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Mixing Greens
Mixing greens need not be a challenge. Have you seen any paintings in which the green colors are almost neon-like bright and do not look

Artists’ DIY – Make Oil Painting Panels Yourself
In today’s video, I show you how I make these oil painting panels/boards myself. I also talk about the following advantages of making and using such boards.
1. Control on texture
2. Cost-effectiveness
3. Custom sizes
4. Easy to dry
5. Easy to ship

6 Aerial Perspective Phenomena That Add Depth
Want to add a feeling of distance in your paintings? We can use the principles of aerial perspective to do that. Here are the 6 aerial/atmospheric perspective phenomena that occur in nature. As the distance increases,
Colors become lighter and closer to sky color
We see fewer details in objects
Edges become blurred
Value Contrast reduces
Size of objects reduces
Overall values become lighter
The video below shows how I use these in a painting.

Painting The Same Scene In Oil Vs Watercolor
This video is about painting the same scene in Oils and Watercolor. I demonstrate and talk about my approach to painting with these two mediums. I’ve used Oil colors in opaque fashion and watercolors in a transparent form.

Oil Painting Surfaces
In today’s video, I talk about various Oil Painting Surfaces that you can use to create your artwork.
So, if you paint with oil colors or are considering it, this video is for you.

Painting En Plein Air At Bhugaon
I and my daughter went out to paint ‘en plein air’ last Sunday. It was a great experience and I painted two watercolor paintings in