Tired of smudgy dull hues in your paintings from blending too many colours? Looking for a way to visually blend pure colours without losing their brilliance? Interested in trying pointillism but not sure where to start? I must confess, until yesterday I had never really tried 'pointillism' with my art. I was fond of the use of monotoned stippling technqiues with ink and a fine brush, but had never applied it to colour, and thus never discovered the beauty and satisfaction of

Do you have a significant other who doesn't fully appreciate your artwork or writing? Someone who regularly criticises what you do? Do you find it lowers your motivation to do art? I might have a solution for you here. Most of us artists have significant others (partners/spouses, relatives etc) who don't fully appreciate our creative work. These people criticise it whenever we do something, or frown upon our spending on art materials. For most of us it is true that art is a h