Painting - Art Instruction For Beginners

How I use the iPad as a Companion to my Oil Painting Practice

As a professional artist I really encountered a lot of frustrating days trying to juggle maintaining my artistic practice while raising children. Creating art was an activity distinctly separate from the demands of my family where there were never enough hours to dedicate to my creativity. I was trained to paint outdoors and while I […]

Simple Watercolour Landscape Painting Tutorial for Beginners

Below is a Simple Watercolour Landscape Painting Tutorial created by artist Angela Fehr. Scroll down below to see the lesson in its entirety. Paint a Simple One Layer Watercolour Landscape Painting: Irish Hillside Below is another great lesson from Angela where you will learn how to paint a simple watercolour landcape using only one layers. […]

Do you need to add water to acrylic paint?

Today we will answer another subscriber question: Do you need to add water to acrylic paint? The answer is no, you do not need to add water to acrylic paint. In fact, you don’t “need” to any anything to acrylic paint. The only reason people add water or other mediums is to change the consistency […]

How to Blend Graphite Pencil?

In this post we will answer another subscriber question: How to blend Graphite Pencil? There are a number of interesting and effective ways of blending your graphite pencil drawings. Everything from paint brushes, cotton swabs, paper towels, blending stumps, tissue can be used, but are some methods better than others? Are some more effective? Well […]

Fluid Acrylic Pour Painting Techniques Flowering

Welcome! below are a handful of awesome videos demonstrating the flowering techniques possible with fluid acrylic pouring. There are some very beautiful results below that you can duplicate on your own. With time and practice you can become an expert in no time. I do hope you enjoy! I have placed links to each artist’s […]

What is Gum Arabic Used For in Watercolor Painting?

In today’s post we answer the question: What is Gum Arabic Used For in Watercolor Painting? Gum arabic is used as a binder in watercolor paint but you can also buy it separately as a medium. As a watercolor medium it is used to increase color brilliancy, gloss and transparency. Artists also find that the […]

What do you Need to get Started with Oil Painting?

Hello future oil painter! Glad you found me! So you want to become the next Vincent Van Gogh and need to know: What do you need to get started with oil painting? The good news is you don’t need dozens of tubes of paint, dozens of brushes, and and a large assortment of mediums. Now […]

How to Paint a Sunset with Acrylics Step by Step

Is there anything more beautiful than a sunset? Isn’t it only natural as artists that we would want to capture something as beautiful and precious as the setting sun in our artwork? I think so, that is why one of the first things many beginners want to learn is how to paint a sunset with […]

Oil Painting Landscape Demo Step by Step

The following is a free 2 part step by step oil painting landscape demo, part of a DVD course taught by artist John Houglum available for purchase on his website here.. There is about 30 minutes of content here, enough to really wet your appetite and get you started with Jon’s landscape painting techniques. He […]

Can Sharpies be used on plastic?

So today’s question is : Can Sharpies be used on plastic? And the answer is yes and no. Sharpie Oil Based Markers can be used on plastic. The traditional alcohol based Sharpie Markers are not ideal for plastic. They will smear and ultimately fade over time. If you want something more permanent, then use the […]