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	983	February 5, 2017
Retouching paintings without ruining them General Painting	0	16	May 30, 2023
Surface smoothness Materials	25	3276	May 22, 2023
Purdue Researchers Create White Paint that Reflects 98% of Sunlight Materials whitepaint , newpaint	2	259	April 23, 2023
Perception and the Ever-Elusive Ellipse General Drawing perception , ellipse , visualperception	0	1457	January 11, 2019
Clarkvision articles on Color and Photography Color	0	44	February 22, 2023
Mixing Brights Color	5	115	February 11, 2023
Fun Color Matching Challenge! Color color , perception	8	751	February 9, 2023
“Master’s Touch” brand? Materials	1	96	December 20, 2022
Stop the Varnish Porn by Trevor Wade Thomas Materials varnish , varnishing , painting	1	364	December 4, 2022
VIDEO:A Few Notes on Dust Materials dust , surface , painting , sanding	0	117	December 3, 2022
You Down with Student Grade Paint? by Trevor Thomas Materials student , grade , paint , winton	0	260	January 28, 2022
More Insights into Vermeer's Creative Process Materials vermeer , materials , process	0	142	October 29, 2022
The Power of Grays in your Color Work Color painting , color	2	177	October 26, 2022
Is There Really a Debate over Issues with Zinc White? Materials debates , zinc-white , paint-film , zinc	0	478	June 2, 2022
Printing images to the needed size Composition	6	157	August 3, 2022
Scanning and Photographing Artwork Materials photography , imaging , scanning , scan	0	1734	December 30, 2019
Medium Yellowing Test by Ben Sones Materials mediums , yellowing	15	5705	July 28, 2022
Brushes: good sables? Materials	16	2411	July 10, 2022
Regarding Leading Lines Composition pictorialcomposition , composition , leadinglines	0	980	October 6, 2018
Making a design Composition	0	98	July 18, 2022
Mixing a neutral 'black' glaze - quick tip Color	5	1018	July 12, 2022
No, the Camera is not Killing Realist Painting. A Critique of Recent Arguments Core Topics painting , arguments , photography	1	140	June 14, 2022
20 Things You Didn't Know about Color - Discover Magazine Color	0	931	October 15, 2017
VIDEO: A Word on Medium and Low Resistance Brushes Materials blending , rendering , brushwork , brushes	0	240	May 2, 2022
Softening or Adding Defocus Blur to Long Straight Lines General Painting oil , defocus-blur , blending , softening-lines	20	664	April 20, 2022
Voodoo Darkening (or Lightening) of Oil Paint Materials oil , voodoo , voodoodarkening , oilpaint	3	1263	March 24, 2022
Post painting self-reflection for painting students Core Topics	4	178	February 8, 2022
Adhering Linen to a Panel Materials canvaspanel , glue , linen , panelprep	0	387	February 5, 2022
Warm-Lights-Cool-Shadows and Vice Versa Color chromaticinduction , color , colortemperature	3	3830	January 27, 2022