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How to make and prepare surafces and boards for oil painting
Mo Teeuw shows how to prepare inexpensive boards for oil painting.
How to use a palette knife in oil painting: Beginner palette knife techniques
How to use a palette knife in oil painting when thinning the consistency of your paint. Using Odourless mineral spirit to mix your paint with the palette knife to create a thinner mixture for underpainting when painting a portrait. Palette…
How to use a Slip Mount with Cotswold Mounts
This video shows how to mount a picture in a slip mount for a temporary, semi-permanent and permanent mount.
The Big Squeeze
Save money on paint by completely emptying your tubes using the Big Squeeze. An ergonomic and truly effective tube squeezer, the Professional’s Tube Squeezer comes with a lifetime warranty. Watch the video at www.artsupplies.co.uk £39.99…
Different types of Mount Board
Cotswold Mounts sell three different types of Mount Board. Conservation Grade white core mounts that won't discolour and the cheaper Cream Core mounts that may discolour over time.
How to mount pictures quickly and efficiently
If you have many photos or pictures, mounting them can be time consuming. Cotswold Mounts we have developed a quick and easy way to prepare pictures for framing.
