Lessons By Medium - Art Instruction For Beginners

Wet in Wet Watercolor Tutorial

Grow your skills and create beautiful soft effects with this free wet in wet watercolor tutorial! Using wet in wet watercolor is a wonderful way to create delicate transitions of color and soft texture for beautiful, flowing effects. It’s also one of the techniques that gives watercolor a reputation for being difficult, so understanding how […]

What is the Best Paper for Charcoal Drawing?

There are many different types of drawing paper available today, more so than ever before which makes the process of choosing the best paper for charcoal drawing even more difficult. Charcoal is a dry, dusty medium that needs a paper with tooth, with texture, to hold the medium in place. You will also need a […]

Best Watercolor Paints for Beginners

So you are a newbie and you would like to know the best watercolor paints for beginners. There are so many options available today as an artist. Go to any online or brick and mortar art supply store and you will find a wide selection of watercolor supplies. First you have to choose between student […]

Oil Pastel Ideas for Beginners

So you are looking for ideas on what to paint and draw with your shiny new box of oil pastels? We have just what you need below. A few things every beginner should know before using oil pastels. It is important that you use a good quality oil pastel as they are not all made […]

Procreate Drawing Tutorials for Beginners

Procreate is an awesome app. I only started using it several months ago, so I am not an expert as of yet, but there are plenty of artist’s who are. So I searched the web and found some excellent procreate drawing tutorials for beginners , your basic “how to get started” stuff for procreate as […]

How to Draw an Angel with Wings – Easy Step by Step Beginner Lessons

Hello Fellow artist! So you love angels and would like to learn how to draw one with an easy to follow step by step demonstration? Awesome. I found some great lessons on youtube. I have included lessons that cover how to draw angels in different styles from very easy cartoon angels to the more realistic […]

Layering and Blending with Colored Pencils for Beginners

Welcome beginner colored pencil artist! I am so glad you stopped by my little corner of the web. In the following post you will find a handful of excellent videos what will demonstrate the various ways an artist can begin layering and blending with colored pencils. Colored pencils are a fantastic medium and I hope […]

Portrait Drawing in Charcoal – Time Lapse Demonstrations

Below are several fantastic time lapse portrait drawings created with charcoal by some very talented artists! Charcoal is definitely my favorite drawing medium. I like how you can smear, rub, brush and move charcoal around the support to create some very interesting effects. I guess it is because I am a painter at heart. Charcoal […]

Acrylic Knife Painting for Beginners

In the following post I have gathered a handful of awesome lessons and demonstrations that teach acrylic knife painting for beginners. If you are used to painting with only a brush, getting the hang of painting with a knife can be a bit of a challenge . You don’t have the same type of control […]

Anime Drawing Tips for Beginners

Greeting anime and manga enthusiasts! Today I searched the web and found some great videos that discuss Anime Drawing Tips for Beginners. I hope you find these video lessons interesting and helpful. How to Draw a Basic Anime Face This is a step by step tutorial on how to draw a basic anime girl without […]