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A Brief History and Explanation of Oil Painting

A Brief History and Explanation of Oil Painting

Jean Bell

Oil is one of the oldest painting mediums which still sees frequent use in painting today but it has not always been as accessible as it currently is.

A Brief History and Explanation of Oil Painting

Jean Bell

Oil is one of the oldest painting mediums which still sees frequent use in painting today but it has not always been as accessible as it currently is.

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What is Gesso, Size and Ground?

What is Gesso, Size and Ground?

Ben Platt

Traditionally Gesso was a mixture of gypsum plaster and chalk mixed with water and other binders to make a white slurry that creates an absorbent surface for painting on.

What is Gesso, Size and Ground?

Ben Platt

Traditionally Gesso was a mixture of gypsum plaster and chalk mixed with water and other binders to make a white slurry that creates an absorbent surface for painting on.

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Bob Ross Happy Accidents

Bob Ross Happy Accidents

catherine peters

An American painter, art tutor and television host, Bob Ross is now a household name. Ross created and hosted “The Joy of Painting’ an instructional television programme that aired from 1983 to...

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Bob Ross Happy Accidents

catherine peters

An American painter, art tutor and television host, Bob Ross is now a household name. Ross created and hosted “The Joy of Painting’ an instructional television programme that aired from 1983 to...

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