About Terry My art is about life. It expresses what I feel about people, places, and experiences around me. In order to create a painting, I need to feel a connection with a subject and see what that subject means to me. I need to see and feel every detail of it. When I immerse […]
Acrylic Portrait Painting Tutorial by Terry Honstead
About Terry My art is about life. It expresses what I feel about people, places, and experiences around me. In order to create a painting, I need to feel a connection with a subject and see what that subject means to me. I need to see and feel every detail of it. When I immerse […]
Watercolor Painting Demonstration – Simple & Confident Brushstrokes
Here are two wonderful watercolor painting videos from artist Vinita Pappas. The purpose of these watercolor lessons is to teach you how to paint using simple, loose and confident brushstrokes. Vinita stresses the importance of practicing your brush strokes. Strong confident brush strokes will create strong confident paintings. Its as simple as that! Confident and […]
Pencil Portrait Techniques – Step by Step Drawing Tutorial
Enjoy this free step by step drawing tutorial that teaches essential pencil portrait techniques. This drawing demonstration is courtesy of Faith Te (see bio and website link at the end of the lesson). Step-by-Step Graphite Pencil Portrait Drawing Techniques by Faith Te Stage 1 – Pencil Portrait Techniques The outline was first sketched on newsprint. […]
Acrylic Painting Techniques – Glazing With Acrylic Paint
When we hear the word Glazing in fine art, many of us will automatically think of Oil Paints. While oil paint is an excellent medium for glazing techniques, they are not the only painting medium that can be used. Acrylic paint can also be used with great effect. Acrylic paints have come a long way […]
Oil Painting Video Lesson – Alla Prima Oil Painting Technique
Alla Prima Oil Painting Technique – A Video Tutorial by Larry Seiler Here is a wonderful oil painting video lesson for beginners by artist Larry Seiler that demonstrates the All Prima Oil Painting Technique. Alla Prima is an Italian word that literally means “At Once”. Its a painting that is completed in one session. This […]
Blick Lessons : Mini Monets – Pastel Drawing Technique Using Shrink Wrap
This is a great lesson from Blick Art Materials called “Mini Monets”. The instructor in the pastel drawing video below, teaches us how to create mini impressionist paintings using a material that you normally would not use with fine art work. This technique involves pastels, shrink wrap and baking. I told you it was unconventional, […]
How To Draw a Cougar Step by Step
Step by Step Tutorial Drawing a Cougar Step 1 Learn how to draw a cougar step by step! The story so far: I am working upright on an easel. The DRAWING surface is a sheet of tinted charcoal paper taped to a sturdy board with a thick sheet of paper sandwiched between the two (to […]
Acrylic Painting Tutorial – How To Paint Hands by Leslie Pease
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 […]