A Less Wasteful Art: Collecting Pastel Pigment
The Pastel Shaper exists because Heather Goldstein is a good listener. As a high school student working part-time in an art supply store, Goldstein listened…
Category: Art Mediums
As the Day Grows Long: A Painting Demonstration by Kim Lordier
California artist Kim Lordier seamlessly melds color, temperature, and value to portray worlds transformed by light. Her pastel paintings are marvels of observation—gloriously sensitive to…
The Zorn Palette: Unexpected Paints for Realistic Skin Tones
“I’d been painting for 15 years before I heard about this palette,” says Christina Kent, a San Francisco-based oil painter. “My first reaction was, ‘Why…
Art After Dark
The evening hours invite artists to play with underpainting techniques, palette choices, and color combinations to create the unique qualities of the dark. As the…
A Beautiful Base: Prismacolor Pencils Meets NOOD Paint Thinner
Colored pencil artist Jennifer Morrison creates stunning botanical art and teaches her methods in online classes. One of the core techniques she teaches is the…
Along the Path
Emma Colbert’s animal portraiture draws inspiration from the splendor of nature, the play of light, and an understanding of self. By Tim Saunders “Do not…
Light in Winter
Montreal artist Shari Blaukopf braves serious cold to capture views of her city all year long.
Master of the Moment
Inspired by the picturesque scenery of his own hometown, Merrill A. Bailey painted watercolors that captured the beauty and charm of mid-century Ameri…
How Can I Make this Painting Better? 5 Lessons for Making Watercolor Magic
What is it that takes a painting from mediocre to magical? There is, of course, no one single answer. In fact, there are probably as…
Creativity Challenge: A Painting in Two Colors
Learn how an extremely limited palette is all that’s needed to explore value and temperature—and take on the world.
Burning Question: What’s important to know when painting a snowy landscape in watercolor?
What you to know when painting a snowy landscape in watercolor.
Working With a Familiar Face
Michael Holter explores the subject of self portraits in watercolor painting.
Sweet Spot
Luscious color and mouth-watering realism lend Judy Nunno’s still lifes a sense of joy and visual delight.
Embraced by Snow
Landscape painter Mike Barret Kolasinski debunks the general perception of winter as cold and drab by depicting the allure of the season’s warm high…
Light Source and Direction
Learn how to control and position light for various effects.
Figuratively Speaking
Putting people in a scene can be tricky. These pointers will help you make your figures simple, but credible.
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