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Explore a collection of art articles consisting of various art techniques, painting and drawing tutorials, helpful artist resources, master painting breakdowns and how to guides with step by step demonstrations. You will also discover a vast range of art articles that delve into different medium applications such as; oil painting, how to paint with watercolors, acrylic paints, soft pastels, charcoal drawing, pencil drawing, silverpoint and many others!

How To Mix Earth Tone Colors

What are earth tones? Earth tone colors in its narrowest definition means colors that contain some brown. However, more broadly it can be defined as

January 8, 2020 10 Comments

5 Questions to Ask Yourself Before Finishing a Painting

What to do before finishing a painting? This can be a big looming question in painting as it can often be difficult to know when

December 21, 2019 No Comments

How To Sketch Out A Painting

How to create a painting sketch before painting A painting sketch or underdrawing, is a preliminary drawing you make on your canvas that will help

December 13, 2019 10 Comments

Painting Technique Tips from Velazquez

Velazquez will always be a painters painter. For centuries, artists have been studying his technique and the masterful way he used paint. This post will

December 11, 2019 No Comments

How to Paint a Landscape

Knowing how to paint a landscape can difficult, especially if you have not done it very much! There is never a formula in how to

December 5, 2019 3 Comments

How To Paint a Starry Sky Painting

I recently received a commission to paint the Bethlehem star in a night sky depicting the time of Christ’s birth along with the backdrop of

December 2, 2019 No Comments

Realism painting tips! Learn key concepts of how to paint realistically. Step by step painting tips. How to paint realism with oil paint. Oil painting tips for beginners. Painting tutorial for beginners. Free art lessons. #oilpaintingtips #learnhowtopaint #paintingtips #realismpainting #paintingrealism #realisticart #19thcenturypainting

5 Realism Painting Tips

Realism Painting may mean different things to different people. To some it may mean wanting a painting to look like a photograph. To others it

November 27, 2019 No Comments

Ultimate Beginning Painting Guide

Introduction To Painting Painting is hard! I have many frustrating memories from when I was first learning to paint. If you are just starting out,

November 21, 2019 No Comments

Vermeer’s Painting Techniques

Vermeer’s painting techniques in regards to surfaces One of the most important aspects in Vermeer’s painting techniques is the surface he used. Out of Vermeer’s

November 19, 2019 2 Comments