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Art Materials & Techniques

Spring 2024 Course Art Materials List - Mosta

by Christabel Micallef
Children's Art and Crafts Course (Ages 4 to 5) Stationery Items (HB pencil x2, soft dust free eraser, sharpener, ruler, rounded scissors, glue sti...

Understanding the Differences in Watercolour Paper

by Christabel Micallef

Understanding the Differences in Watercolour Paper

  There are so many options when it comes to choosing the right watercolour papers for you. Hot pressed, cold pressed, smooth, rough...etc. What d...

A Beginners’ Guide to Oil Painting: 10 Tips To Get Started

by Christabel Micallef

A Beginners’ Guide to Oil Painting: 10 Tips To Get Started

  1. Start Small Get started with a small artwork, before going big. This will get you familiar with the way the materials work. Also you can exp...

How to Use the Golden Artist Virtual Paint Mixer

by Christabel Micallef

How to Use the Golden Artist Virtual Paint Mixer

The Golden Artist Virtual Paint Mixer is a universal tool, perfect for all artists that need to mix colours. It can be used for those artists needi...

How Lineo Brushes are Made

by Christabel Micallef

How Lineo Brushes are Made

How are lineo Brushes Made? Tradition and innovation are the main values of lineo. The brushes are Handmade in Germany at Mesko Pinselfabtrik GmbH....

How to Use Silicone Oil for Beautiful Cells in Your Acrylic Pours

by Christabel Micallef

How to Use Silicone Oil for Beautiful Cells in Your Acrylic Pours

Acrylic Pouring is a fluid painting technique, which depends on the art materials being used. This blog will guide you on how to use silicone oil in acrylic pours, and what materials are best to achieve the style you want. 

Your Drawing Companion Tools

by Rachelle Cremona

Your Drawing Companion Tools

When we first start drawing, most of us all get started with a set of pencils, eraser, a sharpener and our favourite sketchpad. But are there any other handy drawing tools that could be helpful in your drawing techniques?