LEARN HOW TO DRAW You will be amazed at how much learning how to draw will help improve your oil paintings. In fact, years ago art students were not permitted to paint until they learned the fundamentals of drawing. Drawing gets you more in touch with value, line and form without the distraction of color. […]
Landscape Painting Techniques – Tutorial by Dan Schultz
Enjoy this free step by step tutorial on landscape painting techniques from artist Dan Schultz (see bio and website link at the end of the lesson below). How to Paint a Landscape with Oils – Landscape Painting Techniques Step 1: Prepare to Paint For this 18″ x 24″ studio painting lesson teaching landscape painting techniques, […]
Oil Painting Technique – How To Paint a Leaf Tree With Wilson Bickford
In this oil painting video lesson for beginners, artist Wilson Bickford demonstrates how to paint leaf trees using a 1 inch foliage brush. Starting with a canvas that has been pre-painted with a blue sky, Wilson applies a dark green foliage made up of Sap Green, Ultramarine Blue and just a bit of Burnt Sienna […]
Oil Painting Figure Demo By Dan Dos Santos
About Dan: Dan’s work spans a variety of genres, including novels, comics and film. He has worked for such clients as Disney, Universal Studios, Boeing Aircraft, Saatchi & Saatchi, Scholastic Books, Ace Books,The Greenwich Workshop, Penguin Books, Random House, Bantam Books, Tor books, UpperDeck, Wizards of the Coast, and Dark Horse Comics. Aside from freelance […]
How to Get the Most Out of your Oil Painting
Learning how to become a good oil painter is a difficult undertaking. In fact, it is more than likely one of the most difficult painting mediums to master. Things like color mixing & theory, perspective, techniques and materials can really intimidate a beginner artist. So how do you get the most out of your oil […]
“Secret Cove” – Oil Painting Landscape Tutorial
Enjoy this free step by step oil painting landscape tutorial by artist Mike Callahan (see bio and website link at the bottom of this lesson). “Secret Cove” – Oil Painting Landscape Techniques Above is a shot of the Secret Cove, Lake Tahoe, Nevada. I shot this photo early on Saturday, Mar. 10, 2007. Below is […]
Anatomy of a Commission
Artist Statement “I paint the places I love to be. I paint the freshness of eternal nature, icy lucid streams, thunderous waterfalls, and soaring granite crests over silent lakes. I paint the descriptions of John Muir, the echoes of Ansel Adams, the American West of Albert Bierstadt and Thomas Moran. I paint luminosity filtering through […]
Painting Horses in Landscape with Figures
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 […]
“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 […]
“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 […]