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10 Painting Panels from One Piece of Hardboard

Buying a large sheet of hardboard and cutting it into various sizes is a cost-effective way of making painting panels. Find out how to got 10 panels from one piece of hardboard, and how to prepare them for painting.

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Start a Hobby Week: How to Hold a Paint Brush Correctly

Friday July 30, 2010
Most people when they pick up a paint brush instinctively hold it the same way they would hold a pen for writing (as I'm doing in the photo here). It's not that this is wrong, but rather that it's only one of the options.

Wrapping your hand around the handle, like this, encourages you to paint with your whole arm, producing larger, looser strokes. Go on, give it a try!

See Also:
10 Painting Tips for Loosening Up
Know Your Painting Brushes: Hairs and Bristles Images ©Marion Boddy-Evans & Kate Pullen. Licensed to About.com, Inc

Start a Hobby Week: Understanding Color Theory

Thursday July 29, 2010
Once you've got your paints and you're faced with all the gorgeous colors, you'll want to start understanding what you're going to get when you mix color A with color B. How to get predictable results and not waste paint mixing the wrong colors. The key to this is color theory.

Don't be put off by the word "theory", the basics are easy to understand. I've set it all out in my article What You Need to Know About Color Theory for Painting

See Also:
Crucial Color Mixing Tips
Color Mixing Quiz

Images ©Marion Boddy-Evans & Kate Pullen. Licensed to About.com, Inc

Getting on the Art Career Ladder

Wednesday July 28, 2010
Art career ladder

Choosing Art as a Career
What is an Emerging Artist?

Start a Hobby Week: What Art Supplies To Buy

Tuesday July 27, 2010
Once you've decided you'd like to start a new hobby, for that hobby to be painting, and what paint you'd like to use, the next step is buying the basic art supplies you'll need. Being in an art supplies store is a bit like being in a sweet shop: everything is appealing and it can be hard to resist temptations.

To make life a little easier, I've put together some basic art supplies shopping lists: Images ©Marion Boddy-Evans & Kate Pullen. Licensed to About.com, Inc

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