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Technique Tuesdays: Pointillism

What is it? Pointillism is a painting technique that popped up in the late 1800’s as an off-shoot of Impressionism. Essentially, pointillism uses small, distinct dots or strokes of different colors in a pattern to form an image. This technique relies on the ability of the eye to blend the dots of color–it’s actually quite…

Technique Tuesday: Painting from Photos

By: Principle Gallery April 28, 2015July 9, 2019

Fine ArtAnna Wypych, art history, camera, camera obscura, digital images, fine art, Jeremy Mann, Laura E. Pritchett, oil painting, Painting, photo, photography, technique, Technique Tuesdays1 Comment

Happy Tuesday! Today’s post is part one of a mini-series of posts looking at the different methods artists use for reference when they’re working on a painting. Essentially, there are 5 ways an artist might paint: 1. From life (this applies to both plein air painting and indoor painting from a still-life set or a…

Technique Tuesdays: Tonalism

By: Principle Gallery March 17, 2015July 9, 2019

Fine Artart history, exhibition, fine art, Inness, Kevin Fitzgerald, landscape, Painting, spirituality, technique, Technique Tuesdays, tonalism, tone, Transcendentalism, value, Whistler2 Comments

Before we start to look at this week’s Technique Tuesday topic of Tonalism, we’re going to start with a mini discussion of two basics that are important to understand when talking about this style. So, in case you are not yet familiar with these concepts in art, let’s take a quick look at these 2…

Technique Tuesdays: Chiaroscuro

By: Principle Gallery February 10, 2015July 9, 2019

Fine Artart history, chiaroscuro, da Vinci, Egyptian art, Larry Preston, light, michelangelo, realism, shading, shadow, still life, technique, Technique Tuesdays1 Comment

Welcome back to Technique Tuesday! Today we’re taking a look at one of the most basic and essential techniques in art: chiaroscuro. What is it? Chiaroscuro (pronounced “keyARo-scuro”) is another art term with its roots in the Italian language. As the two parts of the word translate to “light” and “dark,” chiaroscuro is used to…