Enjoy this free step by step tutorial on landscape painting techniques from artist Dan Schultz (see bio and website link at the end of the lesson below). How to Paint a Landscape with Oils – Landscape Painting Techniques Step 1: Prepare to Paint For this 18″ x 24″ studio painting lesson teaching landscape painting techniques, […]
How to Draw the Female Eye Step by Step
Enjoy this awesome tutorial on how to draw the eye by artist Faith Te (see bio and website link below). How to Draw the Human Eye by Faith Te Here is the first tutorial from Art Studio — a female eye. My method in graphite pencil drawing aims to render subjects as realistically as I […]
How To Paint Flowers in Watercolor
Sometimes watercolor painting outdoors is not always an attractive option. For some of us, it is more convenient and enjoyable to take photographs of our favorite scenes or objects and paint them in the studio. In the following watercolor painting video, Artist Debi Watson shares her techniques for doing just that. First, Debi takes several […]
Oil Painting Technique – How To Paint a Leaf Tree With Wilson Bickford
In this oil painting video lesson for beginners, artist Wilson Bickford demonstrates how to paint leaf trees using a 1 inch foliage brush. Starting with a canvas that has been pre-painted with a blue sky, Wilson applies a dark green foliage made up of Sap Green, Ultramarine Blue and just a bit of Burnt Sienna […]
Oil Painting Figure Demo By Dan Dos Santos
About Dan: Dan’s work spans a variety of genres, including novels, comics and film. He has worked for such clients as Disney, Universal Studios, Boeing Aircraft, Saatchi & Saatchi, Scholastic Books, Ace Books,The Greenwich Workshop, Penguin Books, Random House, Bantam Books, Tor books, UpperDeck, Wizards of the Coast, and Dark Horse Comics. Aside from freelance […]
Colored Pencil Tutorial By Paula Pertile
Enjoy this wonderful step by step colored pencil tutorial by artist Paula Pertile. Step-by-Step Colored Pencil Drawing Tutorial “Cotswald Cheese with Cherry Tomato” This is a lovely wedge of Cotswald cheese (which has bits of herbs in it) with a little cherry tomato on top. I will show you step-by-step how it was created. I […]
How to Get the Most Out of your Oil Painting
Learning how to become a good oil painter is a difficult undertaking. In fact, it is more than likely one of the most difficult painting mediums to master. Things like color mixing & theory, perspective, techniques and materials can really intimidate a beginner artist. So how do you get the most out of your oil […]
Pastel Portrait Drawing Demonstration
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. […]
“Secret Cove” – Oil Painting Landscape Tutorial
Enjoy this free step by step oil painting landscape tutorial by artist Mike Callahan (see bio and website link at the bottom of this lesson). “Secret Cove” – Oil Painting Landscape Techniques Above is a shot of the Secret Cove, Lake Tahoe, Nevada. I shot this photo early on Saturday, Mar. 10, 2007. Below is […]
Anatomy of a Commission
Artist Statement “I paint the places I love to be. I paint the freshness of eternal nature, icy lucid streams, thunderous waterfalls, and soaring granite crests over silent lakes. I paint the descriptions of John Muir, the echoes of Ansel Adams, the American West of Albert Bierstadt and Thomas Moran. I paint luminosity filtering through […]