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An ever-growing collection of helpful painting tips that are relevant to all painting mediums, submitted by fellow artists.
Tips on Selling Your Paintings and Getting into a Gallery
Advice on how to make a living from your art from an experienced artist.
Storing Paintings Done on Paper
Painting tips on how to safely store paintings done on paper without framing them.
Painting a Straight Edges Using a Canvas Key
A tip on how to painting a straight edge using a canvas key.
Painting a Sunset Sky with Yellow on the Horizon
A tip on how to paint a sunset sky.
Advantage of Brown Wooden Palette
A painting tip explaining the advantage of using a brown wooden palette when painting with oils.
How to Cut Panels from Hardboard for Painting
A useful tip on how to cut a variety of size painting panels from a large sheet of hardboard.
Tip on Painting Shadows on Flowers
A helpful painting tip on what colors to use to paint shadows on yellows flowers.
Tip on Painting Abstracts
A helpful painting tip on what colors to use to paint shadows on yellow flowers.
Perspective Painting Tip -- Managing Distant Vanishing Points
A useful tip on how to manage distant vanishing points and keep control of a ruler while doing so.
Tip on Priming a Large Canvas
A helpful painting tip on priming a very large canvas easily.
Tip on Painting Water
A helpful painting tip on how to paint realistic water.
Value or Tone in an Underpainting
A tip on how what values or tones to use for a successful underpainting.
Using Fan Brushes for Painting Grass
A tip on using fan brushes as an easy way to paint realistic grass.
Containers for Rinsing Paint Brushes
A useful tip on how to make your own containers for rinsing your oil or acrylic paint brushes.
Painting Tip: Putting Down Detail
A tip for beginners on how to put down detail in a painting when you're struggling to do it with a brush and paint.
Painting Tip: Draw on Canvas With a Brush Not a Pencil
A helpful painting tip on how to 'draw' a design or composition on a canvas without it smudging when you start painting.
Painting Tips: Drying Your Painting Brushes
A tip on how to dry your painting brushes.
Painting Tips: Painting Wet-on-Wet
How to use a brush when painting wet on wet.
Painting Tips: What To Do If a Paint Tube Cap Breaks
What you should do if the cap from a paint tube splits or breaks.
Painting Tips: Landscapes
A tip on taking reference photos for landscape paintings.
Painting Tips: Using a Toast Rack for Brushes
A painting tip on what to use to stop brushes with paint on them from contaminating one another.
Painting Tips: Beating Painter's Block
A tip on what to do when you've got a creative block.
Painting Tips: Don't Get Discouraged
A tip on why you shouldn't get discouraged with the first two coats of paint.
Painting Tip: Making Tubes for Leftover Paint
A tip on using aluminum foil to make tubes for leftover paint.
Painting Tips: Put in Mid-Tones First
A tip on why you should first paint in the mid-tones, not the lights.
Painting Tips: Adding Tooth to Hardboard
A tip on how to add tooth to hardboard you want to paint on.
Painting Tip: Using Pipe Clamps to Attach a Canvas to a Frame
A useful tip on how to attach a frame to a canvas.
PaintingTips -- Use Modern Gesso for Fresco
A tip on how to choose the size of artwork for your wall
PaintingTips -- Choosing the Size of Artwork for Your Wall
A tip on how to choose the size of artwork for your wall
Painting tips -- Seeing as a Painter
A painting tip on how it's crucial to view the world through a painter's eyes.
Painting tips -- Protecting Reference Material
A painting tip on how to keep paint off your reference material.
Painting tips -- Using a Proportion Wheel
A painting tip on how to use a proportion wheel.
Painting tips -- Getting Last Paint Out of a Tube Using a Brush
A painting tip on how to get the very last bit of paint out of a tube using a brush.
Painting tips -- Getting Last Paint Out of a Tube
A painting tip on how to get the very last bit of paint out of a tube.
Painting tips -- Fixing Brush Hairs
A painting tip on straightening the hairs on a brush.
Painting Tips: Create a Series
A painting tip on why you should paint variations of an idea, as a series.
Painting tips -- Easy Way to Use a Hairdryer
A painting tip on how to set up a hairdryer on your easel so it's always easy to use.
Painting Tip: Shampooing Brushes
Painting tips on shampooing brushes: washing your brushes carefully will prolong their useful life.
Painting Tip: Removing a Dent in a Canvas
Painting tips on how to remove a small dent from a canvas.
Painting Tip: Stamps for Face Painting
Have you ever thought of using rubber stamps for quick details when face painting?
Painting Tip: Photographing Objects for a Still Life
A useful painting tip on using photos for the objects in still life.
Painting Tip: How to Set Up a Successful Still Life
A useful tip on how to set up the objects for a still life painting.
Painting Tip: Barn Roofs
A useful tip for when you're painting barn roofs.
Painting Tip: Choosing Between Cotton and Linen Canvas
A tip on how to decide between linen or cotton canvas as a painting ground.
Painting Tip: Making Varnish Less Glossy
A painting tip on how to reduce how glossy a varnish is.
Painting Tip: Preventing Stuck Paint Tube Caps
A painting tip on how to solve the problem of paint tube caps getting stuck.
Painting Tip: Cleaning an Eraser
A painting tip on how to easily clean an eraser when it becomes dirty.
Painting Tip: Keeping Brushes From Going Hard
A painting tip on how to prevent your paint brushes from going hard during or after painting.
Painting Tip: Using Low Tack Masking Tape
A painting tip on how to use low tack masking tape to mask out areas in a painting.
Painting Tip: Using Impasto to Hide a Dent
A painting tip on how to hide a dent in a painting by using impasto.
Painting Tip: Shape of Canvas for Landscape Painting
A painting tip on what the best shape is for a canvas for a landscape painting.
Painting Tip: Photographing 2D and 3D Work for a Portfolio
A painting tip on how best to photograph 2-d and 3-d work for a portfolio
Painting Tip: Rescuing Fuzzy Brushes
A painting tip about how to tame fuzzy hairs on a brush. Though you'll need a steady hand to do it!
Painting Tip: Cleaning a Palette When Plein-Air Painting
A painting tip on how clean a palette when plein-air painting
Painting Tip: Tearing a Sheet of Paper in Half Easily
A painting tip on how to tear a sheet of paper in half easily and with a straight edge.
Painting Tip: Organize All Your Brushes
A painting tip on how to organise all your brushes in your studio.
Painting Tip: Use Daylight Bulbs in Your Studio
A painting tip on why you should use daylight bulbs in your studio.
Painting Tip: Retaining Brush Shape
A painting tip on how to dry your brushes so they maintain their shape
Painting Tip: DIY Moisture-Retaining Palette
A painting tip on how to create your own moisture-retaining palette.
Painting Tip: Storing Paper for Easy Access
A painting tip on how to store you paper so you have easy access to it.
Painting Tip: Straight Lines
A painting tip on using a foam brush to get staight lines.
Painting Tip: Tightening Loose Canvas
A tip on how to tighten a loose canvas without taking it off the stretchers.
Painting Tip: Making a Frame to Mail a Painting Safely
A tip on making a frame to mail a painting safely.
Painting Tip: Converting a Stepladder into an Easel
A tip on converting a stepladder into an easel.
Painting Tip: Use Standard Size Canvasses
A tip on using standard size canvasses so you can buy pre-made frames.
Painting Tip: Framing Pastels
A tip on how to frame pastel paintings.
Painting Tip: Making Your Own Strip Frames
A tip on how make your own strip frames.
Painting Tip: Paint the Edges of the Canvas Instead of Framing
A tip on painting the edges of a canvas instead of framing.
Painting Tip: Look At What Framing the Top Galleries Are Doing
A tip on basing your framing decisions on what the top galleries are presently doing.
Painting Tip: Leave the Framing to the Buyer
A tip on leaving the decision about what frame to have on a painting to the person who buys it.
Painting Tip: Convincing Shadows
A tip on how to get convincing shadows in a painting.
Painting Tip: Adding VAT to a Painting's Selling Price
A tip on adding VAT to the selling price of a painting at a gallery.
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