Tag Archives: Golden

Acrylics: Crimson Rosella (demonstration)

Posted on October 22, 2017 by artdragon86

I’ve painted a few crimson Rosellas in watercolour over the years. It’s hard to resist the beautiful deep red of their feathers with those soft, almost fluorescent blue highlights. I thought it would be nice to paint one in acrylics … Continue reading →

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Acrylics: Golden Open Acrylics (review)

Posted on October 31, 2016 by artdragon86

One problem a lot of people have with acrylics is that they dry too fast to blend effectively. This can be mitigated to some extent by using various mediums and the Atelier Interactive acrylics can be ‘reactivated’ with their special … Continue reading →

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Watercolours: Fruit Bowl Still Life (demonstration)

Posted on October 3, 2016 by artdragon86

I decided to do a still life of a bowl of fruit so I could review the Golden QoR watercolours. Since it was a fairly simple one, I thought I’d take progress photos of it so I could put together … Continue reading →

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Watercolours: Golden QoR Watercolours (review)

Posted on October 2, 2016 by artdragon86

During an art supply sale a week or so ago, I stumbled across a line of watercolours I hadn’t seen before. QoR (pronounced ‘core’ and supposedly standing for ‘Quality of Results’) are the newest product from Golden, who are probably more … Continue reading →

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Acrylics: Golden Heavy Body Acrylics (review)

Posted on July 5, 2016 by artdragon86

While browsing the clearance section of an online art supplier a while ago, I discovered some promotional packs of Golden Heavy Body acrylics. As the tubes in the triads were only 22ml, they were much cheaper than the standard sized … Continue reading →

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Acrylics: Snowflakes (demonstration)

Posted on June 30, 2016 by artdragon86

This painting was done using the three paints in the Golden Heavy Body Acrylics Uncommon Blues promotional pack (which is now discontinued) and the Matisse Structure Titanium White. I’ll refer to these colour names during the demo but you should … Continue reading →

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Acrylics: Golden Fluid Acrylics (review)

Posted on June 20, 2016 by artdragon86

Because of issues with my research that prevent me from doing much work on it at the moment, I decided to go on a shopping trip into the city the other day. Naturally art shops were at the top of my … Continue reading →

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