Majestic Wilderness by Bill Alexander Click here to get the Paint-A-Long Guide for Majestic Wilderness You can become a better artist with our programs. We offer several choices for learners who want to learn quickly and efficiently, including self-study and guided courses as well as weekly, live online classes. If you are interested in learning more... please reach … [Read more...]
3 “Sins” of beginning painters
Too Much Magic White™ Tom says Sin #1 is, "Applying too much Magic White™. It should be very thin." Bill warns us at the beginning of almost all his videos not to apply too much Magic White™ to the canvas. If the Magic White™ layer is too thick, the next layer of paint is going to slide, or worse - create mud. Bill also cautions us that you can't make a thicker … [Read more...]
Comparing mediums
Do you ever notice this about Hollywood celebrities? The ones who play, say, doctors, start giving medical advice? Often a company will use them in an advertisement. Like when an insurance company used doctors from a popular T.V. show to pitch us getting regular checkups. Real doctors Why not use real doctors? Well, no one would recognize them as doctors. But wait, they … [Read more...]
Brush cleaning – the safe way
"I watched the clean your brushes video and wanted to know if that formula is ONLY for the final cleaning or can it be used while cleaning the brush WHILE painting a picture? Do I still use mineral spirits to clean my brush during the painting process? Thank you" -- K. We get this question a lot. There is a short answer and a longer answer that addresses a lot of … [Read more...]
Fun with perspective
In Chapter 1 of Leonardo's "Treatise on Painting," he makes this statement. "The young student should, in the first place, acquire a knowledge of perspective, to enable him to give to every object its proper dimensions..." In the footnote, the translator states that many readers misunderstood Leonardo's suggestion. Leonardo did not mean that the student should be a master of … [Read more...]
Bill’s Paint!
Bill knew that not everyone understood the importance of using the right paint. That's why he warned them to find a thick, thick paint. No paint manufacturer at the time made a paint specifically for Bill's method of oil painting. No one, other than Alexander Art, makes Bill's special paint today. Have to? If you were to ask us, "Do we HAVE to buy Bill's paint?" our answer … [Read more...]
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