Art Instruction

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...

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...

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...

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.

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....

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...

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...

*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...

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...