Welcome to Art Instruction
Having been a working artist for five plus years now, I've learned some tips and techniques along the way, and have listed various art instruction lenses for you:
Acrylic Painting Techniques
Grid Method Drawing
Pointillism Techniques
Mural Painting 101
along with more art instruction lenses by other lensmasters on Squidoo.
Acrylic Painting Techniques
Acrylic paints can be used to have a translucent look, like watercolors, more solid, look, and also impasto.
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Acrylic Painting Techniques
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Discover acrylic painting techniques to help you get your art looking the way that you would like. I've always liked art and color. However, it didn't necessarily come naturally when I wanted to create art myself. I also wanted to create art...
Acrylic Painting Tips and Techniques
Acrylic Revolution: New Tricks and Techniques for Working with the World's Most Versatile Medium
Amazon Price: $18.47 (as of 12/19/2009)
Grid Method Drawing
Using a grid to aid in drawing can help in maintaining proper proportions. They can be left as a line drawing, or be just the beginning for a painting, etc.
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Grid Method Drawing
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Grid method drawing is used to help achieve appropriate drawing proportions. Grid method drawing, simply put, is drawing using the aid of a grid. Actually I use two grids. I place a document sheet protector with a grid drawn on it over the picture I...
Graph paper ready for your grid method drawing
Spiral Notebook - Graph Paper by WhoMi
Amazon Price: (as of 12/19/2009)
With a spiral bound spine, this notebook opens to lay flat. It also comes with three two-sided pockets to store your notes and sketches.
Pointillism Techniques
Pointillism can range from random dots with a variety of color, to organized dots in selected color(s).
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Pointillism Techniques
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Pointillism is a painting method of placing small dots on the painting surface to achieve various affects. The dots can be placed singly and in rows. The dots can also be placed more randomly and overlap another. You can also mix it up a bit and i...
Seurat, known as the master of pointillism
Georges Seurat, 1859-1891: The Master of Pointillism (Basic Art)
Amazon Price: $9.99 (as of 12/19/2009)
Some of the murals I've painted:
Mural Painting 101
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Mural Painting 101
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Murals can be a fun way to brighten up a room, and/or to get lost in some scenery. They can take up a whole wall or a portion of the wall.
Amazon Spotlight
Mural Magic: Painting Scenes on Furniture and Walls
Amazon Price: $16.49 (as of 12/19/2009)
"This book was beautifully written and put together. Bright pictures and step-by-step instructions were helpful to me in painting my own murals. A must buy if you're starting to do your own mural painting! This book has a ton of good advice. Glad I picked up a copy." Miriam Slee
More Art Instruction Books on Amazon
Watercolor in Motion: How to Create Powerful Paintings, Step by Step (Book & DVD)
Amazon Price: $19.79 (as of 12/19/2009)
The Usborne Book of Face Painting (How to Make)
Amazon Price: $7.99 (as of 12/19/2009)
Georges Seurat, 1859-1891: The Master of Pointillism (Basic Art)
Amazon Price: $9.99 (as of 12/19/2009)
Drawing Portraits: Faces and Figures (The Art of Drawing)
Amazon Price: $13.46 (as of 12/19/2009)
Drawing: Faces & Features (How to Draw & Paint/Art Instruction Program)
Amazon Price: $8.95 (as of 12/19/2009)
What is your favorite type of art? Either to create and/or see.
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- SusanFaye SusanFaye Nov 18, 2009 @ 11:10 pm
- My favorite would have to be watercolor! Thank you so much for including my Cat Lady tutorial in this very informative lens!
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- CreativeArtist CreativeArtist Nov 19, 2009 @ 7:46 am
- You're welcome Susan, you have very easy to follow instructions.
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- theraggededge theraggededge Sep 29, 2009 @ 11:37 am
- I love art journalling - the delicious combination of art techniques and words is heaven to me! Thanks for lensrolling my Zentangle lens - will return the compliment.
More Art Instruction lenses on Squidoo
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How to start a face painting business for fun and profit
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This 'How to start a face painting business for fun and profit' lens aims to provide you with a wealth of home business tips and face paint design ideas by JoAnne Westcott expert author of Easy Face Painting: How you Can Get Professional Results Even...
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Plein Air Painting
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There is something very magical and peaceful about painting outdoors. You feel comfortably secluded with nature having an almost spiritual connection when you paint plein air. Plein air painting is a passion of mine. I would like to share all of the...
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Face drawing - how to do draw a face
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This is an online resource about face drawing including links to lessons, tips about shading and other aspects of drawing a face. Learn about the basic proportions of the human face and head. Various ways of creating volumes and shades will be shown....
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Twelve Things to Love About Wet-In-Wet Watercolor
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*1 Every Painting is an Exciting Challenge *2 You Never Know Exactly How It's Going to Turn Out *3 The Wet Surface will Do A Lot of the Work for You *4 Good Results are Achieved with Minimal Instruction *5 This Can be Done with Limited Supplies that...
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How To Paint A Cat Lady
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For the past two years I have been creating colorful watercolor paintings of Cat Ladies (and Lads!) in a whimsical, illustrative style. Many are custom portraits of Cat Ladies from across the country and as far away as Great Britain, Greece and Finla...
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Lensmaster CreativeArtist has been a member since January 11 2006, has rated 629 lenses, favorited 42, and has created 186 lenses from scratch. Cheryl Paton donates their royalties to Squidoo Charity Fund. This member's top-ranked page is "Acrylic Painting Techniques". See all my lenses
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