Link to a useful website (Classical Atelier at Home) and more on Munsell’s system

http://www.classicalatelierathome.com/munsell-101-for-the-artist

Paul Centore and the Munsell System applied to shadow colours

http://www.munsellcolourscienceforpainters.com/ShadowColoursForPainters.pdf Wow! This is not for the faint hearted. A lot to read here but a tasty dish if you have some familiarity with the Munsell system.

Golden paints and the Wiliamsburg neutral greys

For anyone interested in purchasing these paints: http://www.goldenpaints.com/press_releases/2013/williamsburg-handmade-oil-colors-launches-special-edition-neutral-grays Unfortunately Golden no longer has a Munsell grey scale on their website. I will search for one and post it asap!

Graydon Parrish and the Munsell colour system

Excellent article on using the Munsell neutral greys and the colour system: http://www.artistsnetwork.com/articles/art-demos-techniques/rational-color-theory. Unfortunately it doesn't seem to tell you how to mix the neutral greys but I will find a link that does and post it asap.

Neutral grey oil paints (Munsell neutrals) by Williamsburg

If you want to follow the Munsell colour system, you can mix your own neutral greys according to the grey scale you can find on various websites, including the excellent and very informative Golden Paints website (I will post a link). Golden now makes Williamsburg paints, by the way. Alternatively, you can buy these pre-mixed …

A really helpful website; all about the sight-size technique, drawing from memory and learning to see more accurately.

Darren Rousar is one of those excellent people who share their knowledge in ways that are easy to understand. Much of the info on this site is free. There are also e-books available for purchase which look excellent. http://www.studiorousar.com/category/memory-drawing/

A radical but most important tip-take a break every 15 minutes

I've always been told to take breaks regularly when painting or drawing. And I've always found it hard to do. One thing that has motivated me to accept this advice lately is learning from a number of sources that when you keep looking at something, you stop seeing what's wrong with it. I spent a …

The point of this blog (and a question)

Dear reader. I have started this blog to collect links to helpful websites providing information about art techniques, materials, philosophies etc and to register random thoughts...

Art therapy for artists–what to do when you feel blocked

Some good tips for when you feel blocked...