City Drawing Sketch with Realistic Value Drawing Tips
I recently moved to downtown Seattle. For the past two years I have been living in the suburbs – so it is a big change!
December 17, 2020 4 Comments
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Winter Landscape Painting Step by Step Tutorial
Painting a snowy winter landscape can be challenging for a number of reasons. Painting in the cold is hard… You may have experienced the difficulty
November 19, 2020 8 Comments
How to Draw a Rose Step By Step Rose Drawing Tutorial
Learning how to draw a rose is a fun and challenging subject to learn how to draw. However, as roses have a clear structure to
November 2, 2020 3 Comments
How to Paint Clouds Step by Step Tutorial
Learning how to paint clouds requires practice and some imagination. I am not one who typically likes “how to” approaches to painting, as there never
August 25, 2020 28 Comments
How To Gesso Canvas – Step By Step Gesso Painting Tutorial
When teaching painting classes I always get interest from students in wanting to learn how to gesso their own canvas. Therefore, I have outlined the
August 20, 2020 4 Comments
How to Make the Color Green: Shades of Green Color Mixing [Guide]
The blue colors listed on the chart above; ultramarine blue, cobalt blue, RGH blue and pthalo blue, all end up creating slightly different shades of
August 16, 2020 16 Comments
How to Make Shades of Brown Color (What Colors Make Brown)
Learning how to make brown color is absolutely necessary, especially if you are painting from what you see in life. We encounter different shades of
July 15, 2020 2 Comments
How to Sketch Out a Painting and Create a Painting Sketch
Do you wonder how to go about actually starting your painting? What steps to take to bring it beyond a blank canvas? Well, you are
July 9, 2020 20 Comments
How to Paint a Night Sky Tips & Night Sky Painting Tutorial
The allure of painting a night sky has been with us ever since the invention of painting. Nature in general has mesmerized artists from the
June 26, 2020 14 Comments
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