Artist’s Back to Basic – July 2019

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colour can be added if necessary. If you use too many colours for the main colour it will be muddy and also difficult to rematch ...

Overglazing Overglazing is used to boost the colour intensity and add a glow to your subject. If you have (for example), a subje ...

Depicting People Contributed by John Gillies Most artists can identify various steps in the production of a particular artwork ...

THE PRELIMINARIES I first decide what it is I am attempting to achieve. I need to interview the subject and decide what characte ...

THE PAINTING PROCESS Most painters are familiar with these steps. I create a rough outline. I use a wash of Burnt Umber and whit ...

be better off to accept what I have done as part of the immediacy of the artistic encounter. I guess, in the end, it is the arti ...

in art, primarily I do not set out to achieve these ... although I certainly would not like to produce work considered creativel ...

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Painting Humanity By Remia Montayre Homuk This portrait specialist uses her own eyes as her ‘window to the soul’ capturing the ...

R emia Montayre Homuk is originally from the Philippines town of Sindangan, Zamboanga del Norte. After moving to Sydney in 1984, ...

At the tender age of 15, Remia was commissioned to sculpt the Holy Family for a private collection. With an artistic family back ...

guitarist – with significant skills in the performing arts. She was a guitar playing member of the first all female band in Cebu ...

Just a Girl This portrait specialist enjoys listening to music while painting, because it helps her to relax and concentrate. Sh ...

STEP ONE With acrylics, I undercoat the canvas roughly with a light blue mixture of White, Cobalt Blue and a touch of Yellow Och ...

added for the highlights). I use White, Cobalt Blue, Cadmium Red and a touch of Burnt Sienna for the eyes. I finish the hair wit ...

IDRIS MURPHY. Weipa Harbour, Storm Clouds. Atelier Interactive on board, 120x120cm, 2005. Image courtesy of King Street Gallery ...

I n the last article we looked at what an indispensible proportional judgement tool the pencil in your hand can be in the proces ...

the composition as a whole. Sooner or later but usually sooner you brain will get bored with the game and start to see the incon ...

cartoon character, boat, dogbone, it’s endless once you give your imagination permission) and only taking notice of those two th ...