Part 2 – Charcoal Drawing Demonstration In Charcoal Drawing Part 1 you will find what are quality materials you need to get the best results. With this tutorial I will take you through the drawing stages. The preparation takes about 10 to 15 minutes. Now that you have prepared the paper your ready to roll. […]
Mixed Media Art Demonstration using Pan Pastels and Ranger’s Distress Ink
About Katherine My name is Katherine Herriman and I grew up in a small fishing town in Victoria, Australia (down the bottom), called Lakes Entrance. After finishing school, I moved to Melbourne to study psychology and social work. I chose to work with asylum seekers and refugee youth, helping them settle into their life in […]
Pencil Portrait Tutorial by George Max
About the Artist George Max is a Geologist, Fine Artist and Professional Translator from central Guatemala in Middle America. He was born in 1968 in a small town called of Cobán, 200 km north of Guatemala City. He traveled to the USA (Colorado State) in 1989 to study English under a one year scholarship program. […]
Perspective Drawing Tutorial for Artists – Part 1
About Julie Duell Julie Duell (nee Henderson) is a 6th generation Australian going back to the First Fleet of English convicts to arrive in Sydney cove in 1788. She also has a drop of American Shoshone Indian heritage for good measure! Julie was born in Sydney in 1941 and continued to reside in Sydney environs […]
Perspective Drawing Tutorial for Artists – Part 2
OK now – so far we have looked at straight lines in perspective – but what about curves? Take a look at this chart…then hold a coin in your hand, flat on to your eyelevel. Slowly turn it away from you and watch what happens to that circle…it becomes more and more elliptical – the […]
Pen and Ink Drawing Techniques
Below is a short but interesting and informative video lesson presented by Matt Fussell from thevirtualinstructor.com. This video will discuss and demonstrate 4 important pen and ink drawing techniques that every artist should know. Matt uses pen and ink as his medium in the video tutorial below, but you can use these same techniques with other drawing […]
Step by Step Portrait Drawing Lesson in Graphite
About David Te Hi, my name is David Te. I began thinking about art seriously when I was 18 after seeing my sister Faith, who is also an artist, draw a portrait of a person. It immediately inspired me to draw portraits as well. I have had no formal art schooling at all so I […]
Pastel Painting for Beginners Step by Step
Below is a beautiful step by step pastel painting tutorial created by artist Christine Kane (see bio and website link at the end of this tutorial). In this demo she will show you how she creates a pastel painting of a winter sunset. Enjoy! Let’s Paint a November Sunset! What is it about November that […]
Pastel Painting Demo – Portrait of Ron Hontz
About Faith Graphite Pencil, Charcoal Pencil and Pastels Artist Hello! My name is Faith Te. When I was 16, a great desire to capture nature and the people around me started my passion for drawing. I began to look at drawing not just as a hobby but something which I wanted to do all my […]
Acrylic Mixed Media on Canvas Demonstration
About Sandrine Pelissier I grew up in France but have been living in Canada for the last 12 years, I am currently located in North Vancouver and work from a studio on Pemberton Avenue. Watercolor is my medium of choice because of the unique way it allows me to render light. The transparency of this […]