Browsing: Materials

In recent weeks, I’ve seen a surge of ads for a product called the Everpen, accompanied by some bold claims: an unbreakable,…

A brush’s quality isn’t proven by the first stroke—it’s revealed by the thousandth. Painters talk about brushes all the time—usually…

The preparation of a painting surface has always been one of the most critical steps in creating durable and responsive…

Many of us have read about the potential changes we might observe when oil paint dries. Dry oil paints can…

Trying to figure out where a gradation might “go astray” can be a real challenge for artists in an observational,…