Yes, you can mix house paint and oil paint, but you’ll lose some archival qualities of your work. Just follow the steps below. How to do it Ok, so you are ready to make some multimedia work with house paint…

If you want your work to be archival, it’s recommended to use gesso if you are making a painting with house paint. However, it’s not a requirement and some choose not to use it. Do I need to gesso when…

The best way to apply gesso is to clean your canvas, mix your gesso, dillute your gesso, use a large flat or filbert brush to apply it, wait fo it to dry, add many coats, and sand it (if you…

Black gesso is a black primer or ground used in art to prepare surfaces for painting. So, when should you use it? Well, it serves several purposes and has unique characteristics that make it useful for specific paintings. In this…

Get Creative with Gesso Alternatives If you’re all out, and want to prep a canvas, what is a good substitute for gesso? Answer: white acrylic paint, PVA glue, or chalk paint. Let’s go into each option in detail below. What…

So you just started as an oil painter and you’re wondering what brushes to start with. It can be really overwhelming to know what to buy. The aisle of Blick with oil paint brushes is so vast! There are so…