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Acrylic Mini Canvas Painting with Nina Hidalgo
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Art Trends Tips & Techniques Watercolor What's New at Princeton Brush

Acrylic Mini Canvas Painting with Nina Hidalgo

Need spring painting inspiration? Follow along with Ambassador Nina Hidalgo to paint an acrylic mini canvas painting! With a few supplies you can create a beautiful mini floral piece of your own....

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Mini Canvas Art Watercolor Tutorial
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Art Trends Tips & Techniques Watercolor What's New at Princeton Brush

Mini Canvas Art Watercolor Tutorial with Nina Hidalgo

In the spirit of spring, we wanted to show you a mini canvas art idea. Everything is better when it’s mini! Follow along with Ambassador Nina Hidalgo, the expert at miniature art, to create a watercolor spring-inspired piece of your own!...

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Princeton Select and System3 Acrylic Paint
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Acrylic Tips & Techniques What's New at Princeton Brush

A Beginners Guide to Acrylic Painting with Princeton Brushes

Have you been wanting to try acrylic painting? Starting with a new medium can be scary, so we created some tips and tricks that will make it a breeze! Acrylic paints are an affordable, versatile, and forgiving medium. When painting with acrylic, there are a few common mistakes that you might run into. Fortunately, they’re easy to avoid if you know what to look out for. Let’s get painting!...

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Tips & Techniques What's New at Princeton Brush

How to Clean Paint Brushes

Paintbrushes are an investment and one of the most important tools for an artist That s why it s crucial to take care of your brushes When...

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Tips & Techniques What's New at Princeton Brush

Types of Paint Brushes: A Guide to Choosing the Right Brush Shape

An artist s paintbrushes are one of the most important tools Choosing between all the different types of paint brushes for your project can be...

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Tips & Techniques What's New at Princeton Brush

Varnishing Your Art: 4 Things You Should Know

Working with Oil and Acrylic paints has an important benefit that you won t get with most mediums they re ideal to use with varnish We...

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Acrylic Artist Tips Oil Painting Plein Air Tips & Techniques What's New at Princeton Brush

Will Your Art Last? 3 Potential Problems To Keep In Mind

When you create something that you re proud of you want it to stay crisp and vibrant for as long as possible Fortunately for painters it s...

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Tips & Techniques What's New at Princeton Brush

4 Simple Money Saving Tips for Artists on a Budget

Most artists are all too familiar with the struggle of sticking to a budget that can t keep up with their creativity If you re not careful...

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Tips & Techniques What's New at Princeton Brush

3 Common Habits That Could Be Damaging Your Brushes

A high quality brush can last many times longer than a poorly made one so many artists consider it a worthwhile investment to spring for brushes...

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Acrylic Tips & Techniques

Learn to Paint Iris Flowers

Learn how to paint an Iris flower garden in this free step by step acrylic painting tutorial by Angela Anderson Her easy to follow instructions...

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Plein Air Tips & Techniques

4 Tips for Painting en Plein Air from Fine Artists

Mark Keathley I do preliminary work in acrylic blocking in the form and overall mood light quickly Changes are much easier in acrylic...

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Artist Tips Plein Air Tips & Techniques

Plein Air Painting Tips by Dena Peterson

Dena Peterson is an award-winning fine artist and plein air painter She is known for her work in the film Loving Vincent a fully painted...

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