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.
The Best Watercolor Brushes
Exploring the best brushes, shapes and uses for watercolor painting: Unleashing Your Creative Potential Selecting the right watercolor brushes is crucial Watercolor painting is a captivating art form that allows artists to create mesmerizing works of art with delicate washes, subtle blending, and vibrant colors. To truly bring your watercolor paintings to life, selecting the…..
Jerry's -- 19/05/2023
Creating a Lean Underpainting for Your Oil Painting
You all know the rule – Fat over Lean – but how do you start an oil painting abiding by this rule? A lean underpainting is an essential technique in oil painting that involves applying a thin, transparent layer of paint to establish the basic structure and values of your artwork. This initial layer serves…..
Michael Marchetta -- 06/01/2023
How To Gesso A Canvas or Board for Painting
How to prime your own canvas and board for painting! Have you ever found the perfect painting surface — be it canvas, paper, panel, board, or even a wall– but it is bare and unprimed? Never fear! Gessoing a canvas or priming a board is an easy task to do yourself, and you wind…..
Jerry's -- 02/03/2022
The Best Oil Paints & Brands
A Guide To The Best Oil Paints Before we get started discussing and outlining the best oil paints and the best oil paint brands, it is important to understand that every artist has their own unique wants and needs when painting in oils. Oil Paints are a pleasure to paint with and have many benefits…..
Jerry's -- 07/01/2022
Buildup incredibly thick, multi-layered impasto style acrylic paintings
LUKAS CRYL Pastos Heavy Body Artist Acrylics: The Thicker, Heavier Impasto, Dries Fast (reliably in 15 minutes) to Work Quickly! LUKAS CRYL Heavy Body Pastos is a professional heavy body acrylic paint that uses only the finest pigments in full concentration and has proprietary properties for allowing incredible impasto impressions. Uniquely dries from the inside…..
Jerry's -- 27/12/2021
How to Varnish Your Oil Paintings
Varnishing Oil Paintings Let’s talk Varnishing! Jerry’s LIVE crew are going to go over everything you need to know when it comes to varnishing your artwork, specifically oil paintings. What are the best practices.. apply the first varnish, dust free area, which brush is best to use. Varnishing Oil Paintings ; Dust and grime can…..
Jerry's -- 18/10/2021
Handmade Artist Brushes Made by Skilled Artisan Brush Makers
Handmade Brushes exclusively at Jerry’s, The Source for Pro Materials at Better Values. Here at Jerry’s Artarama we believe in giving artists the highest quality in art materials and that’s why we take pride in our handmade brushes. Made exclusively by skilled artisan brush makers, Jerry’s brushes are made using the finest materials. We source…..
Jerry's -- 01/04/2021
Meet Arizona’s Self-Taught Impressionist Palette Knife Oil Painter
Artist Tessa Nicole Her painting style, techniques and materials Self-taught artist, Tessa Nicole, began painting for the first time in 2015. 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 working solely with palette knife since January of…..
Jerry's -- 12/08/2020
Unbox & Swatch Daniel Smith Mixing Set of 15 Watercolors
Unbox & Swatch We are proud to carry the exceptional line of Daniel Smith Watercolor Paints. 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. Experience the quality of Daniel Smith Extra Fine Watercolor Paints! With Daniel Smith Watercolors,…..
Michael Marchetta -- 16/01/2020
How To Price Your Art To Sell
I’m in the dark as to how to price On one of our several nationwide art marketing forums recently, the question posed was,“Theresa, I’m in the dark as to how to price the pet portraits. I don’t know anyone around here who does pet portraits to see what they are charging. After you figure the…..
Jerry's -- 18/07/2019
Artist Rachel Christopoulos Reviews Soho Acrylics
Artist Spotlight: Rachel Christopoulos 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…..
Jerry's -- 15/07/2019
Artist 0073.UV Artist Spotlight | Turner Watercolors Review
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 -- 04/06/2019
Palette Knife Painting: Unique Techniques & Tips
Incorporating palette knives into your artwork can help infuse it with a unique brand of expressiveness. Before anything else however you must choose one whose shape and size cater suitably towards achieving specific effects desired by you. Would you like to imbibe your painting with a sculptural quality, but not quite sure how? Are you…..
Jerry's -- 21/03/2019
Create An Oil Pastel Painting: Step By Step & Video
Create An Oil Pastel Painting, Step-By-Step How To Video Featuring: Mungyo Gallery 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? Well what if you…..
Jerry's -- 13/03/2019
Basic Watercolor Skills Demo-Creating a Small Landscape
Jerry’s LIVE Episode #94 – Basic Watercolor Skills Demo- Creating a Small Landscape Using Watercolor Supplies Featuring: Turner Professional Watercolors Basic Watercolor Skills Demo – 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…..