Enjoy this free landscape oil painting demo by artist CHRISTINE LASHLEY (see bio and website link at the end of this tutorial) Watch “Virginia Bluebells” Get Painted! Notes For Painting On-Location: Plein-air painting is a fantastic way to involve all your senses in creating a painting. The special sense of place and unique lighting of […]
Traditional Oil Painting without Solvents and Toxins – Non Toxic Earth Paints
The following video presentation is from Leah Mebane. Leah is the creator of an all natural line of pigments called “Earth Paint”. If you have been searching for an affordable, high quality, non-toxic pigment to make your own oil paint that is free of fillers and preservatives,t hen you should definitely give these pigments a […]
Still Life Oil Painting Demonstration
About the Artist David Gray (b. 1970) acquired a strong foundational education in art while obtaining his BFA from Pacific Lutheran University in Tacoma, Washington. His art education has continued with independent and occasional formal studies in pictorial expression and oil painting. The resulting work reveals a personal and contemporary expression of beauty and order […]
Painting Techniques of the Masters – Color Banding
Enjoy this free lesson from artist Karin Wells (see bio and website at the end of the lesson) painting techniques of the masters. There were certain effective and beautiful techniques that master painters from the past used again and again in their paintings and artist Karin Wells would like to teach you one of them […]
Underpainting Tutorial – Oil Painting Demonstration Spring Flowers
About the Artist Jim Serrett holds degrees from Southern Illinois University and Vincennes University in painting and drawing. He has been an instructor at the college level and worked professionally as an artist producing advertising art, murals and illustration. “I would define my works as realism, because I am interested in depicting the subjects I […]
Amazin Glazin – Glazing with Oil Paints
The following is an excerpt from the book “Painting with Mixed Media” by Paula Guhin and Geri Greenman. Reprinted with permission of the Publisher “Stackpole Books”.Learn more about Stackpole Books by visiting the link below:http://www.stackpolebooks.com/ Amazin’ Glazin’ Drawn and painted on a humble surface, this project is likely to have a stunning jewel-tone finish. Glazing […]
How to Paint a Landscape in Oils Step by Step
“Painting in the 21st Century” How to Paint a Landscape in Oils Originally published on Wetcanvas.com. Re-published here with permission from Mike Callahan. To create a painting, the artist uses many tools and technological innovations to not only accomplish the task, but also to make the painting look its absolute best. Throughout history, the technological […]
How to Paint a Lily Step by Step
About Beatriz Beatriz Socorro began her formal art training at age 10. During 5 years, she studied art with the Sisters of the Holy Names of Jesus and Mary in Montreal, Canada, where she learned drawing, perspective, the use of light and shadow to obtain depth and likeness as well as clay sculpture. Professionally, she […]
Oil Portrait Demo Using the Dry Brush Technique
About Sandrine Pelissier I grew up in France but have been living in Canada for the last 12 years, I am currently located in North Vancouver and work from a studio on Pemberton Avenue. Watercolor is my medium of choice because of the unique way it allows me to render light. The transparency of this […]
Step by Step Painting in Oils of an Australian Landscape
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 […]