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Meet The Artist: Rosso Crimson

Meet Rosso Crimson, an oil painter renowned for her striking visual balance. Rosso has mastered the art of story telling and encapsulating deep emotional connections through her unique style, combining intimate features from figurative portraiture with abstract, contrasted backgrounds

The ultimate guide to Oil Paint

Renowned for its depth of textures and versatility, oil painting has been a cornerstone of artist expression for centuries. The durability and ability of oil paint make it a loved medium by painters worldwide. Whether you’re just starting oil painting, or looking for some tips and tricks, this guide delves into the fundamental knowledge and practical tips to get you started and further your oil painting skills.

Understanding acrylic paint

Renowned for its fast drying time, vibrant colours and flexibility, acrylic paint has become popular with professional and amateur artists alike. This blog will explore the history of acrylics, its unique characteristics and the techniques that you can use to apply them to your artwork.

What are the best paintbrushes for beginners?

One of the most crucial steps for any artist is choosing the right tools, and the brushes that you buy can have a huge difference in your painting experience. This blog will guide you through selecting your first paintbrushes and help you understand what and how to look for in your tools.

What’s special about sable brushes

Sable brushes are renowned for their extremely high quality and performance. The characteristics of natural sable hair offer a unique combination of flexibility and spring, and coupled with their intense manufacturing process, make these brushes some of the highest quality alongside the highest price tag

Common paintbrush mistakes

Paintbrushes are a vital investment for any artist, and not caring for them properly can lead to unnecessary damage to the brush and unwanted marks on your artwork. By keeping your brushes well maintained, you can keep the quality of your brush strokes and prolong the lifespan of your paintbrushes.

How are paintbrushes made?

This journal describes our manufacturing techniques here in the factory and shows how our brushes are produced to the highest standard across all of our brush ranges.

What are the best paintbrushes for each medium?

With there being so many different brushes, each made to cater for different mediums and their properties, it can be confusing for any artist to choose which brush is right for their next piece of art. This journal provides a comprehensive guide to the best brushes for watercolour, gouache, oil and acrylic painting

How to fix a paintbrush

Paintbrush hair types can have a huge effect on your artwork, from the amount of colour that can be held to creating textures. It’s important to tailor the hair types to the medium you paint in and the techniques that you use so that you can achieve the desired effects.

Paintbrush hair types

Paintbrush hair types can have a huge effect on your artwork, from the amount of colour that can be held to creating textures. It’s important to tailor the hair types to the medium you paint in and the techniques that you use so that you can achieve the desired effects.
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