Free Watercolor Tutorial My beginner’s class in watercolour painting is doing one more still life before tackling landscapes. This high-key photograph was set up in my studio to avoid the necessity of doing a background wash – never an easy task for absolute beginners. These still life projects have been exercises in a number of […]
Step by Step Watercolor Painting Tutorial
About Barbara Fox Barbara has achieved a tremendous following on both the national and international level as a watercolor painter with a vivid and unique style. Her paintings have been featured in solo and group exhibitions in museums and galleries throughout the United States, including the Phillips Museum of Art in Lancaster, Pennsylvania; the Millicent Rogers […]
How to Paint an Apple with Oils
This 50 minute lesson introduces the foundational principles of representational art and demonstrates how each one applies specifically to the subject of painting. These four principles (Drawing, Value, Color and Edges) guide every decision that the artist makes during the painting process. This lesson introduces and demonstrates how to use all four principles by painting […]
How To Paint a Cactus with Acrylics
I found a really interesting video tutorial today from a very talented artist by the name of Rudy Kistler. This is a still life painting lesson on how to paint a cactus, a subject that you really don’t see that often. This tutorial is broken down into 10 different steps for your convenience making it easy […]
Still Life Painting Demo in Oils
About Brian Simons Being a self-taught artist, I have derived much of my inspiration from the “Group of Seven”, the French Impressionists and the Writings of Baha’u’lla’h (Bahá’í Faith). My family and I moved to Vancouver Island from Alberta, where I first began to paint approx. 25 years ago. Prior to that time, I focused […]
Watercolor Still Life Painting Step by Step
This lesson is courtesy of Rod Webb. Rod is a veteran Watercolorist from New Zealand. You can learn more about Rod and view more of his work by following this link to reach his Website. Watercolour Painting My Way :Still Life Note from the author: Since authoring “Still Life Painting, My Way!” I have had a […]
Watercolor Still Life Painting Step by Step – Part 2
This lesson is courtesy of Rod Webb. Rod is a veteran Watercolorist from New Zealand. You can learn more about Rod and view more of his work by following this link to reach his Website. This is Part 2 << Part 1 | >> Part 3 Masking fluid applied to save highlights. Wash of light […]
Watercolor Still Life Painting Step by Step – Part 3
This lesson is courtesy of Rod Webb. Rod is a veteran Watercolorist from New Zealand. You can learn more about Rod and view more of his work by following this link to reach his Website. This is Part 3 << Part 2 Shadows added to show folds in cloth and holes in lace painted at […]
Still Life Oil Painting Demo Using the Flemish Technique – Part 1
About Delmus G. Phelps Statement of purpose within the work: I’ve been an active painter since the mid 70’s creating works in the Realist tradition. Being inspired by the nature around me and in the things we tend to collect, I produce still life and floral oil paintings in the Classical/Contemporary Realism style on canvas […]
Still Life Oil Painting Tutorial Using the Flemish Technique – Part 2
<< Follow this link for part 1 of this still life painting lesson Oil Painting demonstration of persimmons on a dish Part 2 In this section, I will show how to oil paint the final color layers and finishing layers of these persimmons. Hopefully, the oil painting techniques discussed will excite your enthusiasm as much […]