How to Draw Seashells

by Nolan | Aug 13, 2024

Short Class Video Class Tutorial Drawing the background Take a scrap piece of paper and cover it with graphite from a 6B pencil. Rub a soft cloth over the surface to pick up some of the graphite. We are now going to use the cloth to draw with. Start by shading in the...

How to Draw a Copper Kettle in Pastel

by Nolan | Aug 13, 2024

Short Class Video Class Tutorial In this lesson we will learn how to paint copper in pastel by painting a copper kettle. Paint the handle With a black pencil begin painting te handle of the copper kettle.  Fill in the the handle of the copper kettle being careful...

How to Paint a Kingfisher in Acrylic

by Nolan | Aug 13, 2024

Short Class Video Class Tutorial We will work on a nice long canvas to give the bird lots of looking room. We will start with the background and work our way forward. Paint the background Give the background a light spray to help the paint flow then cover it with a...

How to Paint a Cat in Oil

by Nolan | Aug 13, 2024

Short Class Video Class Tutorial Painting the background Use your preferred method to transfer the shape of the cat to the canvas. Put the following paints on your palette:  titanium white and blue (whatever shade you prefer).  Mix a tiny bit of the blue...

How to Paint The City Gate in Watercolor

by Nolan | Aug 13, 2024

Short Class Video Class Tutorial Paint the background In order to get contrast for the light buildings we need to darken the sky slightly with a Blue/Purple mix. Carefully go around the towers and then a bit lighter towards the horizon.  Thoroughly dry the sky...