By Elin Pendleton This painting lesson will show you how I move from an original idea, through the entire process as I paint an equine subject in my studio. The reference photographs: I liked the sitting position of the groom, but the light and shadow pattern on the standing figure just made me ache to […]
Reflections of Pink & Green
This tutorial is copyright Lorraine Vatcher. We are revisiting Lorraine Vatcher today with another beautiful acrylic painting demonstration. I do hope you enjoy. You can learn more about Lorraine by visiting her website as well as our one on one interview with her here.Lorraine is now offering art instruction classes for all who are interested. […]
“Vineyard Patterns” – An Oil Painting Demonstration by Jennifer Young
Step One: Choose a Scene I often head out to the Virginia mountains to do some plein air painting, and on a morning last week I visited Veritas Vineyards in Afton Virginia. This is a beautiful winery and there are many possibilities for painting subject matter. However, my umbrella broke and I haven’t yet purchased […]
Pen and Ink Drawing Demonstration by Mike Budden
About the Artist Hello , my full name is Michael William Budden. I was born in Gosport, Hampshire, England in 1943. There were air raids, bombs being dropped all over the place. Entire streets were being destroyed while we huddled together with our brave mother in the air raid shelter at the bottom of the garden. My father […]
Creating Textures in Watercolor
These watercolor painting tips are courtesy of Beth Mcrorie of EJM Studios. Beth is an extremely talented watercolor artist. Her paintings are stunning, vibrant and full of color. “Luminance, reflections, and color all attract me to my subjects. I see light dance through glass, or sparkle off a lemon, and I feel compelled to capture […]
“Caverna Magica” Painting Demonstration by Philip Howe
The following oil painting demo is courtesy of Philip Howe of Philip Howe Studio. When you are finished viewing this demonstration, please take a moment to visit Philip’s site to view more of his artwork. Thanks and enjoy! “Caverna Magica” Here is a fairly comprehensive oil painting demonstration of the painting Caverna Magic. This 7 […]
An introduction to Negative Drawing with Mike Sibley
The tools you will require are simple: Negative Drawing I often hear the phrases ‘negative drawing’ and ‘negative space’ used as if they are synonymous. They aren’t. Negative space is employed as a brain-fooling method of seeing shapes with clarity. Negative Drawing is a conscious method of working that isolates and protects areas of your […]
Acrylic Painting Techniques For Beginners
Welcome fellow acrylic painter! Today I am going to share some of the most common and popular acrylic painting techniques for beginners. I hope you find this post helpful and that it gets you excited to learn and grow as artist starting today! Enjoy! The acrylic painting medium is a fairly new addition to the […]