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Oil Paint Colors: How to Mix or Purchase the Perfect Paint Color, Every Time
Walking into an art store and staring at the rows upon rows of oil colors can be either very exciting (if you are like me and want all of them), or very overwhelming (if you are also like me and you just want a green that will do what you want it to do but you don't know which one is the right one). Here I will go over how to mix the perfect color every time, how to purchase the correct color every time, and how to purchase a new secondary or tertiary color mix. How to Mix t

Katherine Griffin
Oct 154 min read


Understanding an Oil Paint's Label
Oil paint labels can be a bit confusing. Not only because they have so much information, but also because that information is filled with...

Katherine Griffin
Dec 18, 20202 min read


Oil Painting Basics: Understanding a Paint's Opacity, Temperature, and Tinting Strength
There are three main characteristics to each color of oil paint that we need to understand in order to use that paint correctly and to...

Katherine Griffin
Jul 7, 20203 min read


A Beginner's Color Palette: Part 2, A Semi-Limited Color Palette
Here I am going to cover which colors I would encourage a beginner to purchase and why. Below you will see two colors for each primary, a white, a black, and some browns.

Katherine Griffin
Jul 6, 20202 min read
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