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Painting on Canvas: Everything You Need to Succeed

Top instructor Johannes Vloothuis discusses all things surface in this comprehensive art supplies tutorial. He covers how to prepare your canvas for oil, acrylic and pastel. Plus he deep dives into how to apply gesso and tone a canvas.

Landscape Painting Problem Solving

Artist and instructor Johannes Vloothuis demonstrates tips and painting techniques for landscapes in oil and watercolor, but you can asily apply these lessons to all mediums.

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A Lesson from Claude Monet on Facing Rejection

It is hard to imagine Claude Monet facing rejection as an artist, but it's true. Monet dealt with tremendous resistance to his work during the early years of his working life. He was experimenting with an entirely new form of painting and the French art establishment definitely was not receptive at first. So how did he endure and eventually thrive? Let John and Ann tell you how!

Painting Techniques of the Masters with Mark Menendez

Become a student of the great master painters in art history. Discover their secrets and techniques to creating classical artwork and learn how to become a master yourself!

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