Jeff Miracola

Art Tip of the Month #1: Restoring Paint Brushes

Posted by Jeff Miracola | Tuesday, January 3rd, 2023

There’s so much to learn when you’re slinging paint and pencil, so today begins a new monthly...

Art Tip of The Month #17: Paint or Draw from Life

Posted by Jeff Miracola | Monday, December 24th, 2018

https://youtu.be/ZnzdJuQWdsw There’s so much to learn when you’re slinging paint and pencil, so...

Art Tip of The Month #16: Creating Textures with Unusual Tools

Posted by Jeff Miracola | Thursday, November 29th, 2018

There’s so much to learn when you’re slinging paint and pencil, so here’s the sixteenth...

Art Tip of the Month #15: Creating Protective Art Containers

Posted by Jeff Miracola | Monday, October 29th, 2018

There’s so much to learn when you’re slinging paint and pencil, so here’s the fifteenth...

Art Tip of The Month #14: Challenging Yourself

Posted by Jeff Miracola | Monday, October 1st, 2018

There’s so much to learn when you’re slinging paint and pencil, so here’s the eleventh installment...

Art Tip of The Month #13: Removing Taped Borders

Posted by Jeff Miracola | Monday, August 6th, 2018

There’s so much to learn when you’re slinging paint and pencil, so here’s the eleventh installment...

Art Tip of the Month #12: Glazing with Oils

Posted by Jeff Miracola | Monday, July 9th, 2018

There’s so much to learn when you’re slinging paint and pencil, so here’s the eleventh installment...

Art Tip of the Month #11: Do-It-Yourself Gesso Boards

Posted by Jeff Miracola | Monday, June 11th, 2018

There’s so much to learn when you’re slinging paint and pencil, so here’s the eleventh installment...

Art Tip of the Month #10: Retaining Texture in Gesso

Posted by Jeff Miracola | Monday, May 14th, 2018

There’s so much to learn when you’re slinging paint and pencil, so here’s the ninth installment in...

Art Tip of The Month #9: Painting a Snow Scene

Posted by Jeff Miracola | Monday, April 16th, 2018

There’s so much to learn when you’re slinging paint and pencil, so here’s the ninth installment in...

Art Tip of The Month #8: Constructive Drawing

Posted by Jeff Miracola | Monday, March 19th, 2018

There’s so much to learn when you’re slinging paint and pencil, so here’s the eighth installment...

Art Tip of The Month #7: A Motivating Workspace

Posted by Jeff Miracola | Monday, February 19th, 2018

There’s so much to learn when you’re slinging paint and pencil, so here’s my seventh...

Art Tip of the Month #6: Masking Fluid

Posted by Jeff Miracola | Thursday, January 25th, 2018

There’s so much to learn when you’re slinging paint and pencil, so here’s the sixth installment in...

Art Tip of The Month #5: Saving Time Using Oil Paper

Posted by Jeff Miracola | Monday, November 27th, 2017

There’s so much to learn when you’re slinging paint and pencil, so here’s the...

Art Tip of The Month #4: Painting in Black & White

Posted by Jeff Miracola | Saturday, November 11th, 2017

There’s so much to learn when you’re slinging paint and pencil, so here’s the fourth installment...

Phillip Vircks on The Idea BattleI look forward to your memoir where you describe the events that spawned this post.
Art of The Week, Donato Giancola’s Mermaids and Other Art(NSFW) | The Arts Mechanical on Mermaids in May[…] Mermaids in May […]
How to Make Anime Eyes | 8 Effective Steps (2025) on A Few Blending Tools For Drawing[…] a soft pencil or blending tool to shade around the edges of the iris, the sclera (the white part of the eye), and b…
Matt on The A.I. LieWow I love this explanation thank you!
Tambra on Illustrating A Picture Book with A Tra-Digital ApproachI'll check it out
Sensor Sweep: Male Readers, Obsidian Moon, Vast Grimm, Hell Divers II – castaliahouse.com on 10 Things…10 Days to a Breakout Painting[…] (Muddy Colors): Nearly every artist has a breakout painting that establishes their direction. A signature piece […
Sarah Finnigan on Acrylics Part 2 – MediumI'm hoping to do one for Muddy Colors later this year, but it requires I'm able to slow down enough to handle painting and re…
nico kopf on “Nettle Warlock” UnderPainting ProcessThis is fantastic, Justin! Thank you for showcasing this method and looking forward to the next step/article.
Tambra on The Idea BattleVery good point. Thanks for sharing. I always look forward to your articles.

Author: Jeff Miracola

Art Tip of the Month #1: Restoring Paint Brushes

Art Tip of The Month #17: Paint or Draw from Life

Art Tip of The Month #16: Creating Textures with Unusual Tools

Art Tip of the Month #15: Creating Protective Art Containers

Art Tip of The Month #14: Challenging Yourself

Art Tip of The Month #13: Removing Taped Borders

Art Tip of the Month #12: Glazing with Oils

Art Tip of the Month #11: Do-It-Yourself Gesso Boards

Art Tip of the Month #10: Retaining Texture in Gesso

Art Tip of The Month #9: Painting a Snow Scene

Art Tip of The Month #8: Constructive Drawing

Art Tip of The Month #7: A Motivating Workspace

Art Tip of the Month #6: Masking Fluid

Art Tip of The Month #5: Saving Time Using Oil Paper

Art Tip of The Month #4: Painting in Black & White

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