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Doug Swinton
- Sep 5, 2015
- 4 min
Pastel Demo using Canson's Touch Sanded Texture Board
Pastel Demo using Canson's Touch Sanded Texture Board.
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Doug Swinton
- Aug 5, 2015
- 4 min
Preservation Guide for Matting and Framing
We follow all the rules outline in this guide, aimed at explaining principals in preservation framing.
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Doug Swinton
- Jul 5, 2015
- 2 min
Strokes of Genius 4 - Doug Swinton
"Line is arguably the most fundamental and direct element in art, and also the most expressive ... as personal as handwriting.
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Doug Swinton
- Jun 5, 2015
- 3 min
10 Painting Tips - Painting Secrets #39
Bam! Now what are you going to paint today?
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Doug Swinton
- Apr 5, 2015
- 5 min
Begin With Dominance
there is nothing is quite as frightening and intimidating as staring at a blank sheet of paper or the vastness of an empty canvas.
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Doug Swinton
- Jan 5, 2015
- 4 min
How to tell when a painting is finished.
Paintings don’t really end, they just arrive at interesting places to stop.
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Doug Swinton
- Jan 3, 2015
- 11 min
Paula Henchell • Mixed-Media Painting Step-By-Step
International Artist Magazine - Dec/Jan 2015
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Doug Swinton
- Aug 5, 2014
- 2 min
How to Avoid Overworking Your Painting
There are no definite rules but it's easy to tell when something has been overworked because it seems unsure of itself.
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Doug Swinton
- Mar 5, 2014
- 3 min
Painting Secret #43 • The Power of Green
Simplify your palette by mixing your greens.
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Doug Swinton
- Jan 5, 2014
- 1 min
Children's Arts Tax Credit (CATC)
Tax credit for your classes or workshops.
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Doug Swinton
- Dec 5, 2013
- 3 min
Pencils
Types of graphite and pencils according to their marking material:
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Doug Swinton
- Nov 7, 2013
- 2 min
Product Review: Princeton 6300 Brush
The only synthetic bristle for oil painting.
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Doug Swinton
- Oct 28, 2013
- 1 min
From all of us at Swinton's - Happy Halloween 2013
this video may or may not give you spine-chilling nightmares.
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Doug Swinton
- Oct 25, 2013
- 1 min
Leisure Painter Magazine: Paula Henchell - Part 2
Paula Henchell - Leisure Painter Magazine - October 2013
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Doug Swinton
- Sep 20, 2013
- 2 min
10 useful tips for outdoor and studio painting.
Upon having a few wobbly pops after a good painting session, I took note of some recurring issues that every artist should consider.
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