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Creator's Studio LIVE

Join Royal Talens North America (known for renowned Artist brands such as Rembrandt and Van Gogh) LIVE for their online Creator’s Studio series. Twice a week Royal Talens North America’s Art Education Director Jeff Olson interviews prominent artists in their studios and discusses their current works, materials, and working processes. Both Jeff and the artists answer questions from the viewers about their art and the products they use. There are also chances to win Royal Talens products and swag.

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Vic Hollins: The Creation of Meow Mayhem

Hey! I’m Vic— I’m an illustrator who makes comics and as of now, Card games! Being a full-time Artist I am always looking for new projects to make and new mediums to try. Comics and Card games are perfect in that way- they are basically usable artwork. I’ve always been inspired by the amount of work that goes into indie art; Independently published comics and games. One morning I awoke with the idea for a Cat Card Game and I just knew I had to figure out how to make it.

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Dena Peterson: My Steps in Copying a Van Gogh

Dena Peterson, award-winning artist, and one of 120 international artists behind the film ‘Loving Vincent’ has developed a guide based off of her workshop, Channeling Van Gogh: How to Add Passion to your Paintings. Whether you are simply curious about his approach, a fan of his work and style, or you are trying to find your own artistic voice, this can be a useful tool for you!

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Karen Weihs: Mixing Oil Colors

Painters today have pigment choices to select from that would have mind blowing effects even on the color-loving Impressionists. Despite this abundance, many artists and art educators such as myself endorse the use of a restricted or “limited” palette as a way to develop an easy-mixing solution of creating a harmonious painting. Here are the two limited palettes I prefer to teach.

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Van Gogh Immersion with Dena Peterson

I recently returned from my first trip to visit the places where Vincent Van Gogh lived and painted in France. I was invited by Sue Ann Hum of My Art Trip to teach for her Van Gogh Immersion trip. Royal Talens donated Cobra Oil Paints to the students of the trip so that they could try oil painting.

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Meet Justin Vining

This month’s featured artist, Justin Vining, draws inspiration from rural America and has become fascinated with the disappearance of small family farms that once dominated the American Landscape. Royal Talens North America Vice President Kyle Richardson sat down with Justin to talk inspiration, projects, and Royal Talens products.

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Darryl Funk - Finding Cobra

There is nothing like the feel of taking a brush and moving Cobra oils across a freshly primed canvas. As a matter of fact, I sometimes forget about the image and just watch the paint as it glides gently across the substrate, blending with the other colours so effortlessly. It so happens that my experience with oils wasn't always that way.

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