How To Draw Clouds – Drawing Clouds with Charcoal
Learn how to draw clouds with this step by step tutorial! Cloud drawing can be one of the most satisfying subjects to draw as they
June 16, 2020 5 Comments
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Fruit Still Life Painting Tutorial
Choosing the fruit for your still life painting For this fruit still life painting tutorial, I have chosen to paint a quince sitting on
March 19, 2020 No 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
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 4 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 No 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 7 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
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