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Tips, Tricks, Thoughts, and inspiration from across the art spectrum.

Setting Up Your Watercolor Table

Setting Up Your Watercolor Table

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Cheap Joe Miller demonstrates how he sets up his studio table for doing watercolor paintings. He show the correct set up to make you more efficient while doing watercolor paintings.

Setting Up Your Watercolor Table

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Cheap Joe Miller demonstrates how he sets up his studio table for doing watercolor paintings. He show the correct set up to make you more efficient while doing watercolor paintings.

Painting Figures by Frank Francese

Painting Figures by Frank Francese

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When I paint my city scenes, I like to include human interest - groups of people doing various things like walking, lifting, standing on a corner

Painting Figures by Frank Francese

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When I paint my city scenes, I like to include human interest - groups of people doing various things like walking, lifting, standing on a corner

Painting City Scenes by Frank Francese

Painting City Scenes by Frank Francese

I would like to show you how to quickly put a city scene together using a big brush, bold colors, interesting shapes, people and cars using the exercises I showed...

Painting City Scenes by Frank Francese

I would like to show you how to quickly put a city scene together using a big brush, bold colors, interesting shapes, people and cars using the exercises I showed...

Painting Nature Scenes by Frank Francese

Painting Nature Scenes by Frank Francese

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I learned my craft by painting local nature scenes. I would go out on location and just take some color and start laying it in. I really like Aspen trees...

Painting Nature Scenes by Frank Francese

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I learned my craft by painting local nature scenes. I would go out on location and just take some color and start laying it in. I really like Aspen trees...

Painting Automobiles by Frank Francese

Painting Automobiles by Frank Francese

I would like to show you how to quickly put a city scene together using a big brush, bold colors, interesting shapes, people and cars using the exercises I showed...

Painting Automobiles by Frank Francese

I would like to show you how to quickly put a city scene together using a big brush, bold colors, interesting shapes, people and cars using the exercises I showed...

Using Artist Tape and the Fritch Scrubber

Using Artist Tape and the Fritch Scrubber

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Today I'd like to show you how I use Cheap Joe's Artist Tape and Cheap Joe's Fritch Scrubber Brushes. First I'm gonna show you the Artist Tape because it's such...

Using Artist Tape and the Fritch Scrubber

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Today I'd like to show you how I use Cheap Joe's Artist Tape and Cheap Joe's Fritch Scrubber Brushes. First I'm gonna show you the Artist Tape because it's such...

Using the Atomizer

Using the Atomizer

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Today I'd like to show you about the Atomizer. I don't use it a lot in my watercolor, but generally, when I do use it, I'm really pleased with the...

Using the Atomizer

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Today I'd like to show you about the Atomizer. I don't use it a lot in my watercolor, but generally, when I do use it, I'm really pleased with the...

Cutting Watercolor Paper

Cutting Watercolor Paper

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Today I want to show you how I cut watercolor paper. It sounds so simple and so easy, but I hear people all the time tell me "I can't cut...

Cutting Watercolor Paper

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Today I want to show you how I cut watercolor paper. It sounds so simple and so easy, but I hear people all the time tell me "I can't cut...

Using Masking Fluid

Using Masking Fluid

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Today I'm going to show you how to use masking fluid. Most of you have probably already used it, but there are some little things that I think might help...

Using Masking Fluid

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Today I'm going to show you how to use masking fluid. Most of you have probably already used it, but there are some little things that I think might help...

Putting in the Sky

Putting in the Sky

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I want to show you today how I am going to put a sky in a painting that I've done that I haven't put the sky in. We'll see if...

Putting in the Sky

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I want to show you today how I am going to put a sky in a painting that I've done that I haven't put the sky in. We'll see if...

Scraping Methods

Scraping Methods

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Today I'm going to show you how to scrape out some areas to get trees, a fence, or rocks using a razor blade, and a little paint scraper and perhaps...

Scraping Methods

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Today I'm going to show you how to scrape out some areas to get trees, a fence, or rocks using a razor blade, and a little paint scraper and perhaps...

Toothbrush Spattering

Toothbrush Spattering

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Today I'm going to take my toothbrush and not brush my teeth with it . . . that's right, we're going to do spattering today with a toothbrush. Everyone has...

Toothbrush Spattering

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Today I'm going to take my toothbrush and not brush my teeth with it . . . that's right, we're going to do spattering today with a toothbrush. Everyone has...