Penwork

Hints by Denise Jones When I am doing a lot of Penwork, particularly Black Penwork, I always mix some strong Gold Base Paint, i.e. American Beauty or Derby Rose in with the Black.  I have found that this gives your Black Penwork a beautiful warmth to it.  If you...

SOMETHING TO GIVE YOU SOME INSPIRATION

Thanks to Sandra T for sharing some HINTS AND IDEAS: Very fine stippling strokes will help smooth patchy shading in portraits. (This one was taken from a VGCP newsletter from 1974.) My addition for this is, I often take a photo on my phone of the piece I am painting...

Oils Ain’t Oils!

Thanks goes to Estrella for compiling this interesting information on the various mediums available to paint with.  Click here and enjoy your read.  It may help with those masterpieces that are eventuating.