Category: Mediums & Materials
See Jerry’s Blog on Art Mediums and Materials. Get tips and techniques, detailed information on what to use from watercolors to oils, acrylics to mixed media and much more. See posts below or use our search tool to find more interesting topics on your favorite art mediums and materials.
Artist Tessa Nicole – Meet Arizona’s Self-Taught Impressionist Palette Knife Oil Painter
Self-taught artist, Tessa Nicole, has only been painting for 5 years. While it first began as a “new hobby”, she has tirelessly worked her way up to creating full-time and selling her work all around the world. Her vibrant color schemes and dramatic texture add a new life to every space and keep collectors smiling…..
Jerry’s Blog Team -- 12/08/2020
Unbox & Swatch – Daniel Smith Watercolors – Ultimate Mixing Set of 15
We are proud to carry the exceptional line of Daniel Smith Extra Fine Watercolors. These paints are a go-to for many professional watercolorists. With Daniel Smith Watercolor Sets, pigments are key and each color offers unrivaled quality and versatility. This video shows swatching of the Ultimate Mixing set of 15 colors. (supply kits listed below!)…..
Michael Marchetta -- 16/01/2020
Artist Spotlight Rachel Christopoulos Review Soho Acrylics
Rachel Christopoulos describes herself as an old soul, coffee addict, and a dreamer (though she’s not the only one). As a Wisconsin native living on the outskirts of Milwaukee, Rachel’s art is constantly being inspired by the energy of the big city. Though she paints a variety of subjects, her artwork focuses on blending the…..
Jerry’s Blog Team -- 15/07/2019
Artist Spotlight 0073.UV Review Turner Watercolors
Artist 0073.UV is a watercolorist and illustrator creating on-trend portraiture in a vivid contemporary pop art palette. Inspired by manga and vaporwave style, 0073.UV regularly posts her work on Instagram and engages daily with her large follower base to educate them about watercolor painting. She creates reproduction prints, holographic prints and stickers of her originals…..
Jerry’s Blog Team -- 04/06/2019
Painting & Palette Knives: Unique Techniques, Tips & Tricks Jerry’s Live #96
Jerry’s LIVE Episode #96 – Painting & Palette Knives: Unique Techniques, Tips & Tricks Featuring: Painter’s Edge XL Palette Knives Set of 6, Paramount Professional Gallerywrap Canvas Would you like to imbibe your painting with a sculptural quality, but not quite sure how? Are you a texture junkie, but have grown tired of everything…..
Jerry’s Blog Team -- 21/03/2019
Create An Oil Pastel Painting, Step-By-Step LIVE How To Jerry’s Live #95
Jerry’s LIVE Episode #95 – Create An Oil Pastel Painting, Step-By-Step How To Featuring: Mungyo Oil Pastels Did you love that feeling of crayons in your hand as a kid? That freedom and feel of smooth application of color in your hand, where tight detail isn’t a thought seems just a lovely memory, right?…..
Jerry’s Blog Team -- 13/03/2019
Basic Watercolor Skills Demo-Creating a Small Landscape Using Watercolor Supplies – Jerry’s Live #94
Jerry’s LIVE Episode #94 – Basic Watercolor Skills Demo- Creating a Small Landscape Using Watercolor Supplies Featuring: Turner Professional Watercolors Take just the basic supplies needed to paint in watercolor: paint, paper, brushes, and a palette… and watch this basic watercolor LIVE demo of a small landscape! This event will feature pigment-rich, Professional Turner…..
Jerry’s Blog Team -- 07/03/2019
Beginning How To Colored Pencil Skills With Basic Supplies – Jerry’s Live #93
Jerry’s LIVE Episode #93 – Beginning How To Colored Pencil Skills With Basic Supplies Featuring: Cezanne Colored Colored Pencils The Colored Pencil medium has always maintained popularity with illustrators, designers, and students, alike. However, it has risen as a fine art medium to a huge number of devotees, demanding lightfastness improvements of manufacturers and…..
Jerry’s Blog Team -- 27/02/2019
Water Mixable Oil Paints-An Introduction to Solvent-Free Oil Painting – Jerry’s Live #92
Jerry’s LIVE Episode #92 – Water Mixable Oils: An Introduction to Solvent-Free Oil Painting Featuring: LUKAS Berlin Water Mixable Oils! So you’ve always wanted to try oil painting, but you have asthma, a compromised immune system, or other health issues that have kept you from it? The water mixable oils revolution can change all…..
Jerry’s Blog Team -- 20/02/2019
Beginner Graphite Pencil Drawing – Jerry’s Live #91
Jerry’s LIVE Episode #91 – Beginner Graphite Pencil Drawing Featuring Top Brands: Cezanne, Soho, Kum, Maries’s and More Possessing decent drawing skills seems like a logical, no-brainer foundation for all artists. However, with work, family, or a busy lifestyle, a lot of artists don’t practice drawing enough to be truly proficient. The allure of…..