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Before embarking on painting a picture, it’s an excellent idea to do some preparation to guide the path of creation the work takes. Too often, people dive right into the painting process, attempting to create a finished product without any clear ideas of the artistic obstacles that lie ahead. 

Creating the illusion of three dimensional form on a flat surface is the main priority of the representational artist. Within the realm of representational art making, there is a broad range of solutions for recreating our observed world.

Do you know the difference between all the different kinds of paint brushes that an artist can use to make a painting? Students ask all the time what sort of brush they should be using, so here’s a simplified breakdown. 

Interested in colour? How to mix it, how to match it, how to choose the right paints? At Classical Realism Singapore, we cover colour in an in-depth and comprehensive way. Students learn to navigate their way around their palette without continually mixing mud. 

At the studio, we use a variety of approaches in creating oil paintings. One of the main differences in oil painting methods is the distinction between direct and indirect painting. The direct approach is exactly what it sounds like, trying to get all of the variables of painting: hue, value, chroma, correct in the first …

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Here are a few examples of some of the wonderful casts we have here in the studio. Since the focus of the studio is drawing and painting from observation, having good casts (sculptures) to work from is essential. 

Take a look at the wonderful skylight that we have here at the studio. Have you ever wanted to paint from natural light? Come join us and you’ll get the opportunity to capture the incredible subtlety of a naturally lit scene. We’ll give you expert guidance on how to best deal with a naturally lit …

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Here at CRSG, we have a dedicated storage space that students can use to store their paintings and any other drawing or painting materials that they want to leave here. 

Check out this picture painted by one of our long term students (done in oil paint). Incredible work. It’s especially impressive when one takes into consideration that the initial drawing for this was done from direct observation, no photo was used.

Today’s post features a recently completed landscape painting by one of our adult students. While painting this, she explored a variety of paint application techniques with both brushes and a palette knife.