Is Gouache More Like Watercolour or Acrylics?
When you first start to paint, you just get some paints and a brush and start, many of us, when we were kids, played around…
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What is the Hardest Part When you Start Learning to Draw?
When beginning to learn to draw, one of the hardest parts of the whole process, and something you will still deal with even when experienced…
Miniature Portraits
While many of art history’s most renowned paintings are on a massive scale, tiny paintings provide us with a strong and evocative glimpse into bygone…
Why Is Mona Lisa Painting So Famous?
The Mona Lisa Why is the Mona Lisa Painting so Famous? This is a frequently asked question. The Mona Lisa by Leonardo da Vinci appears…
All About Vellum
Vellum is one of the oldest and most technically challenging media available to artists. It has been used by middle ages monks, and the UK…
A Short History of the Colour Red In Art
For millennia, red has captured the attention of painters as the colour of danger, scarlet passions, power, and prestige. From the Paleolithic era to the…
10 Symbols and Codes Hidden in Renaissance Art That You’ve Never Noticed
When we think of art, the first thing that pops into our heads isn’t hidden meanings, and symbols within art. But despite this, many artists…
10 Amazing Secrets Discovered by X-Raying Paintings
We all loved at least one thing from The Da Vinci Code, and for me, that was the idea that there are hidden messages and…
Top 10 Incredible and Outrageous Art Thefts
Art has always played an important role in human history, but so has art theft. Since artwork became extremely precious, art heists have been prevalent…
10 Most Famous Paintings of All Time
What are the top ten most famous painting in the world? This is something all artists should know, you don’t need to know every detail…