Year: 2014
Happy Birthday Michelangelo!
Today we celebrate a great Artist! If he were alive today, he would have been 539 years old, but Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni has already completed more in his lifetime than many of us can dream to. Michelangelo was renowned as an Italian sculptor, painter, architect, engineer and poet during the High Renaissance. He…..
Jerry's -- 06/03/2014
Impasto Painting: Exploring the Masters’ Techniques
Which Masters Used Impasto and How You Can Too Impasto painting is a technique used in painting where paint is laid on thickly to give a painting texture and an almost 3D effect. It can be accomplished with paints such as acrylic, oil, or gouache as well as painting knives and of course the right…..
Jerrys Blog Squad -- 04/03/2014
What are the different styles of brushes for art?
A Handy Guide to Painting How you Want, Learn Your Brushes! Obviously, there wouldn’t be different types of brush strokes if there weren’t different styles of brushes. But how many of us really understand what using different styles of brushes does for our painting? How many of us can accurately describe what kind a stroke…..
Jerry's -- 25/02/2014
Oil Painting Tips for Beginners
5 Pro Tips for the Beginning Oil Painter Oil Painting can be quite tricky, especially for beginners. But with the right knowledge and the perfect paint and mediums, oil painting can be an amazing experience and you might find it better than using acrylics. With the right paints and these oil painting tips, you’ll be…..
Jerry's -- 22/02/2014
Which Ampersand Panel is Right for Your Art?
Why Trust Your Art to Anything Less? For a surface that will accommodate mixed media better than others, Ampersand’s panels can handle any job! Ampersand Panels are perfect for everything from encaustic paints and collage to oil and water-miscable paints, inks, graphite, colored pencils, casesin and even egg tempera. You name it, Ampersand can take…..
Jerrys Blog Squad -- 20/02/2014
What is Proportioner? How Do You Use It?
Resize Images Quickly and Accurately with No Math Involved! What is a Proportioner? A proportioner is a tool or technique used to measure and compare proportions accurately when creating a drawing or painting. It helps artists ensure that the proportions of different elements in their artwork, such as the size and placement of objects, figures,…..
Jerry's -- 18/02/2014
Painting With Acrylics : 5 Tips for Beginners
These Quick Tips Can Save Your Paint and Help You Get Better Painting with Acrylics Painting with acrylics is a great way to get introduced to painting and has many benefits. These paints are easy to use, spread evenly, and dry quickly. There are some tricks that can help preserve your paints and make your…..
Jerry's -- 01/02/2014
9 Reasons Concept Markers Will Change the Way You Draw
Experience a whole new way to scribble, sketch and draw that we’re sure you’ll love. Concept Dual Tip Art Markers are all new markers revolutionizing the market with dual tips and great color delivery. Presenting 9 reasons why you should get a set right now. 1. They have dual marker tips on each end that…..
Jerry's -- 30/01/2014
Art Journaling Can Improve Your Creativity!
Daily Journaling also Tracks Your Growth as an Artist Keeping a journal has long been a practice for writers of all kinds. Journalists must keep detailed accounts as they are working on a larger story, and it has also been considered useful for creative writers as an outlet for letting loose a train of…..
Jerrys Blog Squad -- 21/01/2014
New and Innovative Technical Drawing Tools
Discover New Ways to Draw Tools Will Change the Way You Draw! We really like to sketch here at Jerry’s Artarama. We’ve all been doodling and sketching since the first time our hands touched crayon to paper when we were young. Since then, we’ve been looking for new and better tools to accurately capture our…..
Jerry's -- 16/01/2014
Artist Lisa Ober Reviews Mungyo Soft Gallery Pastels
New Year, New Reviews! Happy New Year! Recently, we gave Pastel Artist Lisa Ober a 200 Piece Set of Mungyo Gallery Soft Pastels to try out and she gave the world an amazing piece of art in return! The deluxe set of 200 we gave her features every color of Gallery Handmade Soft Pastels in…..
Jerry's -- 03/01/2014
Why Oil Painters Choose Old Holland Oil Colors
Reviews From Users This year, get ready for more buzz on your favorite art supplies and materials. Today we’re looking at Old Holland Classic Oil Colors because oil painters cant stop raving about it. Old Holland paint is made in the Netherlands. The company, Old Holland Classic Colors, is based in Driebergen, a town in…..