Painting Highlights

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

Watch a still life painting evolve in time lapsed video. 2 hours painting compressed into 5 minutes. Oil on canvas, 8x8".

New paintings of crowds zero in on the American public, emphasizing its divisions.

Jeanne Downing, Certified Decorative Artist, demonstrates how to brush mix leaf colors using oil paints.

Learn how Michigan artist Mary Wiseman uses Loew-Cornell's Angular Bristle brush to paint foliage.

Good painting relies on being able to see color and value accurately. If you are confused about how to do this, hopefully this will clear things up a bit...

Kim Hogue uses Loew-Cornell fabric brushes to create highlights and detail texture in her painting.

Learn how Charles Bargue uses the Root-Two rectangle to make his painting, Turkish Sentinel -- work.

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.