Paint a Hummingbird in Acrylic

Paint a Hummingbird in Acrylic

Short Class Video Class Tutorial Painting the background I’m using a middle tone Yellow green as a background to show off this bird and the flower. Carefully go around the template outlines and smooth out this background. As with the bird, use a small flat brush...
How to Draw Children Walking

How to Draw Children Walking

Short Class Video Class Tutorial Drawing the background We will start at the back and work our way forward. The top right hand area is very dark so I use my 6B graphite stick to gradually lay in this tonal value. I then use a cloth and graphite dust to lay in the...
Paint Bluegum Trees in Watercolor

Paint Bluegum Trees in Watercolor

Short Class Video Class Tutorial Sketching the basic outlines Sketch out the absolute basic outlines in pencil for your planning. After that, finalize all the lines with a black waterproof pen. It does not matter which make you use. Any nib size from 0.1 to 0.5mm will...
The 12 Secrets of Reflective Water

The 12 Secrets of Reflective Water

Introduction Painting water can be a real challenge, right? It’s one of those things that looks so simple when done well—but there’s a lot more going on than meets the eye. In this theory lesson, I’m going to walk you through the 12 key things you need to look out for...