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It is simply bees wax and gum turpentine as far as I can gather, speaking to the chemist at Art Spectrum. Winsor and Newton also produce a similar product. I have used several mounting methods. Smaller work (up to full sheet size) I have mounted to neutral pH foamcore using a heat sensitive adhesive sheet. This is an archival method and the adhesive can be released in a heat press. The first watercolor I tried the wax varnish on was left out in the open for 12 months (I forgot about it!) I find it a great way to get around the problem of glass, particularly on large paintings. Remember, once the wax varnish is applied, the painting is completely sealed and can no longer be worked on. PARALOID VARNISH Paraloid varnish is a non - yellowing, turps based varnish suitable as a final varnish over dry oil or acrylic paintings. Art Instruction Videos for All Levels and All Artistic Styles. Pure Color Glazing in Watercolor with Arleta Pech.
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Learn Arleta Pech's simple secrets for creating elegant, realistic watercolor florals. This watercolor instruction DVD, Pure Color Glazing, will make you eager to try Arleta's pure color glazing methods on your own. You'll learn how to paint 'mud-free' and discover even new ways to apply these techniques. Popular print artist and author Arleta Pech walks you through the process of creating a vibrant watercolor painting from start to finish.
Topics include: tips on photographing your subject; ways to enlarge your sketch to fit your paper; techniques for creating rich backgrounds; color choices to help ensure mud-free paintings; and finally the process she calls 'pure color glazing' that helps maintain control to the very end. An American Tradition. December 2010. I often get regular questions regarding the kind of lighting I use in my studio.
At this time I do not have the good fortune to have natural light in my studio. However during my studies I became somewhat accustomed to some of the characteristics of natural light and so a number of years ago I started experimenting with building my own light boxes to try and gain some of those characteristics. After building a few lights a number of other artists who saw them asked about building some for themselves and so I put together a few photos of how they were built.
Below is a photo of how I often set up for small still life pieces and some shots that I took while makes changes to one of the lights. I thought I would share the process and the materials involved incase it is useful for others out there. Here is the setup I often use for small still life pieces. Photos 1 and 2 show the basic body of the light. The 4 light reflectors are 8 inches in diameter.
Using a Sphere to Understand Light on Complex Forms. (UPDATE 10/27/11 -For French translation of this post please click "here.
") Recently I received a question that concerns an earlier image I posted awhile back in the article, The Anatomy of Light on Form: Part II. Here is the image: The question centers around how the use of a sphere, an object so very different from the complex forms of the cast, can help us to better understand how the light on this complex form (or other forms) works. And ultimately how we might utilize this knowledge to assist us in determining values and rendering. The Anatomy of Light on Form: Part II. (Update 1/18/12) For a French translation of this post please click here for a downloadable PDF file: Now that it has been published I can share with you the second part of a two part article I was asked to write for the Portrait Society of America.
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