. Like the gallery wrap, the canvas is wrapped around the edges and secured to the wooden frame's back. One key difference is that in the museum wrap, all edges are painted in one color.
• Colors/Mixing:
• Virtual paint mixers.
• Drawing:
• 12 most essential skills every fine artist must have.
• Realistic drawing, constructive drawing, ability to draw from life
• Drawing from memory and imagination, knowledge of art materials and their use
• Knowledge of the rules of perspective, knowledge of golden proportions
• Composition skills, knowledge of face and body proportions, anatomy
• Rendering tonal values, color theory and its use
• How to self-assess your drawing skills.
• Leonardo de Vinci on portrait drawing.
• Why drawing from photos is treacherous.
• Frames/Framing:
• Size chart (determine length of board by frame size & width):
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• Paint List - table in document format.
• Watercolor, 23 Lessons for Portrait Painting

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Artists:

• Ault, George.
• Burns, Jim
• Harris, John (British)
• Piazzetta, Giovanni Battista (pic below)
• Scott, James (pic below)
• Smith, R. G. His style is one I'd like to learn. (pics below)

Ein junger Fahnenträger, GB Piazzetta ----- Hook Down, Wheels Down, James Scott

Looking for Trouble, RG Smith

Reference Pictures...

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