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 […]
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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: […]
Drawing Lesson – How to Shade Pencil Drawings By Miranda Aschenbrenner
About Miranda My work fits into two very different and unrelated categories: realism and abstract. Each style allows me to challenge different parts of my personality. Drawing realistically indulges the side of me that loves detail and is a perfectionist. It challenges me technically and I am always pushing to create more accurate drawings. The […]
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 […]
Beginners Guide to Acrylic Painting
The acrylic painting medium is fairly new and has only been around since the 1950’s. Since then, it has continually been under development and refinement. Acrylic paint is highly favored amongst artists because of its versatility. It can be applied in a thick fashion as an impasto having rich texture or in washes mimicking the […]
How to Draw Clouds & Skies – Landscape Drawing Tutorial
How to Draw Realistic Clouds & Skies – Drawing Tutorial Start by just looking up. Ever since a fellow artist challenged me to include a sky in one of my drawings, I have been keeping my mind in the clouds. I am continually amazed at the beauty of just looking up in the sky! Over […]
Acrylic Painting Tips & Techniques For Beginners
Acrylic paint, when compared with other mediums like oil paint, is a fairly new addition to the world of painting. It has only been around since the 1950’s . It has been continually under development and refinement since that time. Just because acrylic paint has not been around as long as oils, does not make […]
Watercolor Limited Palette Lesson – How To Paint With 4 Pigments
About Cyrille Once upon a time … August 96, weary of the ordinary pleasures of the seaside, I left my wife and children playing on the beach and went to write a few letters to our friends in France. My children’s felt pens were lying on the table, so I used them to sketch a […]
Oil Painting Demonstration – Peacock Feathers
About Barbara Barbara A. King is a self-taught artist. Born in Irvington, New Jersey. Barbara took to art as soon as she was able to hold a crayon. Throughout her childhood, Barbara developed an appreciation for her majestic surroundings. She would often sit in tress for hours with pencil and pad, or sit in a […]
Top 10 Tips For Improving your Oil Painting
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. […]