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.
Artist Lisa Ober Reviews Mungyo Soft Gallery Pastels
New Year, New Reviews! Happy New Year! Recently, we gave Pastel Artist Lisa Ober a 200 Piece Set of Mungyo Gallery Soft Pastels to try out and she gave the world an amazing piece of art in return! The deluxe set of 200 we gave her features every color of Gallery Handmade Soft Pastels in…..
Jerry's -- 03/01/2014
Why Oil Painters Choose Old Holland Oil Colors
Reviews From Users This year, get ready for more buzz on your favorite art supplies and materials. Today we’re looking at Old Holland Classic Oil Colors because oil painters cant stop raving about it. Old Holland paint is made in the Netherlands. The company, Old Holland Classic Colors, is based in Driebergen, a town in…..
Jerry's -- 02/01/2014
How to choose the right canvas
Fresh art canvases are like a new landscape to build upon, an open road of new possibilities and a staple in any artist’s creative arsenal. Some painting novices may assume that all canvas is the same and made from… well, canvas… but there are different types to choose from. Unfortunately, many of these artists just…..
Jerry's -- 26/09/2013
What is Gouache Paint?
It’s a Gouache, it’s an Acrylic, it’s…Acryl Gouache!The Super Hybrid Versatile Paint! Although acrylic colors are very versatile and have been employed in more uses than any other type of paint, they still are lacking something, they have been missing the opacity and matte properties of acrylic gouache. (To know the differences between each acrylic…..
Jerry's -- 21/09/2013
How to Pronounce Gouache
Gouache, did I say that right? What Is It? If you’ve never heard of it, Gouache (pronounced gwaash) is the slightly misunderstood paint that essentially works as an opaque watercolor. It’s made of ground pigments and binders (such as gum arabic, ox gall, and preservatives), giving it velvety opaque, brilliant color– but what makes it opaque…..
Jerry's -- 18/09/2013
Why Choose Black Primed Canvas?
The New Alternative to the Stretched Canvas The Tabula Rasa means “blank slate”. And in the art world, that often translates to blank canvas. But what about a black canvas? The new Practica Black stretched canvas is a different kind of canvas for a new style of thinking and painting. The Practica Black stretched canvas…..
Jerry's -- 14/09/2013
Bigger Really IS Better with GOLDEN Acrylics
Save up to 44% on a Bigger Jar! Did you know that all GOLDEN Artist Colors are intentionally priced to add value as you go up in size? Each time you buy a bigger container of a particular product, the ounce for ounce savings increases too. GOLDEN Acrylics offer some of the most imaginative colors,…..
Jerry's -- 10/09/2013
What do I do after I finish my oil painting?
So you’ve finished painting. Now what? You’ve just finished painting your masterpiece. A magnificent oil painting that you want to hang in your living room or even a museum for the rest of your life. All of a sudden, you begin to notice all the dust, dirt and pollution that your masterpiece needs to be…..
Jerry's -- 07/09/2013
WOW! Make your Mark with High Flow Acrylics!
Make your Mark with High Flow Acrylics! There has been an incredible innovation in acrylic paints and that is the NEW GOLDEN High Flow Acrylic Paint. A thin paint with an ink-like consistency, perfect for applications with calligraphy, painting or other crafts. Thin enough to go directly from the bottle into an airbrush, refillable marker…..
Jerry's -- 05/09/2013
Mimik Watercolor Brushes
A Better Experience! Jerry’s is constantly on the search for new great products on the market. And recently, we found one to beat out the others. The Mimik Watercolor brush is an incredible synthetic water color brush that is a great alternative to squirrel hair brushes. The Mimik brush is the new environmentally friendly way…..
Jerry's -- 31/08/2013
Specialty Paints – What Kind of Paint Should I Use: Part 2
Adventures in alternative painting mediums! Previously, when discussing in Part 1 of which paint to use, we dealt with the top three mediums most popular in painting today: oil paints, acrylics, and watercolors. However, there are so many more to choose from! Painting was around for thousands of years before modern paints were, and while…..
Jerrys Blog Squad -- 09/03/2013
How To Prime Ampersand Wood Panels
How To Prepare Ampersand’s Unprimed Wood Panels with Oil Painting Ground or Acrylic Gesso Ampersand’s collection of unprimed wood panels, the Natural Wood Panel™, Ampersand Unprimed Basswood Artist Panels and Hardbord™ are excellent substrates for all types of oil primers and acrylic gesso grounds. When properly sealed, a wood panel is a better painting substrate…..
Jerry's -- 01/08/2012
Artist Spotlight – Stephen Jesic
Wildlife Artist Stephen Jesic featuring Matisse Structure Acrylic Paints by Robert Simon, New York Stephen A. Jesic was born in 1951 in Albury, New South Wales, Australia. Although showing artistic talent from his youth, Stephen was thwarted in his ambitions to be a painter as his traditional European parents felt it inappropriate as a serious…..
Jerry's -- 28/06/2012
Coastal Color: The Paintings of Sandy Nelson
Artist Spotlight – Sandy NelsonCoastal Color: The Paintings of Sandy Nelson Her work is included in over 60 corporate and museum collections including those of Sam Walton, founder of Wal-Mart and George Steinbrenner, owner of the NY Yankees. She was named one of the top 200 artists in 1993 by the Artists’ Magazine and has…..
Jerrys Blog Squad -- 28/05/2012
Winsor & Newton Professional Water Colours – Finest watercolor paints today!
The true professional watercolor! See Video Below The true professional watercolor! For over 175 years, Winsor & Newton have been creating some of the world’s finest art materials! One of their most popular and well-beloved lines is the classic Professional Watercolor range. Made with the finest ingredients and meticulous, time-honored processes, Winsor & Newton Professional…..