What Colors Make Brown and How to Best Make Brown Color
What colors make brown Did you know that when you mix all of the primary colors together (Red, Yellow and Blue) you get the color
July 6, 2021 2 Comments
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5 Oil Painting Tips for Beginners to Make a Great Start
Here are 5 great beginner oil painting tips to make sure you get started off on the right foot. Don’t be afraid to experiment and
June 1, 2021 4 Comments
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
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 5 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 30 Comments
How To Gesso Canvas – Step By Step Gesso Painting Tutorial
When teaching painting classes, I always get interest from students who want 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 20 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
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