About Jo Knoblock Castillo Jo Knoblock Castillo has always had an interest in art and working with her hands. Whether it was cooking, sewing or making gifts, she was happy to be “doing”. While living in Bolivia, she finally rediscovered her love of painting. Her interest is in landscapes and paintings that have connections to […]
Charcoal Drawing Tutorial – Still Life Part 1
Enjoy this free step by step charcoal drawing tutorial by artist Michael Newberry (Bio and link below. Tutorial follows) About Michael Newberry Michael Newberry is nearing his fourth decade as a full time artist, and he lives primarily from art sales to private collectors. Most recently (March 2012) his monumental work, Lovers Jumping, became part […]
Charcoal Drawing Demonstration Step by Step – Part 2
Part 2 – Charcoal Drawing Demonstration In Charcoal Drawing Part 1 you will find what are quality materials you need to get the best results. With this tutorial I will take you through the drawing stages. The preparation takes about 10 to 15 minutes. Now that you have prepared the paper your ready to roll. […]
Mixed Media Art Demonstration using Pan Pastels and Ranger’s Distress Ink
About Katherine My name is Katherine Herriman and I grew up in a small fishing town in Victoria, Australia (down the bottom), called Lakes Entrance. After finishing school, I moved to Melbourne to study psychology and social work. I chose to work with asylum seekers and refugee youth, helping them settle into their life in […]
Pencil Portrait Tutorial by George Max
About the Artist George Max is a Geologist, Fine Artist and Professional Translator from central Guatemala in Middle America. He was born in 1968 in a small town called of Cobán, 200 km north of Guatemala City. He traveled to the USA (Colorado State) in 1989 to study English under a one year scholarship program. […]
Perspective Drawing Tutorial for Artists – Part 1
About Julie Duell Julie Duell (nee Henderson) is a 6th generation Australian going back to the First Fleet of English convicts to arrive in Sydney cove in 1788. She also has a drop of American Shoshone Indian heritage for good measure! Julie was born in Sydney in 1941 and continued to reside in Sydney environs […]
Perspective Drawing Tutorial for Artists – Part 2
OK now – so far we have looked at straight lines in perspective – but what about curves? Take a look at this chart…then hold a coin in your hand, flat on to your eyelevel. Slowly turn it away from you and watch what happens to that circle…it becomes more and more elliptical – the […]
Pen and Ink Drawing Techniques
Below is a short but interesting and informative video lesson presented by Matt Fussell from thevirtualinstructor.com. This video will discuss and demonstrate 4 important pen and ink drawing techniques that every artist should know. Matt uses pen and ink as his medium in the video tutorial below, but you can use these same techniques with other drawing […]
Step by Step Portrait Drawing Lesson in Graphite
About David Te Hi, my name is David Te. I began thinking about art seriously when I was 18 after seeing my sister Faith, who is also an artist, draw a portrait of a person. It immediately inspired me to draw portraits as well. I have had no formal art schooling at all so I […]
Pastel Painting for Beginners Step by Step
Below is a beautiful step by step pastel painting tutorial created by artist Christine Kane (see bio and website link at the end of this tutorial). In this demo she will show you how she creates a pastel painting of a winter sunset. Enjoy! Let’s Paint a November Sunset! What is it about November that […]