Ready to Try Watercolour Painting? Watercolour painting is often associated with child art so perhaps you have happy memories of using water colour paints to create scenes of meadows and sunshine or happy stick figures at pre-school. During these early childhood education years, we were all watercolour painting experts. However, just because watercolour painting is […]
28 Sep 2021∙6 minutes reading time
Ways to Start Learning to Paint “Every artist was first an amateur.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson Can you remember the movie, “She’s All That?” If you watched it, you will remember how much the lead character loved painting (even her shoes were full of paint). So is painting just a hobby, or can it be more […]
8 Sep 2021∙6 minutes reading time
Easy Painting with Acrylics, Oils, Watercolours and Pastels Sometimes a beautiful piece of art behaves like the living expression of an artist’s thoughts. It captures your attention and slowly draws you in to engage in an intimate visual conversation. Painters use shapes, colours, tones and lines in a unique visual way to express themselves through […]
30 Sep 2020∙9 minutes reading time
An Introduction to Acrylic painting It’s always great to have a creative outlet, a way to express your personality through different mediums. Acrylic painting is a perfect way to express yourself visually, and a great hobby to keep you entertained when you need a break from the constant stimulation of technology. What is Acrylic Paint? […]
15 Jan 2020∙7 minutes reading time
Learn to master this ancient art with our professional artists and painting enthusiasts. Whether you’re looking to start a new hobby or pick up the paint brushes to begin an artistic career, you can perfect your skills thanks to Superprof.
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All a Beginner Needs to Know about Oil Painting We’re guessing you’re here because you want to stand alongside some of history’s geniuses of oil painting. You want to be rubbing shoulders with Van Gogh, Rembrandt, Vermeer, and Da Vinci, in the pantheon of the greatest oil painters of all time. Or maybe not; maybe […]
6 Dec 2019∙6 minutes reading time
Behind the Brush: Women Artists When one thinks of famous artworks, it is generally those from – or inspired by the Italian Renaissance that come to mind. To wit, two of the most famous paintings in the world, The Last Supper and the Mona Lisa, which were both painted by the same artist: Leonardo da […]
16 Sep 2019∙7 minutes reading time
Renowned Paintings and the Masters that Rendered Them Think back to your days of studying art history: which artists and art movements featured in your curriculum? Surely you learned about the big names but what about Artemisia Gentileschi – unusual for being female in the male-dominated world of Italian Renaissance art? What about Paul Cezanne […]
6 Sep 2019∙7 minutes reading time
Discover the Biggest Names in Art History “Art washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life.” - Pablo Picasso A good number of us have art in our homes. While contemporary art may not be everyone’s cup of tea, there are a lot of people who enjoy the classic art that you can […]
29 May 2019∙6 minutes reading time
The Most Important Art Museums and Galleries in the World If you love art, you’ll have probably already visited an art gallery to see decorative arts, contemporary art, modern art, sculpture, or even the masters. Famous paintings are all over the world, but there are a number of museums that are home to incredible masterpieces […]
28 May 2019∙7 minutes reading time
A Guide to Art Classes and Painting Lessons in the UK 'Begin by learning to draw and paint like the old masters. After that, you can do as you like; everyone will respect you.' ― Salvador Dalí In the UK, you have the luxury of being able to take a stroll through the city and discovering […]
22 Jun 2018∙11 minutes reading time
