We're back from Frankfurt and can't wait to share with you an overview of exciting new product that will be making its way to North America! Without further ado, here is our CreativeWorld recap!
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Launching the new, fresh, exciting and empowering royaltalens.com! Crisp and colorful design, easy navigation and search capabilities.
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Dennis Metcalf has left an indelible fingerprint on Royal Talens North America. As he prepares for his retirement, Kyle Richardson sits down with Dennis to reflect back on his contributions and friendship as part of the initial team at RTNA.
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In my role as Art Education Director for Royal Talens, I often make classroom visits at universities and colleges around North America, but I have to admit that I was more than a little intimidated by the prospect of speaking to a room of 24 nine-year old kids.
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Dear Marten, I usually paint with acrylics but now want to try Cobra water mixable oils on a wooden panel. I have an unprimed hard wood panel and would like to know if a few coats of gesso will be all that is required before the paint is applied or do I also need an oil ground to ensure its archival quality?
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Dear Marten, I am trying to learn a little bit about the differences between the student grade and artist grade watercolors you offer; specifically between the Van Gogh and Rembrandt watercolor lines. Very roughly, do the Rembrandts contain double the pigment that the Van Goghs do (or more or less than this)?
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Watch our Art Education Director Jeff Olson demonstrate how to use the new Van Gogh interference and metallic watercolors with our Rembrandt soft pastel micro sets to create stunning, eye-catching effects!
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Paint manufacturer Royal Talens proudly presents the renewed Rembrandt watercolor assortment! With an extension to a total of 120 colors and a range of color improvements, Rembrandt now offers a rich and versatile palette with as many mono-pigmented colors as possible.
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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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Now the largest art supply store in the country, read about how Hyatt's has successfully navigated the everchanging retail landscape for over 60 years!
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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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I'll admit, I was just a bit nervous. It helped that my boss was next to me and maybe he was a little more nervous than I was. As we walked on set and began getting prepared for meeting Business Mogul and former model, Kathy Ireland, the nerves settled…
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Dear Marten, I love your Rembrandt oil paints. What is the difference between your Titanium White and Mixing White?
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As you may or may not know, Royal Talens has always made product images, videos and other media files available to our customers. To improve our service to you and enhance the systems we are working with, we have launched a new Mediabank.
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It is bittersweet to announce that Kirk Gillespie will be leaving Royal Talens North America, effective August 1st, 2019. Kirk has been a vital part of the development of Royal Talens North America since its inception in 2015.
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From the 24th to 27th of July 2019 the annual international symposium for Urban Sketchers will be taking place in Amsterdam. Royal Talens is the main sponsor of the symposium and will be supplying the urban sketchers with all of their materials!
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Paint pouring- an exciting trend that continues to flourish within the DIY scene and as a popular hashtag on social media. This is because of how easy it is to create stunning, vibrant pieces of art using this method. Amsterdam has created a special Pouring Medium to meet this demand and it works perfectly with our Acrylic Inks!
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Started in 1974 by David van Berckel, Opus Art Supplies has been an integral part of the visual arts community in British Columbia for the past 45 years. From its humble roots as a wholesale framing company in Vancouver, Opus has grown to include 7 retail locations, a national mail order service, and an online store. As the times have changed, Opus as a business has followed suit, and has continued to be an ever evolving creative resource.
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World Watercolor Month in July was founded as a way to bring the world of watercolor lovers together for a month-long celebration of the medium. It features a 31 watercolors in 31 days art challenge. Meet the man behind the ever growing event!
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