Archive for the ‘Paints and Pigments’ Category

How to Choose Which Type of Paint

Sunday, November 25th, 2007

The choices an artist faces: Acrylic, Oil, watercolor or pastel? What medium to use?   Each of the major paint types give different results and have great differences in the end effects. Choosing the best medium to work with can make your art vibrant and alive.  There are many more types of paint ...

Artistic Pigments

Tuesday, November 6th, 2007

Different art supplies are used for different types of arts. These arts are also produced using a variety of coloring substances. These coloring substances are known as pigments. Pigments were used for paint making for the first time in the 19th century. The pigment is titanium dioxide. The pigment is ...

Introduction to using water colors techniques and supplies

Thursday, November 1st, 2007

In the world of arts different artists use different paints and colors to produce paintings which are admired by art lovers all around the world. These artists also use different types of art supplies to bring life to their pictures and paintings and employ techniques which make their paintings exotic. ...

Introduction to painting with pastels

Wednesday, October 31st, 2007

Pastels have been in use by artists for centuries. The use of pastels can be traced back to the time when men lived in caves. Although, the pastels in use today were not available at that time, the artist of that era had developed a predecessor of pastel from plants ...

Artistic Pigments

Saturday, October 27th, 2007

Different art supplies are used for different types of arts. These arts and paintings are also produced using art supplies such as coloring substances. These coloring substances are known as pigments. Pigments were used for paint making for the first time in the 19th century. The pigment is titanium dioxide. ...

Common Types of Paints

Monday, October 22nd, 2007

There are different types of paints available in the market to meet your painting requirements and each has its own characteristic. These paints include oil paints, pastels and watercolors etc.   Oil Paints. T is a paint which dries slowly. In this paint the drying oil consists of pigment particles of small ...

Color Theory

Tuesday, October 16th, 2007

Arts is a game of colors, colors are the basis of every painting. If it is said that colors are the blood line of a painting then it won’t be far from truth, thus all artists use colors generously. However, for this they need large and continuous supply of colors. ...