Painting Tips and Tricks

Mar 15, 20216 min read

Oil Painting Basics, Mediums Part 1: What is an Oil Painting Medium, How are they Used, and Which is the Best Medium?

When I first started to paint with oil paints, one of the more confusing and frustrating aspects of oil painting were the mediums. How...

Dec 18, 20202 min read

Understanding an Oil Paint's Label

Oil paint labels can be a bit confusing. Not only because they have so much information, but also because that information is filled with...

Jul 7, 20202 min read

Oil Painting Basics: Understanding a Paint's Opacity, Temperature, and Tinting Strength

There are three main characteristics of each color of oil paint that we need to understand in order to use that paint correctly and to...

Jul 6, 20202 min read

Color Palettes: A Semi-Limited Color Palette

Oil painting takes a lot of supplies. BUT! Before anything else let's talk Color!

Jul 5, 20203 min read

A Beginner's Color Palette: Limited vs Semi-Limited

How many oil colors an artist should have at the ready is an oddly hot topic of debate across the internet. Do you have a severely...