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Doug Swinton
- Jun 10, 2020
- 4 min
10 Things Artists Can Do During Downtime
Besides social distancing.
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Doug Swinton
- Jan 10, 2020
- 6 min
9 Ways Photos Lie to a Painter
The devil is in the details.
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Doug Swinton
- Nov 10, 2019
- 4 min
10 Things About Painting Values
Value does all the work; Colour gets all the credit.
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Doug Swinton
- Aug 14, 2019
- 5 min
10 Things About Painting With Green
Green is the trickiest colour to control.
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Doug Swinton
- Jun 10, 2019
- 3 min
10 Things I Know About Framing
Frame your art for success.
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Doug Swinton
- Apr 10, 2019
- 3 min
7 Ways To Give Your Painting Dimension
Value, Temperature, Chroma, Perspective, Texture...
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