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Fine brush adds detail to a gray-and-white cat portrait on a shaped panel.
How To

How to Paint Fur Without Painting Every Hair

When Trekell Pro Team Artist Kai Lun Qu painted his newly rescued cat, Gigi, he approached her coat as larger masses of color and value rather than thousands of individual hairs. Using Trekell Opal...

Purple coffin panel painted with a pale woman in a layered dress.
Materials

How Shaped Panels Can Inspire Your Next Painting

For Trekell Pro Team Artist Danica Sills, the painting often begins before she decides what to paint. She chooses the panel first, then lets its shape spark ideas, influence the composition and become part...

Green-lit skull portrait against black.
How To

Por qué, a veces, la mejor pincelada es la que no se da

El artista del equipo profesional de Trekell, Josh Sorrell, pinta un retrato de 5" x 5" utilizando solo tres pinceles Trekell y comparte una de las lecciones más importantes que ha aprendido en la...

Diagram illustrating the shape and structure of a floater panel used in Stefani Rabideaux’s demonstration.
How To

Cómo Stefani Rabideaux pinta en un panel flotante ovalado

La artista del equipo profesional de Trekell, Stefani Rabideaux, comparte su proceso sencillo para preparar y pintar sobre un panel flotante ovalado y por qué esta superficie funciona bien para técnicas mixtas.Elegir un panel...

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