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." Framing Resources and information about matting and framing belong in this area. Composition This section is for information regarding Composition and Design.

Topic	Replies	Views	Activity
About the Core Topics category Core Topics	0	885	February 5, 2017
20 Things You Didn't Know about Color - Discover Magazine Color	0	779	October 15, 2017
No, the Camera is not Killing Realist Painting. A Critique of Recent Arguments Core Topics painting , photography , arguments	0	18	May 17, 2022
VIDEO: A Word on Medium and Low Resistance Brushes Materials brushes , brushwork , rendering , blending	0	53	May 2, 2022
Softening or Adding Defocus Blur to Long Straight Lines General Painting oil , softening-lines , defocus-blur , blending	20	395	April 20, 2022
Voodoo Darkening (or Lightening) of Oil Paint Materials oil , voodoodarkening , voodoo , oilpaint	3	745	March 24, 2022
Stop the Varnish Porn by Trevor Wade Thomas Materials painting , varnish , varnishing	0	72	March 22, 2022
Post painting self-reflection for painting students Core Topics	4	75	February 8, 2022
Adhering Linen to a Panel Materials panelprep , linen , glue , canvaspanel	0	90	February 5, 2022
You Down with Student Grade Paint? by Trevor Thomas Materials paint , winton , student , grade	0	87	January 28, 2022
Warm-Lights-Cool-Shadows and Vice Versa Color color , colortemperature , chromaticinduction	3	3029	January 27, 2022
Ventilated Makeup Brush Holder for Drying Paint Brushes Materials brushcare , brushes	0	95	December 27, 2021
Paint Seams and the Aggregate Problem General Painting seams , aggregateproblem , aggregate	3	939	July 18, 2019
Surface smoothness Materials	23	2956	November 26, 2021
Easel options: how to hold panels? Materials	17	5952	November 26, 2021
Painting hybrid reflection General Painting	7	198	November 2, 2021
Removing Mould Stains Materials	5	203	July 15, 2021
Inkjet printing canvas... is it usable? Materials materials	2	175	June 13, 2021
Rigid Supports Part I (MITRA) Materials mitra , rigidsupports , paintingsubstrates , substrates	1	199	May 5, 2021
Bargue copies General Drawing drawing , bargue , barguedrawingcourse	19	560	May 2, 2021
Visualizing the Dynamics of Oiling Out and Varnishing Materials painting , materials , oilingout , varnishing	0	208	May 2, 2021
Purdue Researchers Create White Paint that Reflects 98% of Sunlight Materials whitepaint , newpaint	0	158	April 20, 2021
Stylus option: The Pin Vise Materials stylus , pinvise	7	693	April 19, 2021
Rigid Supports Part II (MITRA) Materials mitra , paintingsubstrates , substrates , supports	0	182	April 13, 2021
DRAWING:VIDEO: Drawing Paper Surface Burnish Fix General Drawing drawing , burnish , fix	3	208	April 3, 2021
Voodoo Darkening - I think this is the core of the explanation Materials	2	230	March 23, 2021
Some Perspective on Overlay Nonsense Composition pictorialcomposition , composition , sacredgeometry	18	378	March 23, 2021
DSLR vs Mirrorless Discussion from Zoom Materials photography , mirrorless , dslr	0	186	March 3, 2021
Photographing Finished Paintings Core Topics	16	1040	February 25, 2021
Paint Manufacturer lists of Munsell Notations Materials munsell , paints , notation	1	222	February 3, 2021