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Collection Of Oil Paintings By “Wai Ming”

Advanced, Experts, Intermediate, Oils, Painting | 20 May, 2013 | 5 Comments | 4 mins

A collection of paintings by the artist Wai Ming The world that we live in today, has provided us with technology so that we can appreciate art from all over the world. We can either view artists from different countries either on the internet, or if fortunate enough we can travel to other countries and experience[...]

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Trevor Waugh: How To Paint White Roses In Watercolor

Newly Added | 15 May, 2013 | 5 Comments | 5 mins

Professional watercolor artist Trevor Waugh confidently displays under the guidance of a soothing backing soundtrack how he would take on the complexities of painting white roses.  Most people imagine white to be colorless but in actual fact it is anything but that. White is made up of all the colors of the spectrum and with[...]

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Indian Ink Drawing Techniques

Newly Added | 13 May, 2013 | 6 Comments | 5 mins

Easy to follow guidelines for painting with Indian inks

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How To Film Yourself Drawing

A short film on how to video your art work We have all watched the art tutorials made by other people to learn new techniques and styles, but what if you are now ready to create your own work and video, but don't know how to do it. Then look no further than this small video[...]

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Pottery Throwing a Simple Pottery Cylinder

Beginner, Featured, Pottery | 31 Oct, 2012 | 11 Comments | 7 mins

This is a video of how to throw a basic cylinder and how to get the clay up from the base into the body of the pot.

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Dennis Clark: Using The Palette Knife In Watercolors

Beginner, Intermediate, Painting, Watercolour | 31 Oct, 2012 | 13 Comments | 16 mins

Interestingly, I didnt believe that palette knives were used in watercolor. However, this video featuring artist Dennis Clark proves me wrong by doing just that. Endeavour to watch this video and you will pick up some useful techniques to take to your next watercolor painting. Its amazing how versatile art[...]

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Darrell Crow: Painting Crashing Waves (Pt 5/19 How To Paint Water Series)

Advanced, Intermediate, Oils, Painting | 30 Oct, 2012 | 19 Comments | 15 mins

Darrell Crow uses a nice wide variety of brushes and techniques to teach in his own unique way how you can paint a beautiful crashing wave within a seascape. He talks about reference lines and to some extent creating a box to draw the wave within. Easy to pick up step by step approach for[...]

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Will Kemp: How To Paint From A Photograph In Acrylics (Playlist)

Acrylics, Beginner, Painting, Playlists | 30 Oct, 2012 | 3 Comments | 37 mins

This is a fantastic tutorial aimed specifically for the beginners. It is fun and easy to listen to and you will learn a whole wealth of knowledge regarding color pigments, tonal ranges (tonal string), hues and saturations. It will really kick start your acrylic painting career! Is in 5 parts and for only 30 mins[...]

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How To Draw A Very Detailed Eye In Pencils

Advanced, Drawing, Experts, Pencil | 29 Oct, 2012 | 3 Comments | 4 mins

This video tutorial successfully shows the keen artist all the different methods and techniques used to draw an extremely detailed eye in pencils. The basic shape of the eye in a simple line drawing is the basis for this video and then in a step by step manner combined with a selection of still images[...]

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William Gelvin: Painting A Wet On Wet Landscape For Beginners (Playlist)

Beginner, Intermediate, Oils, Painting, Playlists | 27 Oct, 2012 | 19 Comments | 58 mins

Ever popular artist William Gelvin introduces beginners and intermediates to join him in the video playlist where he creates a stunning landscape from start to finish. His step by step approach and expert knowledge of oils and the required tools allows for a very successful and easy to learn from video tutorial. Everything is covered[...]

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Abstract Painting Techniques

Intermediate, Mixed Medium, Painting | 26 Oct, 2012 | 4 Comments | 9 mins

This artist demonstrates how to create from your mind an abstract painting. This one is titled 'A Tale Behind The Mirror' and is a collision of drips, drizzles and earthy tones but still capturing the image of a young lady and a building which is obviously open to your own interpretation. The artist uses brushes[...]

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Lian Quan Zhen: Using Chinese Techniques For Your Watercolor Technique

Artist Lian Quan Zhen  shows you in this video how to introduce Chinese painting techniques into your watercolors to allow you to loosen up and paint more freely. Armed with only watercolor brushes, paper and paints, Lian explains how to use the materials to bring in the strokes and style of Chinese brush painting. After[...]

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Scott Naismith: Glazing Techniques With Oil Painting

Advanced, Intermediate, Oils, Painting | 24 Oct, 2012 | 7 Comments | 5 mins

This video tutorial has Scottish oils artist Naismith showing an oil painting from around 7 years ago being reworked having been unhappy with the results back then. The painting develops using various opaque and translucent techniques. Some inspirational material is shown including videos taken in the Isle of Harris and a photo from Loch Fyne,[...]

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Beginner’s Watercolor Lesson!

Is learning watercolors your desire? This video tutorial guides you through the very beginner stages of watercolors and teaches you the bleeding techniques necessary to wash and merge a variety of colors. From deep yellows to gorgeous violets and crimsons make any color merge a distinct possibility. With a classical track acting as a calming[...]

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Screen Printing – Advanced Techniques Continued

Advanced, Ink, Printing | 17 Oct, 2012 | 3 Comments | 4 mins

This is a continuation video from the titled 'Screen Printing - Advanced Techniques' and basically just finishes off what was being said surrounding different techniques and styles which can be applied within the printing[...]

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Alwyn Crawshaw: How To Oil Paint For Beginners (Playlist)

Beginner, Intermediate, Oils, Painting, Playlists | 16 Oct, 2012 | 2 Comments | 14 mins

During part one in this playlist with Alwyn you'll learn all the materials to get started painting with oils. Alwyn then goes on to demonstrate brushwork techniques and color mixing to help you understand how oils work and can be manipulated. He then shows you the process of painting with oils—from creating an 'under painting'[...]

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Bob Ross: Paint Fluffy Clouds

Beginner, Intermediate, Oils, Painting | 15 Oct, 2012 | 3 Comments | 2 mins

In this video, artistic TV giant Bob Ross, shows the viewer how to capture the essence of a cloud. Whilst Ross is an expert in his field, the approach he adopts is easy to follow and his techniques allow the aspiring artist to paint like him in seemingly no time at all. A very worthwhile[...]

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