About Doug Doug Purdon was born in Toronto, Ontario. He is a full-time painter, teacher and writer. He is a graduate of the Ontario College of Art and an elected member of the Society of Canadian Artists and Ontario Society of Artists. He currently lives in Toronto with his wife, the writer Rosemary Aubert. He […]
Watercolor Rose Painting Tutorial Step by Step
About Barbara Fox Barbara has achieved a tremendous following on both the national and international level as a watercolor painter with a vivid and unique style. Her paintings have been featured in solo and group exhibitions in museums and galleries throughout the United States, including the Phillips Museum of Art in Lancaster, Pennsylvania; the Millicent Rogers […]
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 […]
Charcoal Portrait Drawing Tutorial
About Brian MacNeil Brian MacNeil is an artist of great talent and imagination and is one of the new generation of Realist painters that are the new avant-garde in the art world. Brian studied at the Angel Academy of Art, Florence, from 2004 to 2008 and showed himself to be an extremely gifted student, understanding, […]
Beginners Guide to Acrylic Painting Additives
Here is a very helpful acrylic painting tutorial created by Artist and Instructor Bob Davies. Bob has a number of free video tutorials on his YouTube page here, so be sure to head on over after viewing this tutorial. This video tutorial is a well rounded introduction to some of the more popular acrylic painting […]
How to Draw an Oak Tree Step by Step
About Vincent Whitehead My life has been influenced over the years by many things. First is my fundamental belief in God and second my family and the rural up-bringing that I have had. These two basic values have guided me and given me a love for nature, history, and the country life style. I have […]
How to Make Blue from Ivory Black & White
About Karin Karin Wells is an artist of amazing versatility. She graduated with honors from both the New England School of Art and Design, Boston, 1965, and the Butera School of Art, Boston, 1986. Karin has enjoyed a career as an award-winning graphic designer, illustrator and sign painter. She also taught Life Drawing and Painting […]
Wildlife Art Demo of a Lion Cub
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 […]
Acrylic Portrait Painting Tutorial
Enjoy this free step by step acrylic portrait painting tutorial from artist Christopher Vasil! Using A Limited Palette and A Four Value Underpainting A quick acrylic portrait painting tutorial showing a relatively painless approach to portraits using a limited palette and a four value underpainting. Finished Painting: For the reference I used a free picture […]
Soft Pastel Painting Tutorial Step by Step
About The Artist Carol Santora, PSA, has loved animals of all kinds since she was a child, and remembers always wanting to be an artist. She had numerous well-used Jon Gnagy drawing kits and would copy pictures from magazines and sketch things around her home. Santora (BFA, summa cum laude, Framingham State University) began her […]