Core Topics

General Drawing This section is for "all things drawing." Materials Please post any issues or advice about art materials in this section. Color This is the place for discussing and sharing resources about color. General Painting This section is for "all things painting." Composition This section is for information regarding Composition and Design. Framing Resources and information about matting and framing belong in this area.

Topic	Replies	Views	Activity
About the Core Topics category Core Topics	0	1063	February 5, 2017
Resource: artistpigments.org Materials	1	42	November 16, 2023
Understanding Synthetic Brush Curling Materials brushcare , brushrestoration , brushes , brush	5	6393	October 25, 2023
Ergonomic Easel for Neck, Back and Shoulder Pain Materials	0	170	October 20, 2023
Getting to the Point (The Pencil Point that Is...) Materials pencilpoint , sharpeningpencils	22	3810	October 9, 2023
Stop the Varnish Porn by Trevor Wade Thomas Materials painting , varnish , varnishing	2	569	August 1, 2023
Retouching paintings without ruining them General Painting	2	140	June 11, 2023
Surface smoothness Materials	25	3474	May 22, 2023
Purdue Researchers Create White Paint that Reflects 98% of Sunlight Materials whitepaint , newpaint	2	329	April 23, 2023
Perception and the Ever-Elusive Ellipse General Drawing perception , visualperception , ellipse	0	1695	January 11, 2019
Clarkvision articles on Color and Photography Color	0	127	February 22, 2023
Mixing Brights Color	5	213	February 11, 2023
Fun Color Matching Challenge! Color perception , color	8	833	February 9, 2023
“Master’s Touch” brand? Materials	1	207	December 20, 2022
VIDEO:A Few Notes on Dust Materials painting , dust , surface , sanding	0	218	December 3, 2022
You Down with Student Grade Paint? by Trevor Thomas Materials paint , winton , student , grade	0	346	January 28, 2022
More Insights into Vermeer's Creative Process Materials materials , process , vermeer	0	259	October 29, 2022
The Power of Grays in your Color Work Color painting , color	2	302	October 26, 2022
Is There Really a Debate over Issues with Zinc White? Materials zinc-white , zinc , paint-film , debates	0	710	June 2, 2022
Printing images to the needed size Composition	6	292	August 3, 2022
Scanning and Photographing Artwork Materials photography , scan , scanning , imaging	0	2023	December 30, 2019
Medium Yellowing Test by Ben Sones Materials mediums , yellowing	15	7155	July 28, 2022
Brushes: good sables? Materials	16	2552	July 10, 2022
Regarding Leading Lines Composition pictorialcomposition , leadinglines , composition	0	1129	October 6, 2018
Making a design Composition	0	166	July 18, 2022
Mixing a neutral 'black' glaze - quick tip Color	5	1129	July 12, 2022
No, the Camera is not Killing Realist Painting. A Critique of Recent Arguments Core Topics painting , photography , arguments	1	214	June 14, 2022
20 Things You Didn't Know about Color - Discover Magazine Color	0	1031	October 15, 2017
VIDEO: A Word on Medium and Low Resistance Brushes Materials brushes , brushwork , rendering , blending	0	348	May 2, 2022
Softening or Adding Defocus Blur to Long Straight Lines General Painting oil , softening-lines , defocus-blur , blending	20	830	April 20, 2022