So you are ready to take your fabulous journey into the wonderful world of oil painting and are now looking for the best oil paints for beginners. Then you realize just how expensive oil painting supplies can be! I know how frustrating it can be when you are not able to afford good quality supplies, […]
Watercolor Lesson – Learn How to Paint a Bluebird From a Photo
About Karen I am a self taught artist who loves to paint, and, if you can learn from loving it, that’s what I did. I am now living in Northeast Oklahoma, but I was brought up in Northern Wisconsin. My favorite things to paint are snow scenes and trees. I really like to see a […]
How to Paint a Wolf with Acrylics
About the Artist Rod Lawrence graduated with a fine arts degree, magna cum laude, from the University of Michigan in 1973. Since then he has been working full time as a professional artist. Lawrence has exhibited in many group and one-man shows, including the prestigious Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum’s “Birds in Art” and “Wildlife: […]
How to Paint Trees in Watercolor
Learn how to paint trees in watercolor with these free video lessons. These quick exercises from world renowned architectural illustrator and fine art watercolorist Frank M. Costantino demonstrate different watercolor techniques for painting trees. Learn more about Frank and his seminars at www.fmcostantino.com Many beginner watercolor artists have a great deal of trouble with painting […]
Watercolor and Pastel Painting Demonstration – Let’s Paint Winter Woods!
About Christine Kane Christine Kane is a pastel and watercolor artist who is inspired by the Midwest landscape and it’s seasons. To find new ideas for her paintings, she hikes in the forest preserves during all seasons. Christine began drawing at an early age. She focused her education on art and has a degree in […]
Tuscan Landscape – Acrylic Painting Tutorial By Julie Shoemaker
About Julie I am a self taught artist who has been painting and interested in art all my life. My favorite medium is acrylic due to its versatility. One of my favorite things to do is teach painting to other people. I currently teach classes and we couldn’t have more fun if we tried. It’s […]
Mixed Media Demonstration – Acrylic Paint and Collage
Explore the realm of mixed media art with Terry Honstead’s tutorial on acrylic painting and collage. This guide offers a blend of techniques and creative insights, making it ideal for artists seeking to expand their repertoire, especially beginners eager to delve into mixed media. About Terry My art is about life. It expresses what I […]
Watercolour Drybrush Technique by Ottorino de Lucchi
About Ottorino OTTORINO DE LUCCHI, born in Ferrara, works in Folgaria (Trento). In recent years, he has developed a painting technique based on watercolor drybrush which allows to mantain the brightness of the watercolor. To learn more about Ottorino and to see more of his work, please visit his website by following the link below: […]
“Geometrics” – Acrylic Over Collage Demo
About Faith I was born and raised in Wales UK and studied at the Royal Academy of Music, London. I came to Germany to pursue an operatic career as a mezzo soprano and sang over 100 opera roles, including title roles such as Carmen, Joan of Arc and Oktavian in Der Rosenkavalier. Other professional occupations […]
How To Paint Roses : Tackling a Beautiful Yet Complicated Flower
About Connie Nelson I have always liked to draw and paint. In elementary school I was known as the “school artist”. Drawing and painting was a blissful and ‘easy’ activity for me. I was also inspired by my father, who was a sumi painter. Still, I did not see myself an artist until after taking […]