Bill continues his lesson on creating the illusion of depth in a flat painting. This is a simple tip which will add power and interest to your paintings. And what have we said about interesting paintings? They sell! … [Read more...]
A change of colors
Bill often talks about the "optic illusion" he creates with his paintings. This is such a simple tip but one which adds power and interest to your painting. Many artists' paintings are "flat" because they forget this technique. … [Read more...]
Paint Additives
We have a discussion going on in our forum about the drying time of oil paintings. The problem, of course, is that it takes a long time for oil paintings to dry. One of our members wondered if adding driers to the paint or medium would help. (We've also provided some links in this article so you can research some of the terms we use.) The slow drying nature of oils was, … [Read more...]
Create illusions
If art can not do good to your own body, to your own health, don't play art! -- Bill Alexander What is Bill trying to tell us? Isn't it that art should be a joyful activity...and...it can be a profitable career. When I first started painting, instead of relaxing me, I realized I was getting pretty stressed out. It looked so easy in the videos I saw. What was I doing wrong? … [Read more...]
Where is the light coming from?
Step one for all of Bill's paintings...and it should be yours as well. Bill tells you how to create paintings that sell! Good advice! … [Read more...]
“It took me 40 years and ten minutes to paint what I do now!”
It's not how fast you paint...it's how you paint fast! Bill mentions in his autobiography that his method of oil painting was frowned on by traditional artists. Odd, isn't it, because Bill was using a technique that went back to the early Renaissance "Old Master" artists. It took Bill 40 years to perfect his method of oil painting. He developed it not to win speed … [Read more...]
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