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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 Paint Fruit Still Life (Step by Step) Painting Tutorial

For this fruit still life painting tutorial, I have chosen to paint a quince sitting on top of a napkin for added background color and

March 19, 2020 2 Comments

Painting With Color and Light – Color Shading Light & Shadow Techniques

Light and shadow is a central component to painting as it is what makes up the light and dark areas of a work. For example,

February 2, 2020 2 Comments

tonal value drawing, Elisabeth Larson Koehler

Tonal Value Drawing Techniques (with Step by Step Video Tutorial)

Getting a solid understanding and grasp on tonal values is the best thing you can do for your drawing and painting. As tonal values is

January 25, 2020 6 Comments

Introductory guide to tonal values

The definition of tonal values in art is how light or dark something is on a scale of white to black. White is the lightest

January 22, 2020 2 Comments

How to Paint Fog and Mist for Landscape Paintings

Transient effects can seem somewhat mysterious. Especially when it comes to figuring out how to paint fog and mist! However, like most things, painting fog

January 13, 2020 11 Comments

How to Paint a Rose Step by Step Tutorial

I am fortunate to have a few rose bushes in my backyard. Unfortunately…a few of the bushes suffered under large falling tree branches from storms

January 11, 2020 4 Comments

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 12 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 2 Comments