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External link: Search a range of different painters with direct links to their websites – a great resource for senior students.

External Link: “I frequently get asked to suggest good artist models for Fine Art / Painting students. There are thousands of inspirational historical and contemporary”

External Link: A series of Painting Artist Models, curated by Hillcrest High School.

External Link: “This article features the International Baccalaureate artwork of Iris Cheung, completed as part of the IB Visual Arts Diploma Programme”

External Link: “These are a selection of works and commentaries from Ratthamnoon Prakitpong, a graduate from”

External Link: “Many high school Art students (such as those studying AS or A2 Level Art & Design) must present a Coursework or Exam portfolio”

External Link: “Looking for art project ideas? A theme for high school art boards? Whether specialising in Painting, Graphic Design,”

External Link: “This article outlines unusual painting and drawing techniques that are useful for creating exciting sketchbook pages, grounds, textural layers and adding tone”

External Link: “It has always amazed me how few high school Art students use a ‘ground’ in their artwork. While grounds are common in contemporary art,”

External Link: “Sometimes even highly able Painting students feel stuck in a rut. If your IGCSE or A Level Art Coursework project feels stagnant”

External Link: “When you watch some of the top artists paint, you may be wondering how they do it so fast! They seem to make every stroke without hesitation and…

External Link: “Are you struggling to get your Art projects done on time? Some students – even those who are dedicated and hard-working”

External Link: “This article contains a collection of sketchbook pages from art students around the world, including those who study”

External Link: “This article features the A2 Coursework project of Emily Fielding, completed while studying Edexcel A Level Art and Design”

External Link: “This coursework project was completed by Agnes Fung while studying CIE IGCSE Art and Design at”

External Link: “This article features Michaela Barker’s outstanding NCEA Level 3 Painting folio, completed in her final year of high school at ”

External Link: “This article features the outstanding paintings and drawings of Sophie Cahill, completed as part of her A Level Personal Investigation (Unit 3)”

External Link: “If you’re just beginning with acrylic paint in your art journal, you’re going to love these acrylic painting tips for beginners.”

External Link: “Want to get started with acrylics? This article reveals the key acrylic painting techniques you should know.”

External Link: “Painting has proven to be one of the most marketable forms of art. While some of the oldest methods date back thousands of years”

External Link: “An art series is a unified, cohesive body of work that employs the same technique, subject, or palette throughout multiple works”

External Link: “When making the leap from novice to professional artist you must be deft at developing a professional series of artwork. You will need to know what you are…

External Link: “Ever felt frustrated having worked so hard on a drawing – only to find it still looks ‘flat’? Is it the proportions? The perspective? Perhaps the composition?”

External Link: “A Beginners Guide. What is the difference between Oils vs Acrylic Paints?”

External Link: “Have you ever wondered why a hill, that you know is covered in green trees, looks purple or blue when viewed from a long distance away?”

External Link: “In Part 1 we looked at how to master the basic features of your digital camera, so you can emulate how your eyes see things in nature to…

External Link “In this light and shadow series, we look at the theory, drawing and painting of a simple form focusing on shadow, light and edges.”

External Link: “How do you achieve a more painterly impressionistic approach with acrylics? In this series”

External Link: “When you first start painting, the vision is to squeeze out bright, vivid paint colours, a handful of paintbrushes, or maybe a beret?”

External Link: “Palette knives are seen as a sign of confidence in a painter; you can wield them with gusto, paint impasto, and when no-ones looking, you feel like Van…

External Link: “How to Draw for Oil Paintings. A complex drawing is quickly lost when the oil colors go on”

External Link: “Over the years of teaching people how to use oil paints, I have found that this set of exercises has the best results with the least amount of…

External Link: “There are only five basic forms from which all other forms are created. They are the sphere, the cone, the cylinder, the cube, and the doughnut shaped torus”

External Link: “In this exercise the colored toys provide bright simple forms to practice mixing three values of colors. (See Creating Form) When you see a colored”

External Link: “In this exercise the colors are seen only as lights and darks (or values). This painting will teach you to paint more complex forms than the previous exercise…

External Link: “A GLAZE is a thin TRANSPARENT color used over another dry color to create a third color. For example if you put a thinned Quinacridone rose (a transparent…

“These are things you should know as you start a painting: Ways to manipulate the paint in Drawing for Oil Painting, Blends, Matching Colors, Creating Form and Glazes and Washes..”