http://paintinglinks.com/acrylic Acrylic Painting Workshops, Equipment and Instruction Wed, 05 Sep 2007 18:41:41 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Art Renewal Center Over $30,000 prize money in five categories: landscape, figurative, still life, sculpture and drawing. Open to all artists, members and non-members. All entries must be original artwork, conceived and created by the entrant. Representational work only, abstract works will be disqualified. Acceptable mediums include oil, watercolor, acrylic, ... http://paintinglinks.com/acrylic/where-can-i-find-information-about-painting-competitions.htm In order to mix your paints, you have to know some basics about the color wheel. There are three primary colors: red, yellow, and blue, and we use these to mix the secondary colors: red and yellow make orange, yellow and blue make green, and red and blue make purple. ... http://paintinglinks.com/acrylic/why-do-i-get-muddy-color-when-i-mix-my-paints.htm American Artist Magazine a widely read and respected resource featuring paintings, drawings and sculptures of artists in a variety of mediums. A source of inspiration to begining and seasoned artists. Contains articles on how artists can improve their skills and how collectors can improve their knowledge of fine art. Contains ... http://paintinglinks.com/acrylic/painting-magazines-2.htm Here are some glossaries of art terms for artists: ArtLex Art Dictionary, an extensive reference tool of art terms. http://paintinglinks.com/acrylic/artist-glossaries.htm Here are some resources to help you choose, plan, and paint your landscape painting. Six Good Reasons not to Paint a Landscape A video presentation by one of the US’s top landscape artists, Wolf Kahn. Produced by PBS channel WGBH, How to paint a small landscape painting, by Scott Burkett This simple tutorial ... http://paintinglinks.com/acrylic/how-do-you-paint-a-landscape.htm Here are some of the best websites to find painting workshops, courses, classes, and tutorials. Many of the artists paint in oils, but they can also tell you how to paint with acrylic paints as the principles are the same. The techniques of acrylic painting are slightly different from oil ... http://paintinglinks.com/acrylic/where-can-i-find-a-good-acrylic-painting-course-2.htm Here are supplies for notan studies. Important: Try to get these specific brands as we have often found that other types of pens and paper can cause students major difficulties in doing Notan studies. You can also use some gray (middle value, 50% gray) pastel or ... http://paintinglinks.com/acrylic/notan-supplies.htm You can spend a lot of time and money buying the wrong art instruction books that do not help you, or send you in the wrong direction. Here are some excellent printed and online books on the principles and techniques of oil painting. Many have wonderful illustrations, step-by-step instructions, and ... http://paintinglinks.com/acrylic/how-to-oil-paint-instruction-books.htm When you first start to paint with acrylic paints, you will see there are many things you have to do before and after you work on your paintings. Here are a few tips to get you started: Start out with only three colors (a red, a blue, and a yellow) plus ... http://paintinglinks.com/acrylic/acrylic-painting-tips-and-tricks-for-beginners.htm There are really only a few basic things you need to start your first acrylic painting: a painting support (canvas, linen or gessoed board) 1 small, 1 medium, 1 large brush and one rigger acrylic paints (you only need three colors to start with, cadmium yellow (or an equivalent warm yellow), alizarin ... http://paintinglinks.com/acrylic/what-materials-do-i-need-to-get-started-with-acrylic-painting.htm