Painting Highlights

Ever noticed how some paintings seem to draw you into them? Some of them hold your attention and direct your eyes to a very strong, almost profound, centre of interest. How do they do that? What makes them so compelling? Well, there’s always a number of things which work together to do this, but it’s surprising how often the spotlight effect can be seen doing this in all number of paintings throughout history, right back to the Renaissance when they first starting thinking about lighting ...

Artist Lynne Deptula demonstrates how to paint beautiful stroke work and borders using a flat brush.

How to mount an artist canvas for painting without an easel. http://handygoddess.com Handy Goddess tips on how to mount an artist canvas upright to paint without using an artist easel and have the canvas stay secure so it won’t move as you paint.

Learn how to draw a face portrait the size of a human using just paint brushes and white paint.

Master decorative artist Arlene Beck shows how to use Loew-Cornell's Dome Round brush to paint beautifully blended highlights. Learn more at arlenebeckmda.com or loew-cornell.com

Use basic letters to draw cartoon elements.

This video explains in 3 minutes what the color wheel is, why it is important and how you can use it in a practical way

Learn how to draw an image on Open Canvas in this step by step tutorial.

Learn how to draw people with space and perspective. French language.

Jeanne Downing, CDA, demonstrates how to brush mix colors for a painting project using oil paints and an artist brush.

See how easy it is to learn how to draw, and learn how to draw a horse

JohnK explains cartoon contstruction and how to learn from other people's art.

Learn from Ashley what materials and supplies you need to pack for travel sketching