Acrylic painting instructor Nina Weiss teaches you basic color theory, from triads to temperature, and fundamental color mixing techniques. Put color theory to practice as you paint along with Nina to create a 12-step color wheel. It’s the best way to truly understand how colors mix together to morph from one into the other and how they also complement one another.
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Using a Mirror to Improve Your Drawing
Are you working on a painting that just isn’t moving forward as you’d hoped it would, even if it’s a painting of a subject that you love? According to artist and instructor Katie Liddiard, it probably isn’t the painting’s fault — you just need a…
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How to Draw Fabric & Leather With Colored Pencil
Often, materials like fabric and leather play a supporting role in our work—maybe it’s the tablecloth in a still life, or a leather jacket on a portrait model. Whatever the case, it’s easy to brush over these elements when they’re not the star of the…
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Learn Basic Brushstrokes for Watercolor Painting
Build your watercolor confidence by mastering the fundamental brushstrokes with your instructor, watercolor artist Kateri Ewing. In this lesson, you’ll explore a number of mark-making techniques with two types of brushes: flat and round. Kateri demonstrates how to lift pigment, create sharp edges and make…
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Drawing Difficult Textures
The visual world is filled with unique and inspiring textures. These textures—often made up of complex and intricate patterns—can be intimidating for the artist to attempt to create in his or her artwork, but taking on this challenge is also incredibly rewarding! In this video,…
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