Oil paint is suitable for exterior surfaces, and you can clean oil-painted surfaces regularly without damaging the paint. (You’ll need to use a solvent to clean brushes and equipment.) Oil paints can ...

Editor’s Note: David Coles is the founder and head paint-maker of Langridge Artist Colours. This is an edited extract from “Chromatopia: An Illustrated History of Color,” published by Thames & Hudson.

In his 1550 volume Lives of the Artists, painter and architect Giorgio Vasari snuck in praise for the Flemish artist Jan van Eyck in his chapter on the Italian painter Antonello da Messina. Vasari ...

Which supplies to get into oil painting are best? Working with oils should be the next step on your artistic journey if you enjoy the dynamic texture in paintings and want to achieve it yourself. One ...

Whether you're looking for a quick fix or a dramatic overhaul, a fresh coat of paint will undoubtedly change the entire tone of a room. There are infinite possibilities, thanks to a never ending ...