Painting Techniques

Whether you're interested in oil painting or watercolors, learn how to use, take care of, and mix colors according to paint type. Also find suggestions for approaching different subject matter, including still lifes, portraits, and landscapes.

  • Camera Lucida made by Ancient Magic Art Tools
    Overview of Camera Lucida for Artists
  • Drips of fluid acrylic paint
    Top Tips for Painting Glazes
  • Golden Dawn Bridge - Vibrant Acrylic Infusion
    Is Water or Medium Better for Glazing with Acrylics?
  • Impressionistic painting of two haystacks by Monet
    Palettes and Techniques of the Impressionist Claude Monet
  • Hanging oil painting
    Should an Oil Painting be Framed Under Glass?
  • The Mona Lisa
    Leonardo da Vinci's Style and Palette
  • Woman selecting tubes of paint in art shop, profile
    Should I Use Acrylic or Oil Paint?
  • Woman Painting in studio
    Direct and Indirect Painting
  • Artist contemplating a blank canvas
    6 Things to Decide Before Starting to Paint
  • Tube of paint with crusted on cap
    5 Painter's Tricks to Deal With Stuck Paint Tube Caps
  • Studio Shot Of Human Skull
    Art Symbols Dictionary: Death
  • Artist squeezing acrylic paint onto palette
    How to Create a Thick Gloss on Acrylic Paintings
  • Soft pastels needs fixative
    How to Fix a Pastel Painting Using Spray Fixative
  • Photo of Watercolor Painting Techniques wet on wet and wet on dry
    Watercolor Painting Techniques: Wet-on-Dry and Wet-on-Wet
  • Cornelis Jacobsz Delff - Kitchen Still-Life
    How to Mix a Copper Colored Paint in Oil or Acrylic
  • Male painter painting at canvas on easel in art studio
    7 Ways Painters Can Overcome a Creative Block
  • Paint tins on the floor of Jackson Pollock's studio, East Hampton, New York, 1991
    Unusual Painting Techniques
  • Small bouquet of flowers
    The Meanings Associated With Various Flowers and Plants
  • Oil painting supplies
    Removing a Dent in a Canvas
  • Painted Wood Texture
    Add Texture to Paintings With Modeling Paste
  • Painting on Unstretched Canvas
    Painting on Unstretched Canvas
  • Saw Blade Painting
    Saw Blade Painting Lesson
  • woman looking at Rembrandt painting
    Palettes and Techniques of the Old Master Rembrandt
  • woman painting on canvas in art studio
    Painting with Acrylics on Raw (Unprimed) Canvas
  • Full Frame Shot Of Colorful Acrylic Paints
    Does Glycerin Work as a Retarder for Acrylic Paints?
  • Painting of Autumn Vineyards
    Types of Drying Oils Used in Oil Painting
  • "Ryan's Pumpkin Patch" by Ryan of Delaware
    Wax Resist Painting Technique
  • Snowflakes
    How to Use Salt to Create Snowflakes in Watercolor
  • Silver paint on a wall
    Creating and Using Shiny, Silver Paint
  • How to frame a canvas.
    How do I Frame a Painting Done on Canvas?
  • Mixed color chalks
    How to Make Your Own Soft Pastels
  • A painting with varnish
    How to Varnish an Acrylic or Oil Painting
  • Male artists painting in art class studio
    Artists Explain Why They Paint Self-Portraits
  • An Iraqi painter dabs his brush on a palette
    Palettes and Techniques of the Pre-Raphaelite Painters
  • Canvas and Watercolor Palette
    What Is It like to Use Watercolor Canvas?
  • Mona Lisa by da Vinci
    Painting Styles: Sfumato and Chiaroscuro
  • Woman in warehouse with heart made of balloons
    Art That Symbolizes Love
  • Mixing oil paints on a palette
    How to Mix Paints to Create a Vivid, Bright Red
  • Painting poppies with texture
    Can I Mix Water Soluble Oils With Traditional Oil Paints?
  • Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer by Gustav Klimt
    How Can I Use Gold in a Painting Like Klimt?
  • Watercolor
    How Do You Make the Color White Using Watercolor Paint?
  • Variegated wash in watercolor, with red, blue, and yellow
    Watercolor Techniques: Two-color Washes and Variegated Washes
  • Four paint colors
    Acrylic FAQ: How To Paint Areas of Flat Color Without Streaks
  • Abstract flowers ideas for painting
    Abstract Art Painting Ideas
  • Various empty classical frame collections
    Framing Paintings: Should You Do It Yourself?
  • What You Need to Make a Viewfinder
    Painting Composition Class: How to Make a Viewfinder
  • Paint in Glass
    How to Paint Glass so it Looks Transparent
  • Oil Paint Arvonia
    What Happens When Oil Paint Dries?
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