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What is Water Colour?

May 8, 2011
By Ruby Rude

Water colour is colour pigment ground in gum, usually gum arabic, and applied with brush and water to a painting surface, usually paper; the term also denotes an artwork executed in this medium. The pigment is ordinarily transparent but can be made opaque by blending with a whiting and in this form is known...

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Oil Paints and Painting

October 26, 2010
By Ruby Rude

Artists’ oil colours are created by stirring dry powder pigments with selected refined linseed oil until the mixture reaches a stiff paste thickness and then grinding it with strong friction in steel roller mills. The perfection of the hue is fundamental. The common standard is a smooth, buttery paste, as opposed to stringy or...

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What is Sculpture?

October 12, 2010
By Ruby Rude

Sculpture is an art form in which hard or plastic materials are molded into 3-D works of art. The designs may be embodied in freestanding objects, in reliefs on surfaces, or in environments varying from tableaux to contexts enveloping the spectator. An unrestricted variety of media can be used, including clay, wax, stone, metal,...

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