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watercolour questions so beginner, I'm almost afraid to ask

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Beginners oil painting questions and how to oil paint without stink?

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earth pigments and handmade paint

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Hobby, crafting, or art no-buy and reviews (perennial self-accountability thread)

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2026 - arting - quick art share

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Making Valazquez medium for solvent-free oil painting

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Painting the Glorious Revolution (Discworld fan art)

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Help me fall in love with Oil Pastels

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Share your Art - post here

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Permaculture-core: what is the permaculture aesthetic?

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How to make drawing charcoal?

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Glazing and underpainting - for the frugal oil painter (grisaille, brunaille, verdaille, etc)

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skulls? Why?

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Making my own watercolors with natural pigments (both homemade and storebought)

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'French box easel' - can it really work for painting out and about?

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Self Portrait

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White does not exist! | Solving chalky paint colours

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A blast from my Past (chalk pastels - soft, hard, and pencils)

16 replies 3 5 3

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gouache painting questions so beginner I'm almost afraid to ask

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Art-ing in public - How can an introvert paint En Plein Air?

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broken tools converted into yard art and other landscape art inspiration

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Paint small and paint smaller - discworld fan art

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Can I make a mini watercolour book?

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Clove Box for oil paints

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Milk paint for fine art

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Best wood for oil painting? (Or other smooth surface)

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Poem of the day

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Permaculture handmade trading cards?

21 replies 1 6 8

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How can I change white cardboard grey for a cave art project?

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What kind of art doesn't leave a mess?

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Capture Beauty Challenge

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Vintage oil paint tubes - are they safe? What are they worth?

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Making paint from plants?

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What to know for my first life drawing session?

19 replies 1 3 8

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where I bemoan the loss of painted book covers (rather than stock-photo ones)

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Do I need/want a drawing easel?

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Where to harvest earth pigment for paint making on the Left Coast of North America (PNW and BC)?

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Ancient artist pigments found in Pompeii

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Learning art history?

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Is colbalt blue worth it? (Expensive oil paint)

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Pine Cone Flowers!

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Dorodangos

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Artistic Permaculture Garden Design

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minimalist kit for sketching and painting

7 replies 3 6 3

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Handmade watercolour paints by HannahLouMyers review - made in canada

10 replies 11 2

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A Copper Rose

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Snow art

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AI, art, guru disappointment, AI done right

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Antique Pattern Library

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How to wash milk painted surfaces?

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DIY portable watercolour palette

7 replies 8 2

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Help me make this sign look better!

11 replies 5 14

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Nature journaling

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Driftwood art at Esquimalt Lagoon by Paul Lewis

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Earthquake safe ways to hang mirrors, pictures and other heavy objects?

19 replies 2 12

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Making the perfect pencil case (when I don't yet know what my style is)

14 replies 2 12 3

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Samhain or Halloween Art & Traditions

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Help, my canvas has a hole

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Fore-edge book art

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So, um, how do I draw with charcoal, anyway?

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