“A New Decade, A New You.” “This Is The Year For You!” These are all headlines that I have read the past few weeks, as 2020 creeps closer and closer. While the goal of “setting goals” is always a good idea, sometimes I find these New Year Goals/Resolution posts to be off putting. So […]
Self-portrait, 1948 Oil on canvas on hardboard / 34.5 x 29cm / City of Brisbane Collection, Museum of Brisbane This digital section continues the exploration of Jon Molvig’s work Thoughts from Jim Cobb I have set out in this digital section a series of Molvig’s paintings, which were photographed at his exhibition at the […]
Tricia Reust – “Day’s Promise ” – Atelier Interactive on watercolour paper using Heavy Gel (Satin) Anyone who is interested in our new Atelier “Viscosity Ladder” mediums and would like to understand them better should watch the Tricia Reust video below. You will find everything you need to know in this video, but as a […]
Jim Cobb – ‘N’dala near Ross River Resort’ – Atelier Interactive on watercolour paper using the Thick Painting Medium We are having an exhibition at Gallery Lane Cove in Sydney of work done by artists who attended the Ross River Resort in central Australia in July 2018, which is organized annually by artist Bela Ivanyi. […]
The Atelier paint is a wonderful substitution for printing ink – once it is dry, it remains stable and does not mix with any other wet medium placed over the top; and it is easy to clean up after the printing process. The wide range of colours ensures that your prints harmonise with your other […]
One of the truly innovative and useful features of Atelier Free Flow is its ability to accept other media, such as soft pastel, charcoal, ink or marker. Of course, its consistency, ease of use and brilliant matte finish make Free Flow a wonderful paint, but for artists who like to include other media into their […]
Acrylic pouring, by its nature, lends itself to experimentation, and the more that you do, the more you’ll understand about what colors work together, how much medium to add, what additives to try, etc. As the saying goes, you learn about painting by painting; our updated version would be that you learn about pouring by […]
Geoff de Groen • October 29 2014, 2014 When it comes to abstract art, it can be helpful to determine what exactly you mean by that term. Do you mean non-representational painting, which is art that does not try to reference reality at all? Or do you mean abstract art which references reality but in […]
Chroma’s founder, Jim Cobb, discusses top Australian, UK and American artists’ works and the paint they used to create them, including Atelier Interactive Artists’ Acrylics and Atelier Free Flow. […]
Acclaimed Australian artist Lucy McCann recently demonstrated at the 2013 Australian Art Expo in Sydney. In this video, she creates an amazing crashing wave watercolour using Atelier Free Flow fluid artists’ acryclic paints. The beauty of Atelier Free Flow is that it can be diluted to achieve a watercolour effect. For more information on Lucy […]
