How to Get Yourself to Create

Do you want to draw or paint, but find yourself floundering when you finally have time, only to...

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Understanding Blue: Mixing Navy and Turquoise

Have you tried to mix a blue, only to go back and forth between it being too dark and too gray?...

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A Flexible Life Drawing Method in Charcoal

This is the 3 step life drawing method that my students learn in class and that I...

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How to Paint Realistic Hair in Oil

Painting hair is a big challenge, and you're going to learn the 3 Secrets of Painting Hair...

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The Worst Advice I Received as a Developing Artist

If you receive advice anything like what I describe in this video: DELETE, DISCARD, DO NOT...

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Do I Need to Go to Art School to Be an Artist?

Do you dream of being a professional artist, but going to an art school, college, or atelier...

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The Best Electric Sharpener for Artists

I contacted AFMAT to see if I could get replacement blades for my favorite long point pencil...

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How to Open Stuck Oil Paint Tubes

If you are frustrated trying to open paint tubes with stuck lids, please put down the pliers! I...

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Materials: Brushes for Oil Painting

Don’t know where to begin when it comes to all the paint brush options? Do you need the...

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How to Shade with Depth in Figure Drawing

There are so many styles that you can use when figure drawing! Today I show you how to approach a...

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How to Mix the Color Yellow: Color Theory 101

They say the color yellow can’t be mixed, but what about when the yellow you need...

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Draw Elegant and Structured Hands

Do the fingers in your drawings look like sausages, or are they just generally squishy and...

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