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Give your painting energy!
Diagonal lines bring energy and movement to any painting. Vertical and horizontal lines are stabilizing and indicate calm and peace. So...
Andy Walker
Aug 20, 20241 min read


What colour is white?
Some say that white is not a true colour. But that depends on how you see it and how you use it in your painting. In reality, pure white...
Andy Walker
Jul 6, 20242 min read


Plane painting for landscapes
There is a classic art book called “Carlson’s Guide to Landscape Painting” by John F Carlson which was written in the middle of the last...
Andy Walker
Jun 21, 20242 min read


What colour are shadows?
Shadows can be tricky to paint. It’s not so much their shape, which is often clearly defined. The problem comes with mixing the right...
Andy Walker
Jun 7, 20242 min read
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