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Doug Swinton
Sep 54 min read
Saying More With Less When Painting.
A quick excerpt about how less is more when it comes to painting is perfectly summarized with a classic country/western song.
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Doug Swinton
Feb 10, 20233 min read
Revisiting "Steal Like An Artist" by Austin Kleon
I just revisited Austin Kleon’s wonderful book Steal Like An Artist. At about the same time I received an email asking questions that I...
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Doug Swinton
Jan 7, 20235 min read
Self Critique, Beginning To End
Critiquing your own work can be hard. Understanding how to critique yourself can make things easier and end in a better result.
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Doug Swinton
Jul 4, 20224 min read
Refuelling The Creative Gas Tank.
This article teaches you a few ways to re-energize your creativity by seeing someone else perform their talents.
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Doug Swinton
Jun 6, 20224 min read
My 5 Favourite Colour Mixes!
Shhhhh……Don’t tell anyone. This is just between us. Here are 5 top secret colour mixes that you may not have tried, but if you do they...
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Doug Swinton
Mar 25, 20224 min read
7 Steps to paint with creative flow.
7 Steps to creative flow. Follow these steps and be free from overthinking placing you dead center in the creative zone.
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Doug Swinton
Feb 9, 20223 min read
5 kinds of block-in methods and when to use them.
See the video about these techniques here --> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u2HbNsqfUk8 Sometimes it is hard to get motivated after the...
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Doug Swinton
Dec 6, 20213 min read
10 Things to know before reworking a painting.
It's usually is a better idea to start from scratch. But if you are to rework a painting after a while, read this guide first.
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Doug Swinton
Aug 9, 20215 min read
Harmony in Art.
See, the full meal deal is; You want to have a funky painting with lots of eye-popping creativity, and yet you want harmony in there too.
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Doug Swinton
Jul 8, 20213 min read
When I met Harley Brown.
At great risk of sounding like the fan-boy I am, I would like to acknowledge a very special artist, whose name is Harley Brown.
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Doug Swinton
Jun 1, 20214 min read
When to quit painting before this happens.
Knowing when to quit a painting can be like diffusing a bomb. One wrong move and the whole thing blows up before your eyes!
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Doug Swinton
Mar 16, 20218 min read
Twilight, the magic of the Golden Hour and the Blue Hour
Bad reference = bad painting. With some timing and luck, here is another way to get some great shots for your next painting.
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Doug Swinton
Jan 19, 20218 min read
Top ten things you can do to improve your art.
If you want to take your art up a flight of stairs to the next level here are some ideas that will help get you there.
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Doug Swinton
Dec 20, 20201 min read
The History of Rudolph
Swinton's Holiday Newsletter As most of you who follow this newsletter know I have a thing for Santa paintings. As a kid, the night would...
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Doug Swinton
Aug 31, 20205 min read
10 things I Know About Painting Clouds
The sky is key to painting a believable landscape. It determines everything that is about to happen in your painting.
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