by Cowling & Wilcox | April 17, 2020 | How To
It’s easier than you think to transform a piece of old wood into something beautiful using just a little paint. For this, acrylics are your best choice. While it’s possible to paint on wood right away, there are a few steps that we recommend to take your...
by Cowling & Wilcox | August 22, 2019 | How To, Ideas & Inspiration
The techniques used for acrylic painting are varied and are specifically tied to its properties, so it’s helpful to have a some background knowledge of these techniques before you start out. We’ll cover the important bases in this simple-to-follow...
by Cowling & Wilcox | June 19, 2019 | How To, Tips & Techniques
You might have heard that painting with oils is more difficult than other mediums, but that’s not really the case. The act of actually painting with oils is no more difficult than working with other mediums, though the structure and drying style of oils can sometimes...
by Cowling & Wilcox | June 13, 2019 | How To, Tips & Techniques, Tutorials
Learning the correct way to prime your canvas is a simple but crucial skill for artists working with oil or acrylic paints. Priming seals and protects the support, makes the canvas less absorbent, helps the colours stand out and can provide a smoother surface with...
by Cowling & Wilcox | June 1, 2019 | How To, Tips & Techniques
Acrylic pour painting, sometimes called fluid or flow art, is a style that captivates many artists and art lovers alike. The unique, smooth swirls and bright colours associated with this form of art appeal to many different types of artists. But to create this style,...
by Cowling & Wilcox | September 5, 2018 | Featured Artists, Featured Products, How To, Ideas & Inspiration, Online Exclusives, Tips & Techniques
Fashion illustrator Scott W. Mason recently hosted a series of in-store workshops for us, demonstrating some of his favourite ways to use Winsor & Newton watercolours and accessories. In this tutorial Scott shows you how he uses masking fluid to enhance his...
by Cowling & Wilcox | April 26, 2018 | Featured Products, How To, Ideas & Inspiration, Tips & Techniques
Oil paints have been most artists’ first choice for hundreds of years, with good reason. The colours are gorgeous, you can do anything with them and they last forever. Oil paints are slow drying, so you can remove what you don’t like while they’re wet or...
