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How can you make oil paints last long?

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Renée Plevy is an Internationally Acclaimed Portrait Artist from New York/Palm Beach who has painted The Grand Dames of Palm Beach and various celebrities and community leaders. With over 50 years of experience, Renée specializes in painting realistically in oil and capturing the soul of the person. She has studied under internationally renowned portrait artists John Howard Sanden, David Leffel, Robert Beverly Hale, Clyde Smith, and Leonid Gervits. Renée is featured in over 68 shows and galleries including a one-woman museum show at the Paterson Museum. She has garnered numerous awards including “Artist of the Year” from The Bloomfield Art League and First Prize from the Boca Raton Museum Artist’s Guild. Renée has even painted a portrait of celebrity, Vanilla Ice. She also teaches at the Boca Raton Museum Art School - formerly at SVA in Manhattan.

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Keep the caps clean and close the tubes. Keep them away from heat. Otherwise, the binder and pigments will separate. When you open the paint tubes to use, plenty of linseed oil will come out.

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How is the color wheel helpful?

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Renée Plevy is an Internationally Acclaimed Portrait Artist from New York/Palm Beach who has painted The Grand Dames of Palm Beach and various celebrities and community leaders. With over 50 years of experience, Renée specializes in painting realistically in oil and capturing the soul of the person. She has studied under internationally renowned portrait artists John Howard Sanden, David Leffel, Robert Beverly Hale, Clyde Smith, and Leonid Gervits. Renée is featured in over 68 shows and galleries including a one-woman museum show at the Paterson Museum. She has garnered numerous awards including “Artist of the Year” from The Bloomfield Art League and First Prize from the Boca Raton Museum Artist’s Guild. Renée has even painted a portrait of celebrity, Vanilla Ice. She also teaches at the Boca Raton Museum Art School - formerly at SVA in Manhattan.

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The color wheel helps you understand how to get new colors by mixing the primary colors. Red, blue, and yellow are the primary colors. When you combine red and yellow, you get orange.

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How big should the head around the eyes be? I don't want the eyes to look too big or small.

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The head should be about a centimeter away, or if you draw differently, make the eyes lower and erase the top of the head and draw bangs or hairstyles.

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What program do I use for this task?

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You can use a pencil and paper or Paint Tool SAI is pretty good.

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I am having troubles getting the second eye to match. Any tips?

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The only way to get better at anything is to practice. This holds true for drawing matching eyes. Just keep practicing and soon you'll be drawing matching eyes.

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How do I keep my drawn eyes from looking uneven?

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This is something many beginning artists struggle with. If you draw guide lines across the face at key points, this will help you make sure the top, bottom, and corner of the eyes line up. You can also draw vertical guide lines to make it easier to see how wide each eye is compared to the other. Remember that if you are drawing the face at an angle, the eyes will not appear identical, and trying to match them up will actually make them look uneven! The eye further away from the viewer should look smaller.

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Where do I find good drawing pencils?

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This depends on where you live. Any local art store should have a variety of pencils to choose from, or you can order them online from many retailers. If you are just starting out, you don't need to spend money on fancy pencils yet. You can use a regular pencil, or even experiment with other things you have lying around like pens, crayons, etc. If you have an art class at school, the teacher may also have some art pencils you can borrow in class and try out.

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What tools should you use if I don't have a computer?

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You should use a pencil and eraser. You might also want to use a blending stump as well. You can also use charcoal, white charcoal, and a blending stump instead.

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How can I draw some complicated anime eyes without using a computer?

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Just practice with a pencil, paper and eraser.The more you practice, the easier it gets.

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How do I draw an anime eye on a computer?

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You can use a stylus, and if you don't have one, many stores sell multi-screen ones.

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How do I draw animal eyes?

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Start with 2 big symmetrical circles. Then, close (but not touching) the top left corner, draw a smaller circle. Then, repeat with the bottom right and fill in the extra space. The bigger the circles in the eye, the cuter.

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Can I draw animal eyes in the same way I draw human eyes?

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No, as animals have eyes that are shaped differently (although the shape itself would depend on the animal in question). You can look up images of animal eyes online though to find the ones you want to draw.

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I've drawn the eye, but I am finding it hard to draw lashes. Any idea how to make the lashes look realistic?

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Remember that eyelashes will never be perfect. Draw with short, crisp stokes and make the lengths of the lashes slightly different. The eyelashes near the outside of the face should be thinner than those in the middle.

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I want to make one wink. How do I do that?

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Draw one eye open and draw the other one closed. It should look like a "wink".

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How do I shade the inside of the pupil?

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With a shading pencil or a regular pencil, use the side of it at a strength of the shade you want inside your pupil.

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How do I draw the lashes?

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Reference wikiHow to Draw Eyelashes .

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My realistic eyes look uneven. How do I make them more even?

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It's hard to describe whithout pictures, but you could try using 'guide lines. Before you start drawing the eyes, make two simple ovals that have the same size. Between them should be enough space for a third oval. This way, it'll be easier for your brain to estimate how big the eyes are going to be in comparison to each other. You can just draw the eyes inside the two ovals.

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How do I find more information about drawing eyes?

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There are lots of tutorials online. You can search for them on YouTube, or just google "how to draw eyes" or whatever you're looking for. Explore a few different options until you find a style/technique that you like.

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How do I draw eyes if I'm a beginner artist?

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Try watching some beginner's tutorials on YouTube. This way you can actually see what the artist is doing, and you can even pause the video while you're drawing along so you can take it at your own pace.

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Do you have any tips for coloring eyes? I use pen, paper and Krita.

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Krita works, but colouring pencils work just as fine. I would recommend doing it on a device as there is a broader range of colour.

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What are some keys and tips for shading?

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Use your "very darks" and "very lights", meaning press harder than you think you should in certain spots and leave shine by erasing or leaving a spot empty in certain areas. Don't go overboard with shading too. Sometimes, a nice smooth line around the edge of your piece is enough. Do not forget to start near the edges with the darkest shading and work your way up to the light spots.

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Is there a more realistic type of anime eyes?

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There is a video at the bottom of the article that depicts instructions for more realistic eyes.

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