Painting Techniques and Tutorials

Flat Wash: Clean and Controlled Flat washes are the backbone of watercolor painting. This technique is all about applying one consistent tone across the whole area of your paper. No color variation, no fancy gradients just a smooth, even layer. It’s straightforward and highly usable, especially when laying in skies, muted backgrounds, or a solid […]

Start with the Right Supplies When you’re first learning oil painting, the supplies you choose can make or break your experience. Starting with the right tools not only makes the process smoother but also helps you develop better technique from the beginning. Essential Tools for Every Beginner Get familiar with the basic materials you’ll be

Mastering the Basics First If there’s one game changing rule in acrylic painting, it’s this: layering isn’t optional it’s foundational. Acrylics dry fast and flat, which can make your work look lifeless if you’re not strategic. Compared to oils or watercolors, acrylics don’t naturally blend or soften over time. That forces the painter to build

Post Digital Expressionism This isn’t your standard brush to canvas work. Post Digital Expressionism is what happens when tradition collides with technology, and neither side fully wins. Artists in this space are pulling from classical techniques sketching, molding, painting and fusing them with glitch elements, algorithmic generation, and machine learning outputs. Think oil portraits that

What Made Neo Expressionism Different Neo Expressionism didn’t tiptoe onto the scene it kicked the door in. By the late 1970s, minimalism and conceptual art had cleared so much emotion from the canvas that many artists felt boxed in. Neo Expressionists pushed back. They brought a raw, emotional energy, using loud, aggressive brushwork that said

A Shift Back to the Human Form After years dominated by abstraction, minimalism, and conceptual art, figurative art is firmly back in the spotlight. It’s reclaiming wall space in major galleries and driving conversations across digital platforms from Instagram feeds to online exhibitions. Re centering the Human Body One of the clearest signals of this

What Minimalism Actually Means (Still) Minimalism in painting isn’t about doing less it’s about doing only what matters. The movement took hold in the mid 20th century, showing up as a rejection of excess, sentimentality, and noise. Artists stripped away the decorative to get at something more honest, more essential. What remained? Hard edges, repeated

What Changed: From Canvas to Code The art world has undergone a dramatic transformation over the past decade, shifting from traditional gallery walls to digital screens. At the heart of this change is accessibility both in tools and platforms. From Gatekeepers to Open Doors Once, traditional galleries and curators determined what counted as “real art.”