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**Author:** [@mokxmatic](https://www.smartermarx.com/u/mokxmatic)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2025, 3:21pm UTC](https://www.smartermarx.com/t/lod-lop-and-ani-academy-difference/1967 "2025-06-30T15:21:42Z")
Hi, I’d like to know more about the difference between attending the Ani Academy (online) versus going with the Lod, and Lop dvd material on my own. I live in Denmark and attending the Academy is a bit difficult, altho… --- ## [2025 Online Alla Prima Challenges (II) Resource](https://www.smartermarx.com/t/2025-online-alla-prima-challenges-ii-resource/1973)
**Author:** [@AWaichulis](https://www.smartermarx.com/u/AWaichulis)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2025, 2:24pm UTC](https://www.smartermarx.com/t/2025-online-alla-prima-challenges-ii-resource/1973 "2025-06-30T14:24:10Z")
2025 Online Alla Prima Challenges (II) Resource Third Annual Online Alla Prima Challenge with 20 All New Challenges!! 20 live painting alla prima sessions over 20 weeks (plus an introductory orientation) beginning on… --- ## [Drawing-Practice-Basic Bargue Plate Walkthrough](https://www.smartermarx.com/t/drawing-practice-basic-bargue-plate-walkthrough/440)
**Author:** [@AWaichulis](https://www.smartermarx.com/u/AWaichulis)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2025, 1:56pm UTC](https://www.smartermarx.com/t/drawing-practice-basic-bargue-plate-walkthrough/440 "2025-06-30T13:56:34Z")
The following walk-through is adapted from the Da Vinci Initiative Lesson Plan, ”Bargue Plate”, written by Mandy Hallenius (www.mandyhallenius.com). This same walkthrough can also be found in the Visual Language III pro… --- ## [Long distance apprenticeship with Rodney Davis/ value scale](https://www.smartermarx.com/t/long-distance-apprenticeship-with-rodney-davis-value-scale/1248)
**Author:** [@sow](https://www.smartermarx.com/u/sow)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2025, 4:04pm UTC](https://www.smartermarx.com/t/long-distance-apprenticeship-with-rodney-davis-value-scale/1248 "2025-06-29T16:04:40Z")
Dear all, I started training with Rodney Davis, i will use graphite because i can’t have Charcoal. Here is my value scale for feedback and advices. Uploading: 20210101\_201845\_mfnr.jpg… --- ## [Before and after LOD/LOP](https://www.smartermarx.com/t/before-and-after-lod-lop/2055)
**Author:** [@mokxmatic](https://www.smartermarx.com/u/mokxmatic)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 28, 2025, 6:51pm UTC](https://www.smartermarx.com/t/before-and-after-lod-lop/2055 "2025-06-28T18:51:07Z")
I am currently doing the LOD and would very much like if some of you would post images of your work pre and post you completed the LOD and LOP. It’s not meant as a quality control or “how good you will become after doin… --- ## [Does Size Matter? (Should I Compose Big or Small Artworks)](https://www.smartermarx.com/t/does-size-matter-should-i-compose-big-or-small-artworks/859)
**Author:** [@thomas](https://www.smartermarx.com/u/thomas)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2025, 3:10pm UTC](https://www.smartermarx.com/t/does-size-matter-should-i-compose-big-or-small-artworks/859 "2025-06-02T15:10:11Z")
At a time when photorealism and hyperrealism are all the rage, and when artworks are perhaps chiefly consumed online, I wanted to ask people about what size of paintings they think is ‘right’? I’m sure this is an issue w… --- ## [MATERIALS LIST:Waichulis Curriculum:Language of Drawing](https://www.smartermarx.com/t/materials-list-waichulis-curriculum-language-of-drawing/125)
**Author:** [@AWaichulis](https://www.smartermarx.com/u/AWaichulis)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2025, 11:09am UTC](https://www.smartermarx.com/t/materials-list-waichulis-curriculum-language-of-drawing/125 "2025-06-02T11:09:15Z")
Specific Materials used by the Ani Art Academies (for the Waichulis Curriculum Language of Drawing) \[image\] DRAWING BOARD/PAPER 1-2 Drawing Board (s) (approx. 23"x26") (Item # 22945-1002) 30 sheets of Sky Blue Canso… --- ## ["Popped Art" Oil on Panel, 9"x12"](https://www.smartermarx.com/t/popped-art-oil-on-panel-9-x12/1923)
**Author:** [@MarkMcD](https://www.smartermarx.com/u/MarkMcD)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2025, 12:41am UTC](https://www.smartermarx.com/t/popped-art-oil-on-panel-9-x12/1923 "2025-05-26T00:41:24Z")
Hey all, recently finished piece. Already started on the next in this series. Enjoy! --- ## [Yes, Purple Exists—And It’s as Real as Any Other Color](https://www.smartermarx.com/t/yes-purple-exists-and-it-s-as-real-as-any-other-color/2016)
**Author:** [@AWaichulis](https://www.smartermarx.com/u/AWaichulis)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2025, 12:01am UTC](https://www.smartermarx.com/t/yes-purple-exists-and-it-s-as-real-as-any-other-color/2016 "2025-04-19T00:01:21Z")
After several days of immersive art-nerding with the brilliant creatives at the ÀNI Art Academies Dominicana, I hopped online and—bam—there it was again: another video claiming that “purple doesn’t exist.” Ugh. This t… --- ## [What Exactly is a Crutch in Visual Arts Practice and Performance?](https://www.smartermarx.com/t/what-exactly-is-a-crutch-in-visual-arts-practice-and-performance/2010)
**Author:** [@AWaichulis](https://www.smartermarx.com/u/AWaichulis)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2025, 10:27pm UTC](https://www.smartermarx.com/t/what-exactly-is-a-crutch-in-visual-arts-practice-and-performance/2010 "2025-04-06T22:27:30Z")
What Do We Mean by a “Crutch” in Visual Art? The term crutch gets tossed around in visual art discussions with remarkable frequency—often used to dismiss a technique, tool, or strategy as somehow illegitimate. But wh… --- ## [Another Essay on Art Education in America (Edwin Austin Abbey)](https://www.smartermarx.com/t/another-essay-on-art-education-in-america-edwin-austin-abbey/2008)
**Author:** [@AWaichulis](https://www.smartermarx.com/u/AWaichulis)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2025, 7:44pm UTC](https://www.smartermarx.com/t/another-essay-on-art-education-in-america-edwin-austin-abbey/2008 "2025-04-02T19:44:22Z")
This week artist James Gurney shared an essay on a Substack under the heading “Shortcomings of American Art Education.” The essay was written by the American illustrator and painter Edwin Austin Abbey, and it appeared in… --- ## [Mini-Wai 2.0 (Waichulis Art Resource)](https://www.smartermarx.com/t/mini-wai-2-0-waichulis-art-resource/2001)
**Author:** [@AWaichulis](https://www.smartermarx.com/u/AWaichulis)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2025, 11:27am UTC](https://www.smartermarx.com/t/mini-wai-2-0-waichulis-art-resource/2001 "2025-03-19T11:27:54Z")
Introducing Mini-Wai 2.0: An Updated Resource for Visual Artists IMPORTANT UPDATE: MINI-WAI IS MOVING—PLEASE READ THE ACCESS INFORMATION BELOW. 10/18/26 UPDATE: Mini-Wai has entered a new stage of development as OpenA… --- ## [The A1 Problem: Perceptual Mediation in Representation](https://www.smartermarx.com/t/the-a1-problem-perceptual-mediation-in-representation/2000)
**Author:** [@AWaichulis](https://www.smartermarx.com/u/AWaichulis)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2025, 10:58pm UTC](https://www.smartermarx.com/t/the-a1-problem-perceptual-mediation-in-representation/2000 "2025-03-13T22:58:19Z")
The A1 Problem: Understanding Perceptual Mediation in Representational Art We see things not as they are, but as we are.” — Anaïs Nin Due to the nature of my work, I am often asked, “How do you get your paintings to… --- ## [Nice stool for working at the easel](https://www.smartermarx.com/t/nice-stool-for-working-at-the-easel/1999)
**Author:** [@satre](https://www.smartermarx.com/u/satre)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2025, 8:01pm UTC](https://www.smartermarx.com/t/nice-stool-for-working-at-the-easel/1999 "2025-03-13T20:01:52Z")
Just wanted to share info on this great stool I got recently. After hours of standing at the easel, my legs were getting pretty painful, and my back was a little sore too. I decided to get a drafting stool I could sit on… --- ## [SID (Support Induced Discoloration)](https://www.smartermarx.com/t/sid-support-induced-discoloration/1997)
**Author:** [@AWaichulis](https://www.smartermarx.com/u/AWaichulis)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2025, 12:00am UTC](https://www.smartermarx.com/t/sid-support-induced-discoloration/1997 "2025-03-11T00:00:11Z")
Understanding Support Induced Discoloration (SID) and Its Effects on Painting Grounds While watching several colleagues priming a number of Masonite panels with Acrylic Gesso (Acrylic Dispersion Primer), I noticed o… --- ## [How to render mechanical details](https://www.smartermarx.com/t/how-to-render-mechanical-details/1044)
**Author:** [@rhys](https://www.smartermarx.com/u/rhys)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2025, 4:58am UTC](https://www.smartermarx.com/t/how-to-render-mechanical-details/1044 "2025-02-27T04:58:45Z")
Hello there, I follow Anthony on instagram and have found my way here in my thirst for knowledge! I am looking for resources on trompe l’oeil painting, and specifically, the technical process of replicating highly deta… --- ## [National Core Arts](https://www.smartermarx.com/t/national-core-arts/965)
**Author:** [@shaun](https://www.smartermarx.com/u/shaun)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2025, 4:04pm UTC](https://www.smartermarx.com/t/national-core-arts/965 "2025-02-25T16:04:56Z")
Note: If you don’t want to read all the nonsense below the link is at the bottom. Taking a brief moment away from the sketchbook project turned into a trip down the rabbit hole. There is a reason why, from a professiona… --- ## [Deliberate Practice Overview](https://www.smartermarx.com/t/deliberate-practice-overview/88)
**Author:** [@AWaichulis](https://www.smartermarx.com/u/AWaichulis)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 9, 2017, 3:02pm UTC](https://www.smartermarx.com/t/deliberate-practice-overview/88 "2017-02-09T15:02:38Z")
Deliberate Practice: What It Is and Why You Need It by Corbett Barr. (Original article: http://expertenough.com/1423/deliberate-practice) To learn any new skill or gain expertise you need to practice, practice, prac… --- ## [Color/Value Isolator](https://www.smartermarx.com/t/color-value-isolator/1994)
**Author:** [@AWaichulis](https://www.smartermarx.com/u/AWaichulis)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2025, 2:59pm UTC](https://www.smartermarx.com/t/color-value-isolator/1994 "2025-02-18T14:59:41Z")
Trying to figure out where a gradation might “go astray” can be a real challenge for artists in an observational, representational effort—let alone when there’s particularly “difficult colors” in play. For example, ye… --- ## [AI and the 2024 ARC Salon](https://www.smartermarx.com/t/ai-and-the-2024-arc-salon/1993)
**Author:** [@AWaichulis](https://www.smartermarx.com/u/AWaichulis)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2025, 5:14pm UTC](https://www.smartermarx.com/t/ai-and-the-2024-arc-salon/1993 "2025-02-15T17:14:22Z")
In January 2025, the Art Renewal Center (ARC) announced the winners of its 17th International ARC Salon Competition, a prestigious event celebrating excellence in representational art. Shortly thereafter, concerns eme… --- ## [Artist Round Table Zoom still happening?](https://www.smartermarx.com/t/artist-round-table-zoom-still-happening/1982)
**Author:** [@satre](https://www.smartermarx.com/u/satre)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [February 9, 2025, 11:18am UTC](https://www.smartermarx.com/t/artist-round-table-zoom-still-happening/1982 "2025-02-09T11:18:21Z")
Hi! Is the Artist Round Table Zoom still in operation? The latest newsletter I see is from 2023 so I’m thinking maybe not? If not, will it be starting up again, and how can I join? Thanks! Satre --- ## [A Recent Critique of the Sight-Size Method By Seymon Bilmes](https://www.smartermarx.com/t/a-recent-critique-of-the-sight-size-method-by-seymon-bilmes/1984)
**Author:** [@AWaichulis](https://www.smartermarx.com/u/AWaichulis)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2025, 12:47pm UTC](https://www.smartermarx.com/t/a-recent-critique-of-the-sight-size-method-by-seymon-bilmes/1984 "2025-02-06T12:47:30Z")
(Illustration from “Charles Bargue. Drawing Course” by Gerald Ackerman, and Graydon Parrish) This morning, I came across an interesting article, "The Sight-Size Method, a Critical Overview," by Semyon Bilmes. Mr. Bl… --- ## [MATERIALS LIST:Waichulis Curriculum:Language of Painting](https://www.smartermarx.com/t/materials-list-waichulis-curriculum-language-of-painting/126)
**Author:** [@AWaichulis](https://www.smartermarx.com/u/AWaichulis)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2025, 2:13pm UTC](https://www.smartermarx.com/t/materials-list-waichulis-curriculum-language-of-painting/126 "2025-02-02T14:13:39Z")
Specific Materials used by the Ani Art Academies with the Waichulis Curriculum:Language of Painting. \[image\] 1 Palette (Wooden or Melamine) (Item # 03087-2005 ) 1 Palette Knife (Item #03107-1003) 1 Art Bin/Box (Ite… --- ## [Crispening, Bartleson-Breneman, and Backgrounds](https://www.smartermarx.com/t/crispening-bartleson-breneman-and-backgrounds/343)
**Author:** [@AWaichulis](https://www.smartermarx.com/u/AWaichulis)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2017, 1:46pm UTC](https://www.smartermarx.com/t/crispening-bartleson-breneman-and-backgrounds/343 "2017-04-17T13:46:12Z")
Often I have seen students work very diligently on a “tonal” subject—only to have an arbitrarily added background or surround adversely affects the vast majority of value relationships throughout. Well—before you throw a… --- ## [RESOURCE:Acrylic Dispersion (Modern Gesso) Masonite Panel Prep](https://www.smartermarx.com/t/resource-acrylic-dispersion-modern-gesso-masonite-panel-prep/45)
**Author:** [@AWaichulis](https://www.smartermarx.com/u/AWaichulis)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2017, 4:52pm UTC](https://www.smartermarx.com/t/resource-acrylic-dispersion-modern-gesso-masonite-panel-prep/45 "2017-02-06T16:52:59Z")
PREPARATION PROCESS FOR UNTEMPERED MASONITE WITH ACRYLIC DISPERSION PRIMER (Modern Gesso) Directions Step 1 Begin with a ¼ inch thick piece of Untempered Masonite that is pre-cut to a desired size. It is… --- ## [My studio as of now](https://www.smartermarx.com/t/my-studio-as-of-now/1970)
**Author:** [@mokxmatic](https://www.smartermarx.com/u/mokxmatic)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 10, 2025, 9:32pm UTC](https://www.smartermarx.com/t/my-studio-as-of-now/1970 "2025-01-10T21:32:10Z")
4m2. (45sqft). But I even got a couch. :wink: My easel is a table ‘foot’ from the 1950’s. Very heavy! I can tilt it almost as I like. And I can adjust height. I can just put on a new top when I think the current one is… --- ## [Visualizing the Dynamics of Oiling Out and Varnishing](https://www.smartermarx.com/t/visualizing-the-dynamics-of-oiling-out-and-varnishing/1309)
**Author:** [@AWaichulis](https://www.smartermarx.com/u/AWaichulis)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2025, 6:47pm UTC](https://www.smartermarx.com/t/visualizing-the-dynamics-of-oiling-out-and-varnishing/1309 "2025-01-02T18:47:13Z")
Some well-timed rain this past week granted me an opportunity (and some useful analogs) to discuss “oiling out” and varnishing. When oil paint is spread out over a surface and exposed to air, it begins a sequence of che… --- ## [The palette of a madman](https://www.smartermarx.com/t/the-palette-of-a-madman/864)
**Author:** [@timdose](https://www.smartermarx.com/u/timdose)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2024, 10:55pm UTC](https://www.smartermarx.com/t/the-palette-of-a-madman/864 "2024-12-30T22:55:49Z")
Thought you all might enjoy seeing one of the palette setups I use. I’ll admit it’s crazy, but I really enjoy using it :slight\_smile: --- ## [Acrylic Gesso Cracking](https://www.smartermarx.com/t/acrylic-gesso-cracking/1959)
**Author:** [@AWaichulis](https://www.smartermarx.com/u/AWaichulis)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 6, 2024, 11:30am UTC](https://www.smartermarx.com/t/acrylic-gesso-cracking/1959 "2024-12-06T11:30:17Z")
Acrylic Gesso (Acrylic Dispersion Primer) can form cracks in its surface after application due to several factors related to its application, drying conditions, or the surface it is applied to. First, it should go wi… --- ## [Liquin (Original) Color Changes in Bottle](https://www.smartermarx.com/t/liquin-original-color-changes-in-bottle/1958)
**Author:** [@AWaichulis](https://www.smartermarx.com/u/AWaichulis)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 6, 2024, 11:02am UTC](https://www.smartermarx.com/t/liquin-original-color-changes-in-bottle/1958 "2024-12-06T11:02:35Z")
Over the years, some have expressed concern over the significant swings in color observed in bottles of the alkyd-based medium, Liquin. These color changes can occur for a number of reasons. Here are a few worth notin… [Previous page](https://www.smartermarx.com/latest.md) [Next page](https://www.smartermarx.com/latest.md?page=2)