Oil Painting Tips- All About Oil Painting Brushes

Oil painting brushes come in a wide variety of sizes and shapes and this can sometimes overwhelm a beginner. This article will provide you with an overview of the various oil painting brushes available and help you decide what kind of brushes you should invest in. Read more

Painting a landscape with Dry pastel – Art Instruction Video Clip

Learn to paint a beautiful landscape using dry pastels in this step by step video lesson. Read more

Oil Painting Lesson – An Introduction To Oil Painting Supports

An oil painting support is any surface that oil paint can be applied to. There are a variety of different surfaces that artists use to paint on. Everything from certain woods, canvas, and even metals can serve as supports for oil paint. This article will introduce you to those various supports and hopefully help you decide which support is best for your style of oil painting. Read more

Oil Painting Lesson – Introduction To Oil Painting Mediums

Oil painting is a wonderful medium all on its own, but there are modifiers that you can add to the oil paint that can change its behavior. This article will give you an overview of some of the more popular oil painting mediums available to today’s oil painters. The use of oil painting mediums is really a matter of taste and not a requirement. Many artists do not use any mediums at all other then a bit of oil to make the paint more workable, as some paints are quite thick straight from the tube. Other artists swear by certain mediums. It should also be noted that artists differ on opinion when it comes to the effectiveness and quality of oil painting mediums, so you should experiment on your own and form your own opinion. Make sure before using any oil painting medium that you read all warning labels and always work in a well ventilated area. It is also recommended that you work with gloves to protect your skin. Read more

Oil Painting Lesson – Introduction To Oil Painting Fundamentals

To accurately convey your feelings about the subject you are painting, you should learn and understand the fundamentals of oil painting like drawing, color theory, value and composition. I hope to give you a better understanding of these oil painting fundamentals in this article. This oil painting lesson is meant to be an introduction. You should study these topics further on your own when you have time. Read more

Oil Painting Tip – Coat Canvas With Linseed Oil

Next time you begin a painting, apply a thin layer of linseed oil on your canvas before you apply your oil paint. This creates a more workable surface allowing the oil paint to slide on easier.

Colored Pencil Tip – Do not over saturate your paper…

Be very careful when applying colored pencil to your paper. Do not overdue it. Your paper can only hold so much of the colored pencil medium before it no longer sticks to the papers surface. You also risk tearing your paper as well.

Pen and Ink Portrait Video of Nascar Driver

Pen and Ink Portrait Drawing Lesson of a Nascar Driver

A big thanks goes out to Vincent Strader for making this video available for viewing!  Vincent Strader is a fine artist with a passion for fine automobiles. He enjoys capturing the beauty of these automobiles with his paintings and drawings.

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Watercolor Demonstration Video of Maimeri Paint

Catherine Anderson is a nationally recognized watercolor artist, author, and painting workshop leader. Here she comments on the watercolor paint made by the Italian manufacturer, the Maimeri Paint Company. A big thanks to you Catherine for sharing this wonderful video with the arts community! Read more