Tips for Avoiding Back Pain While Painting at a Big Easel or a Tabletop Painting on a large canvas can be exciting, but it shouldn’t be painful! If you’ve ever ended a painting session with a sore back, you’re not alone. Many students experience back and neck pain simply because their setup isn’t working with…
Liquitex vs. Golden: A Comparison Chart Factor Liquitex Golden Pigment Load Decent, but may not hold up as well over decades Higher concentration, preferred for long-term color retention Lightfastness Some colors may not perform as well over time More consistent across their range Additives Slightly more binder and fillers No fillers, extenders, or dyes added…
At our Academy of Fine Art and Acrylic Painting, we use a unique system called the “Cookie” system to help students gauge the difficulty level of our tutorials.
Creating Magic Through Teaching Ginger’s teaching magic lies in her unique ability to make professional-level painting accessible to everyone. Her infectious laughter and joy in teaching create an atmosphere where creativity flourishes. Her comprehensive approach includes detailed instruction on essential techniques – from proper paint-to-water ratios to masterful layering methods – all delivered with her…
What is the “Cookie” system for rating the painting difficulties in the Academy of Fine Art and Acrylic Painting? We use the term “Cookie” with a number to indicate the suggested level of skill to tackle a particular tutorial. The name “1-Cookie” is the designation for the easiest, simple beginner lessons that we have and…
The first software in the world with real physical color mixing based on traditional pigments. Slovakia, December 16th, 2021 – Can digital painting meet the standards and greatness of a traditional masterpiece? We believe with a new Rebelle 5 it gets closer than ever. The award-winning painting software is the first in the world to…
Academy of Fine Art and Acrylic Painting Now More Than Ever… As we face another year of uncertainty in our economy, 2022, what we budget our money on makes more of a difference than ever. The stress of having to self-quarantine, and restricted movement just a year ago we took for granted, begs us to…
What’s all this talk about a new domain name and changing hosts? What will it mean to me? Hopefully, it will be just a name change and everything will continue working as it has been before under GingerCookStore.com. We are changing the domain as step one to merging all of our websites to one domain,…
Where Do I Begin? This is a great question, and we think that we have an answer for you. Let us offer the following that will get you familiar with the website. Our website, https://www.AcrylicPaintingWithGingerCook.com, offers lessons from the very beginner to the advanced artist. Let us suggest that you watch a few videos about…
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