The Canvas's Secret: The Art and Alchemy of Underpainting In the quiet sanctuary of my studio, the process of creation begins long before the first vibrant hues meet the canvas. As artists, we often dive headfirst into the visual symphony that will emerge, but there's...
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Ideas For Use Of Porcelain Paint
Did you just buy one of our fabulous PORCELAIN PAINT sets and wonder how to use it this festive holiday?! Take a look at this festive youtube clip by QVC of how you can make use of your newly purchased PORCELAIN PAINT sets this Christmas.
Trading On The Open Markets 2014
Trading on the Open Markets
Family Weekends December 2014
Local Art Shop are proud to share the exciting news of Nottingham Contemporary’s DECEMBER AND CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY 2014 activities.
Salting Watercolour Technique
For an exciting background for a picture, using salt on your paint can create lovely effects. Simply…….
Spattering Watercolour Technique
pattering paint is another way of producing texture to your painting…..
Wet on Wet Watercolour Technique
This simple landscape shows how to use wet on wet effects with a suggestions of trees painted on top. Wet the sky area with clean water, then……
Nottingham Trent University Art & Design Degree Show Festival
It’s show time!
Art and Design Degree Shows: Public View
Friday 31 May – Saturday 8 June Nottingham Trent University, City site .
Painting with Derwent Inktense
Having recently taken a holiday in the Yorkshire Moors, I thought I’d share with you a technique………
Tala Madani Artist Exhibit
Award winning contemporary artist Tala Madini brings her brand of edgy, comical and somewhat debaucherous art to the Nottingham Contemporary art centre…
A Brief History of Paper
We all know what paper is, it’s something that every one of us relies on every day. From an early age it is the physical representation of our imaginations, a blank area for us to enrich with the wild and fantastical thoughts that rush through our minds…