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Detail of Jest by Keight Maclean featuring tri-art crackle ground
acrylic paint

Breaking the Rules: How to Use Crackle Ground like a Professional

Tri-Art’s Crackle Ground was a happy accident of our lab. It's an easy to use and effective product for creating texture, but unlike our other professional products, it breaks all the rules of best...
hand ground watercolours and a palette knife on a glass sheet with a glass muller
acrylic paint

Mulling It Over: Contemporary Pigment Grinding

Grinding is the essential step in paint making that allows pigments to be transformed into smooth, liquid paint. Pigment load is often given primacy over all else when evaluating paint but the qual...
tri-art oil paint in carbon black
alkyd

Sun-Kissed and Science Based: Tri-Art Oil Paint Formulations

What makes Tri-Art oils unique? In this article the history and chemistry of oil paints are explored. What is the difference between sunflower and safflower oil? What is alkyd? Why do oil paints us...