Is cadmium paint toxic? Cadmium-based colors have been around for many years but tend to be among the most often in question. Artist and instructor Dan Schultz has researched this; here, he shares what he found regarding the toxicity of cadmium in artist paints. Bonus: Learn how to dispose of your dirty brush-cleaning water or solvent with this quick tip.
Consider these equations as a starting point to help answer what you want and need to understand as an artist.
We're back for our third annual Realism Live online art conference, hosted by Eric Rhoads and Peter Trippi, and featuring many of today's greatest artists in the field of contemporary realism.
Daniel Gerhartz shares figurative art that illustrates how to assess your subject in order to most accurately relay the correct values and edges.
If, for Lisa Egeli, portraiture is "an art form that gets right to people's hearts," equally fundamental is the consideration of naturalistic landscape art. (Learn from Egeli at Realism Live, November 10-12, with a Beginner's Day on November 9.)
ICYMI! If you're looking for gift ideas for artists (including yourself), start here with the annual holiday gift guide from PleinAir Magazine.
Most of us can polish a portrait, but is it honest? Does it tell the truth about the sitter? Can it stand alone as a painting?
There is something odd in many of Bo Bartlett's paintings, strange stories being illustrated even when it is unclear what they are.
This is part of a series featuring a leader in the art community who will be joining us on the faculty of Realism Live...
In 2019 Alex Bostic gave a Tedx Talk on "Educating Artists." The following talk was ...