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Airbrush and Oil Mediums: Thinning Without Ruining the Paint
Airbrushing and oil painting both fail in specific ways when paint is thinned with the wrong thing. What each medium does, and the fat-over-lean rule.
Getting More From a Large Watercolor Set
Fifty pans is a lot of choice and a lot of ways to make mud. How to build a working palette from a large set, swatch it properly, and choose paper.
Gloss, Matt and Satin: Choosing a Finish
The same colours look different under gloss and matt. What each finish does to colour, how to blend your own satin, and how to varnish properly.
Acrylic or Oil-Based Paint Markers: Choosing by Surface
The most common return we see is the wrong marker for the surface. A straight comparison across opacity, adhesion, drying and permanence.
Fabric Medium: Making Acrylic Wearable
Acrylic on fabric cracks and washes out. What fabric medium changes, how to prepare the cloth, mixing ratios and the heat-setting step people skip.
Why Water Is Not a Pouring Medium
Water breaks the acrylic binder past a certain point. What a pouring medium does instead, how to judge consistency, and why pours crack or pinhole.
