Hints and Tips

Members are invited to submit hints, tips or tricks that may assist other artists in their work. Please email your hint or tip to the Webmaster.

Colour Reference

http://www.handprint.com/ is an excellent reference for colour and for watercolourists. Click on the colour wheel or the eye for comprehensive material on these subjects.

Top Selling Art Subjects

The following link contains some interesting information from a UK survey on what art subjects are most popular, best selling media, whether large or small painitngs sell better and other useful information  

http://painting.about.com/od/careerdevelopment/a/bestsubjects.htm

Why People Buy Art

There are probably as many reasons as there are buyers. People buy art because it makes them feel good. The following link makes interesting reading:

http://www.ehow.com/facts_5525803_reasons-people-buy-art.html

Framing

One of the hardest decisions is whether to use a ready made or customise a frame for your painting. Whatever you choose the frame should enhance your painting (and hence its appearance). The following website has some useful information on framing.

http://www.ehow.com/videos-on_6079_picture-framing.html