Painting Tips

PAINTING TIPS ON ART SUPPLIES

• BRUSHES
• CLEANING
• GENERAL
• MEDIUMS
• PAINTS
• PAINTING SURFACES: CANVAS, BOARDS, WOOD …
• PATTERNS

PAINTING TIPS ON …..

• COLOR MIXING
• FLOWERS
• LANDSCAPES
• PEOPLE
• PAINTING FROM PHOTOGRAPHS
• POP ART PORTRAITS
• SEASCAPES
• TALLSHIPS
• TEACHING KIDS TO PAINT
• WILDLIFE
• ACRYLICS
• OILS
• WATER MIXABLE OILS

GENERAL TIPS

• ART SHOWS
• BECOMING A BETTER ARTIST
• IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT DVDs
• INSTRUCTOR TIPS
• SELLING YOUR ARTWORK
• CONDUCTING YOUR OWN ART SHOW

ART SUPPLIES: PAINTS

• What Paints & Medium Do You Use?
• VIDEO: Darrell’s Basic Paints For All Occasions
• What’s The Best Brand of Oil Paint To Buy…
• Where Did You Get That Oh Soooooo Cool Tube Squeezer
• Frozen Paint Tip From Michelle
• Value of Water Soluble Oil Paints
• How Can I Preserve My Paintings?
• I Can’t Seem To Mix The Oil Back Into The Paint
• I’m Color Blind, Any Tips On Mixing Color?
• My Paint Is Soft And Muuuuushy!
• My Paints Are Way Too Dry
• Your Paint Goes A long Way!.Mine Doesn’t
• How Can I Preserve My Paints From My Palette?
• Can I use Oil Paints For A Wall Mural?
• I’m Wasting A Lot Of Paint
• Someone Gave Me Gouache Paints, Can I Use Them Like Oils?
• Oh My!!! I’ve Forgotten The Rule: .oil over acrylics.or the acrylics over oils

ART SUPPLIES: BRUSHES

• VIDEO: Darrell’s Most Basic Brush Set
• Is a Fan Brush & a Fan Brush Blender one and the same.
• Just How Many Brushes Should I Use When Painting?
• Blender Brush   Sable Brush Question
• Cleaning Large Oil Painting Brushes
• Storing Your Landscape Brushes
• Storing Your Landscape Brushes
• Liners And Sprays.. or Was It Sprays & Liners?
• VIDEO: Using A Liner Brush
• Paint Eraser
• Sources For The Paint Eraser
• What Is The Official Name For Bunny Brush
• What 2″ and 1″ Brushes Are You Using?
• Water Soluable Oil Painting Brushes Can Use Acrylic or Oil
• What Brushes Should I Use For Portraits?
• What Does Darrell Recommend For Minimal Art Supplies For Landscapes & Seascapes?
• What’s The Absolute Minimum Supplies I Need To Paint Waterfalls?

ART SUPPLIES: MEDIUMS

• What Paints & Medium Do You Use?
• VIDEO: Darrell’s Basic Formula For Mixing Medium
• VIDEO: Recipe For Making Medium Clear
• VIDEO: Recipe For Making Medium White
• VIDEO: Recipe For Making Medium Black/Gray
• VIDEO: Recipe For Making Medium Lavender
• Darrell Changes Favorite Medium Formulae
• Do I Really Need Those Expensive Driers To Dry My Paintings?
• Can I Use Medium Clear With Water Soluble Oil Paints?
• Gesso, Mediums & Acrylics – When To Use?
• How Can I Quicken The Drying Time?
• How Do I Thicken My Medium White?
• I Always Cover The Canvas With Mediums, Generally
• Keeping Your Thinner Bucket Clean
• Question On Linseed Oil
• Thinning Medium White Especially When First Opening A New Bottle
• Garys Quick Dry Tip
• Oil Painting Mediums: Fat Versus Lean!
• What Is The Difference Between Medium and Gesso?
• What Is The Purpose of Medium?
• When Should I Or Should I Use Walnut Oil?

PAINTING SURFACES: CANVAS, BOARDS, WOOD ETC…

• Practice The Art of Selecting Cave Walls to Canvas
• What’s The Best Way Of Putting A Portrait Drawing On Canvas?
• Oval Dining Mats For Oval Cutouts
• The Economy Is Tough But There Are Options For Practicing Painting.
• How Do You Work With Tracings, or Do You?
• Tip For Sticking Contact Paper To Canvas.
• How Do I Get A Great Oval For My Rectangular Canvas?
• Darrell, What About Canvas Boards?
• How Do You Prepare Wood For An Oil Painting For Outside?
• I’m Losing My Lines!.What Can I Possibly Do
• Painting On Wood Surfaces
• Question on Removing Mold From A Painting
• Ohio, Thanks and Contact Paper
• VIDEO: No Sticky Contact Paper

ART SUPPLIES: GENERAL

• Will Canvas Quality and a Frame Increase Sale-ability?
• Installing My Paintings Onto Frames
• Art Supplies In Australia
• Easel Attachment For Camera Tripods
• VIDEO: Beginning Artists, In Less than 10 Minutes You’ll Learn How To Build Your Own Brush Caddy
• Restarting A Painting
• Paints, Brushes, Old Canvases, Brands.
• Certificate of Authenticity
• VIDEO: Increase The Canvas Gripping Power Of Your Easel
• Tip For Keeping Your Easel Ledge Dry
• Where Did You Get That Oh Soooooo Cool Tube Squeezer
• What Happens If You Just Can Not Finish A Painting In One Session?
• Wet It Stretch It Let It Dry Then Paint It.
• Can I Go Back And Fix A Painting?

ART SUPPLIES: CLEANING

• VIDEO: Answering Questions On Cleaning Oil Painting Brushes With Baby Oil
• Clean Dry Acrylic Paint Out Of Brushes
• Cleaning The 2″ Blender Brush or Mop Brush
• Cleaning The Large Brushes I Use For Oil Painting
• Cleaning Your Badger and Sable Brushes
• Cleaning Your Liner Brush
• Darrell, I Have A Question ….
• How Can I Clean Using Baby Oil?
• How Do I Use Baby Oil To Clean Brushes?
• Getting All of The Baby Oil Out Of The Brushes When Cleaning
• VIDEO: I’m Changing The Way I Clean Brushes . Just A Bit
• No Need To Clean My Brushes In Odorless Turp, Ever.
• Saved Brushes!
• I Just Got Oil Paint On My Clothes.
• Removing Mold From A Painting

TIPS ON PAINTING LANDSCAPES

• How Can I Get My Mountains To Sparkle?
• I’m Just Getting Mud When I Tap In Grass
• How Do I Get The Snow To Break When Painting Mtns?
• My Waterfall Looks More Like a White Cottonball
• I’m Having Trouble Getting My Buildings Right
• I’m Having Difficulty Painting Clouds On Artboards
• How Can I Make Beautiful, Fluffy Cumulus Clouds?
• I Make Mud Well, But Want Beautiful Bushes Instead
• My First Lesson Was Great, Except I’ve Got Holes!
• My Rocks Look More Like Mud Slides. I’m Hopeless!
• Mastering Bushes
• I Am Losing My Lines What Can I Possibly Do?
• How Do You Make Fog ?
• Those Evergreen Trees Are A Mystery
• Darrell, How Would You Paint The Aurora Borealis?
• Shadows and Highlights
• Painting A Wet Tree Over A Wet Mountain?
• Painting A Thatched Roof
• I Am Trying To Make My First Waterfall
• VIDEO: Waterfall
• VIDEO: Mountain Trees
• VIDEO: Lighter Trees
• Weeping Willow Tree Tutorial!

TIPS ON PAINTING SEASCAPES

• Seascape Foam Patterns Using A Knife
• Painting A Crashing Wave.
• Steps For A Beautiful Eye . Everytime!

TIPS ON PAINTING TALL SHIPS

• Answers For A Couple Of Student Questions.

TIPS ON PAINTING FLOWERS

TIPS ON PAINTING PEOPLE

• VIDEO: Fisherman
• What Is The Best Way Of Putting A Portrait Drawing On Canvas?
• I’m Looking For The Santa Claus Patterns..Where Are They?
• Wildlife And Portrait Color Mixing Formulas

TIPS ON PAINTING WILDLIFE

TIPS ON PAINTING FROM PHOTOGRAPHS

• Making A Pattern From A Photo or Image

HOW TO TEACH KIDS TO PAINT

TIPS ON COLOR MIXING

TIPS ON PAINTING POP ART

TIPS ON PAINTING WITH OILS

• Daily Painting:Can I Go Back And Fix A Painting?
• OK, OK¦.Why Is Oil Painting So Popular
• I Am Losing My Lines What Can I Possibly Do?
• Darrell, I Have A Couple Of Questions For You.
• Paint Tip From Michelle
• What Advice Would You Give Rama?
• What Happens If You Just Can’t Finish A Painting In One Sitting?
• Can I use Oil Paints For A Wall Mural?

TIPS ON PAINTING WITH ACRYLICS

• Can I Substitute Black Acrylic For Black Gesso….?
• Do You Use Canvas Boards When Painting With Acrylics?
• My Acrylic Ships Are Dull
• What Acrylic Supplies Did You Use?
• Questions On Switching From Acrylics to Oils.

TIPS ON PAINTING WITH WATER MIXABLE OILS

• Water Mixable Oils – Can I Use Them With Your Technique?

IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT DVDs

• Will My DVDs Play on PAL Equipment?
• We’re Computer Challenged and Don’t Understand video streaming or video downloading

BECOMING A BETTER ARTIST

• I Really Want To Learn To Oil Paint. Can I Really Learn From Your DVD’s?
• Darrell, Are You Ever Frustrated
• A Successful Artist Must Have Right Expectations
• Priorities Are Robbing Me of My Love to Paint How Are You Setting Priorities?
• Just Five Minutes A Day….
• What is an Artist Statement

TIPS FOR INSTRUCTORS

• How Can I Increase The Number of Students In My Classes?
• How To Define Your Class Cancellation Policy
• Often The Clue To A Beautiful Class Is The Day Before

SELLING YOUR ARTWORK

PRICING

• A simple method to pricing your artwork
• Right People, Right Product, Right Place, Right Time

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BEGINNERS BLUEPRINT FOR CONDUCTING THEIR OWN ART SHOW

• Beginners Blueprint For Conducting Your Annual Art Show At Home..Part 1 Setting The Date For Your Annual Art Show At Home¦There Are Requirements
• Beginners Blueprint For Conducting Your Annual Art Show At Home…..Part 2 Choosing Your Home or an Alternate Location for Your Art Show
• Beginners Blueprint For Conducting Your Annual Art Show At Home…..Part 3 Who Should I Invite To My Annual Art Show
• Beginners Blueprint For Conducting Your Annual Art Show At Home…..Part 4 Putting Together Your Invitation.
• Beginners Blueprint For Conducting Your Annual Art Show At Home…..Part 5 Organization Is The Key To A Successful Art Show
• Beginners Blueprint For Conducting Your Annual Art Show At Home…..Part 6 Refreshment Planning At Your Home Art Show
• Beginners Blueprint For Conducting Your Annual Art Show At Home…..Part 7 Frank Talk About Your Role And Your Staff During The Art Show.
• Beginners Blueprint For Conducting Your Annual Art Show At Home…..Part 8 How Darrell Got Caught With His Pants Down About His Ankles.
• Beginners Blueprint For Conducting Your Annual Art Show At Home…..Part 9 Salesmanship

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GETTING STARTED

• Setting up your own company.
• I Want To Make Prints Of My Paintings. How?
• Seven Steps To Get Started Selling Your Art

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ART SHOWS

• Eight Tips To Quadruple Your Art Show
• 8 Ways to quadruple your art show sales
• Successful Art Show Insights

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OTHER WAYS TO SELL ART

• To sell artwork, it must be seen.
• Why art must be seen to be sold.
• Selling paintings is about like dating
• Benefits, fundraisers and charity art shows
• I don’t want to sell my paintings at the Flea Mkt.
• Home is where the art is sold
• This secret sells art all of the time
• Unique idea benefits community & sells art
• Approaching Galleries & Stores
• Free Advertisement For Selling Your Artwork
• How to sell your art using eBay
• What’s more important, the headline or ad.?

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SALES BASICS

• Rarely revealed marketing truths critical to sales
• The Story Is Sometimes The Most Important Element
• Overcoming Obstacles
• Naked Truth of Internet Marketing
• She Has Sold Over 100 Paintings This Past Year.
• VIDEO: Quit Trying To Sell!! Just Make It Easy For Your Customers To Buy From You
• Ten Secrets That Help Any Artist To Significantly Increase Their Reputation And Value of Art
• Sellers Remorse