So you would like to learn how to create the appearance of texture in you r colored pencil drawings? Below are a handful of videos that will teach you how to do just that. Do not worry if any of these tutorials appear to difficult or intimidating at first. Grab your colored pencils, jump right […]
How to Draw a Realistic Beach with Pencil
I would say that drawing realistically with pencil is one of the most challenging forms of art. You are working with a medium that doesn’t cover as quickly as say a painting medium. To depict things such as beaches and seascapes requires a great deal of patience, especially when working in realism. I hope the […]
How to Draw Water Waves with Pencil for Beginners
Learn how to draw beautiful realistic water waves in your seascape and ocean drawings with the following helpful demonstrations and tutorials. Drawing waves is probably one of the more challenging objects to tackle. We look at the ocean and all of its various values and shapes and we become immediately intimidated and lose confidence. Try […]
10 Digital Painting Landscape Tutorials and Demos using Photoshop
Digital painting has gained in popularity in recent years. With improvements in technology and the variety of tools and resources at your disposable, it’s no wonder. Not only that, but digital painting in the long run is the most affordable as you don’t have to purchase supplies like paint, brushes and mediums. You will need […]
How to Thicken Acrylic Paint the Right Way
I have seen a lot of videos, articles, comments, etc. online that teach how thicken acrylic paint. Some people recommend cornstarch, flour, and joint compounds to thicken acrylics. Although these ingredients are cheap and readily available, experts do not recommend them due to the potential for very nasty results. Besides you can buy fantastic products […]
Acrylic Pouring Technique- How to Get Huge Cells
In the following step by step acrylic pouring demonstration, you will learn exactly how to get those huge impressive cells with this awesome technique from Fluid Art Studios. Enjoy!
Acrylic Pouring – Dirty Pour Technique on Wood Pallet
This is my acrylic pouring dirty pour painting using silicone, a pouring medium (floetrol) and water. I will explain in detail below my paint mixes. Visit this artist’s youtube channel here for more content like this!
Step by Step Abstract Acrylic Painting Demonstration using Alcohol
Here is a very interesting abstract acrylic painting demo from artist Gerda Lipski. In this particular demonstration, she uses alcohol, a very popular technique that brings about some very interesting results as seen in the video above. Visit the artist’s youtube channel here for more great content like this!
Acrylic Painting Tutorial – Alcohol Dripping Technique
View more tutorials over on the artist’s youtube page.
How to Add Gold Leaf to your Artwork
This tutorial goes through laying down gold foil on canvas prints for a large solid area. I did this outside using the basic gold leafing tools which I’ll show alongside the technique on how to lay it down properly! It’s really a fun way to add some pop to your pieces and is something I […]