About The Artist Leslie Pease graduated from UMass Dartmouth with a BFA in illustration, in 1987. After many years of working as a computer graphic artist, she decided to return to her fine art roots. In April, 2002 Leslie began to seriously teach herself how paint. Floundering around for a short while, things started to […]
Skin Tone Drawing Demonstration With Pastel Pencils
Here is a two part pastel drawing video by artist Colin Bradley. In this video tutorial, Colin demonstrates his process for creating flesh tones in his portraits. Its important to note that every artist has his or her own way of doing things. This process is by no means the only way to draw a […]
Soft Focus Watercolor Painting Technique
Here is a very interesting Watercolor Painting Technique video by artist Elizabeth Fluehr. This is a technique that you don’t see often and a somewhat unconventional usage of the Watercolor painting medium. Most of the water that she uses with this technique is for the purpose of wetting the paper and not added to the […]
Acrylic Landscape Painting Demo by Maxim Grunin
Here is another incredible landscape painting demonstration by Artist Maxim Grunin. I am simply blown away by this guys talent. I find it amazing how he can complete these paintings in one session and make them look like they took days or even months to complete. In the video demonstration below, Maxim creates a beautiful […]
The Looser You Get, The More Real It Seems: Watercolor Demonstration
About Debi Watson I showed talent with my drawing from an early age, but my parents discouraged me in the hope ‘that I would pursue something more productive’. I spent much of my adult life working as a operating room nurse, but couldn’t abandon my love for painting. Working long hours and raising two children […]
Painting Lesson – How To Mix an Endless Amount of Greens
You can learn how to mix an endless amount of greens with just a handful of tube colors. You may be asking yourself: “Why would I want or need to mix my own greens when I can just buy tubes of green paint and use those?” It’s true, there are some very nice tubed greens […]
Colored Pencil Tools and Techniques for the Wax and Oil Based Colored Pencil
Sheri Lynn Boyer Doty CPSA -Biography 2010 Sheri Doty received a B F A degree in 1972 from the University of Utah with a painting and drawing emphasis. Having experimented with non-representational styles during her student years, Sheri preferred classic realism as thought by professor Alvin Gittons. He and the professors, under whom she studied, […]
Painting Skin Tones – One Layer at a Time
How to Paint Skin Tones – One Layer at a Time There’s a Zen to painting in layers. You have got to enjoy the process or this isn’t the method for you….(but don’t worry, there are lots of ways to paint a portrait & get a similar result). Personally I like any way that is […]
Oil Portrait Tutorial – Painting of Brittany
Oil Portrait Painting Demo Step by Step – “Brittany” Below is a detailed step by step oil portrait tutorial by the very talented artist Scott Burdick (see bio at the end of the tutorial). I hope you enjoy and find this interesting and educational. Scott has some wonderful instructional videos available for purchase over at […]
Karrie on Canvas – Acrylic Painting Tutorial – Women Love Shopping
Here is another great episode of Karrie on Canvas presented to you by “Jones Television – Channel 22”. Jones Television-Channel 22 is a twenty-four hour, non-profit, commercial-free station cable-cast in Northwest Arkansas. Established by the Harvey and Bernice Jones Trust in 1996, the station broadcasts community and educational information with a reach of more than […]