You Asked: Drawing Reflections
Today’s question comes from Karthika:
Karthika Writes:
“I would like to know how is it that i can acheive the smooth glowy refelction on the surface of sunglasses. I’m doing a graphite and charcoal portrait where the person is wearing sunglasses with a reflection of a lake. I’m confused !”
Do you have any information that might help Karthika? Please leave your response in the comments box below. Thanks!
Plein Air Painting in Watercolor
By Sue Doucette
Once you have arrived at your location and found a subject you like, begin by making two or three “thumbnail” pencil sketches, being sure to state your values clearly. (Values are your lights and darks. Three to four shades between white and your darkest dark are enough. These quick drawings will guide you as you are painting.) This is the time to clarify your composition as well. These drawings are quick and spontaneous and should measure about 3″ or 4″ square. After you’ve completed your thumbnails choose the one you like the best, then set up your equipment. Now you are ready to paint.
Set up your work station so you are not looking directly into the sun. Clip your paper to your board in preparation for sudden gusts of wind and keep your thumbnail sketch handy. Remember when painting with watercolor, to leave the white paper where your whites will go, then sketch your subject matter onto your watercolor paper. It is helpful to spray the back of your paper with water before painting. This will keep it from curling up when the front becomes wet.
Acrylic Painting Video Demonstration Step by Step
I found a great step by step acrylic painting tutorial today on YouTube created by the very talented Artist and Instructor Bob Davies. Bob has a number of free excellent demonstrations, tips and tutorial on his YouTube page, so be sure to head on over after viewing this lesson.
Be sure to also check out Bob’s free Ebook “Acrylic Painting Secrets”. Lots of helpful information there as well.
Red Wharf Bay Painting Tutorial by Bob Davies
Step by Step Oil Portrait Painting Video Demo
Oil Portrait Painting Tutorial
Learn how to paint a portrait in oils with this free step by step video demonstration by Artist Irv Rudley. This is a two part video lesson that is approximately 15 minutes in length.
Visit Irv’s YouTube page for more portrait painting demonstrations
Oil Portrait Painting Demonstration Part 1
Artist Spotlight – Allan kirk
Artist Name: Allan kirk
Location: France
Title of Artwork: Porto Riverside
Dimensions of Artwork: 27 x 22 cm
Medium: Pen and wash
Support: Cartridge paper
Website: http://tarnincolour.blogspot.com/
Describe this Piece: Sketched from a cafe on a short break to Porto in Portugal.. A classic historic european city, down by the riverside has beend designated a UNESCO world heritage site.
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Pastel Painting Tutorial of a Tiger Step by Step
About Eric Wilson
Eric Wilson has established himself as one of Britain’s leading wildlife artists, a multi-award winner whose paintings are now widely collected throughout the world. His artistic ability was evident from his earliest schooldays; “Eric has an artistic talent way beyond his years” wrote his art teacher in 1967.
As a child of Scottish parentage, Eric would spend his formative years roaming the highland mountains of Scotland where his lifelong love of wild places was born. It was natural and inevitable that Eric would combine his talent with his love of wildlife and become a wildlife artist.
Eric has exhibited widely in London, Germany and the United States, exhibiting at the prestigious Florida Wildlife and Western Art Exposition and The National Exhibition of Wildlife Art where his work has won several awards. His paintings have appeared in magazines and books such as “The Best of Wildlife Art” and “Keys to Painting Fur and Feathers”, by North Light Books. Read more
Oil Painting Landscape Demo by Artist Jon Houglum
Landscape Oil Painting Demonstration Part 1
In part 1 of this tutorial, Jon starts with a toned canvas. He then takes some Burnt Sienna that has been thinned down with paint thinner and begins to lay out his composition. He divides his composition into thirds. The rule of thirds is a popular compositional guideline that artists follow to ensure they have an interesting composition. It ensures that your composition will not be divided in half, which is a big no no in painting. Jon then begins to block in the sky. He starts at the horizon with a mixture of Burnt Sienna, Blue and a touch of red.
Blick Presents: Winsor & Newton Liquin Mediums
Liquin is an alkyd based medium that has been formulated for use with oil paints. The Liquin alkyd mediums are made by treating a natural oil like Linseed Oil with alcohol and acid, hence the name “alkyd”. Alkyds speed up the drying time of conventional oil paints by about 50%. So an oil paint that usually takes 2-12 days to dry to the touch, will now take 1-6 days to dry to the touch.
Apart from speeding up the drying time of oil paints, Liquin mediums also have other uses that are described in the video below.
Liquin mediums are available in a variety of different consistencies depending on the effect you are after. Read more
Watercolor Lesson – The Control of Water in Watercolour
About Arnold
Arnold Lowrey has been painting for 36 years. He has regular exhibitions of his paintings in the South Wales area and has had work accepted and exhibited in the Royal Institute of Painters in Watercolour exhibition at the Mall Galleries in London. He has won several prizes for his paintings in a number of Art Exhibitions.
He is a painting demonstrator for major art material suppliers e.g. Winsor & Newton, . and Art Profile and regularly provides painting demonstrations to Art Societies throughout South Wales and Southern England.
He has demonstrated for a number of years with Winsor & Newton in Zurich, Switzerland, and has tutored workshops and painting holidays in Portugal and Texas.
Over the past eighteen years, a considerable number of artists have attended these courses, which cover watercolour, acrylics, pastels and oils. The subjects of his paintings vary from landscapes to still life, portraiture, abstracts etc. The weekly courses are currently located at Taffs Well Rugby Club, Taffs Well, Near Cardiff.
His motivation is a desire for good shapes and texture in his paintings but foremost is his desire to interpret his feelings for each subject using colour and luminosity.
Follow this link to visit Arnold’s Website
Acrylic Image Transfer Techniques & Tutorials
There are a number of different methods for transferring images to a canvas or other support. In this post however, we will focus on tutorials that demonstrate how to transfer images, whether they be photographs, photocopies or printed materials, onto a canvas or other support, using acrylic mediums along with other tools and materials.
It sounds like a difficult process, but it is actually pretty easy once you get the hang of it and extremely enjoyable. It actually becomes addictive because there are so many possibilities using this process. After watching the videos and reading through the tutorials below, my head is spinning with ideas and I know yours will as well. I hope you enjoy. Happy transferring!
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