A Theory of Light and Shade ©Sheri Lynn Boyer Doty All Illustrations for a theory of light and shade are by Sheri Doty accept for Manet’s painting “The Railway” showing an undefined light source. Before you undertake your practice of the use of light and shade in your art you need to understand the significance […]
Introduction to Pastel Drawing Mediums
Pastels are one of the easiest mediums to work with and therefore are a very popular choice amongst artists. Pastels combine the immediacy of a drawing medium while at the same time provide the artist with a color rich, paint like environment. With pastel drawing, there is no need to prepare your drawing surface, as […]
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 […]
Human Figure Drawing Lessons for Beginners
The following post contains five figure drawing videos by artist Cy Porter. These free drawing and animation tutorials are posted to help promote Cy’s animated films. He hopes you find these videos helpful and please take the time to check out some of his animation work at solomation.com Human Figure Drawing Lesson Part 1: Overview […]
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 […]
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. […]
“Pastels for Life” – Pastels Demonstration By Pauline Adair
“Pastels for Life” Author: Pauline Adair – Australian Artist Note: This painting won the Pastel Award at the 2006 Gympie Gold Rush Annual Art Exhibition. Click Images for Larger Views For this Soft Pastel Demonstration I am using a double sheet of Canson Mi Tientes pastel paper, in a warm grey colour. I prefer to […]
A Series of Drawing & Watercolor Painting Lessons by Mara Mattia
Here is a wonderful series of drawing and watercolor lessons I discovered from a very talented artist by the name of Mara Mattia. I have provided links to these drawing and watercolor lessons below for your convenience. I found these lessons to be very helpful and I am sure you will enjoy them as well. […]
Plein Air Painting with Pastels – City of Rocks
About Jo Jo Knoblock Castillo has always had an interest in art and working with her hands. Whether it was cooking, sewing or making gifts, she was happy to be “doing”. While living in Bolivia, she finally rediscovered her love of painting. Her interest is in landscapes and paintings that have connections to her life. […]
Sensational Sketches In Six Simple Steps by Sandy Sandy
Click Images for Larger Views Light and Dark Values They Create Dimension, Drama, Texture and Shape No matter what medium or technique you use to depict your subject, always try to use a full range of values. Value is the lightness or darkness of a color. You can simplify value by thinking light, medium and […]