It's very easy and inexpensive to make your own watercolor paints. Here's a 'how to' taken from my new book Art Spark with homemade watercolor paint recipes and links to famous art example that use paint made from natural ingredients.
Learn 2 easy ways to transfer your drawing to canvas for a painting- with and without transfer / carbon paper. Your paintings will thank you!
How to to create denim painted overalls with Traceys Fancy. Learn the tricks and tips for soft fabric and a lasting finish every time!
Your new source for art history related coloring pages. Famous artists and art movements included. Grab your own printable PDF.
Get ready to add texture to your walls! Learn how to make homemade texture paint and achieve stunning visual effects in your living space.
Learn how to paint starry night! This is an easy version of the famous painting in the style of a paint night type of painting. For beginners and kids!
Watercolor Painting Practice : Basic Landscape Elements Hi everyone! After practicing just “landscapes” in general - going from simple black and white value studies to color - I thought that it would be helpful to tackle individual elements. If you haven’t, please check out my very first “study
Enjoy a selection of illustrations, sketches, model sheets and tutorials by various artists, collected by Character Design References™ and shown here for educational and inspirational purposes only. Please follow the links to discover all the names, websites, online stores and Patreon pages of the i
A blog about how a failed painting made me rethink the theories of composition in my painting of Donegal, Ireland.
Learn 2 easy ways to transfer your drawing to canvas for a painting- with and without transfer / carbon paper. Your paintings will thank you!
Ever played Pencil Wars? It's a fun and easy drawing game you can play with the kids. All you need is some paper and a pencil for each player.
I did this project with my 8-13 year old kids around Halloween. We used thick and thin permanent black markers to draw and color the spooky houses. We were sure to make our houses look wonky with slanted sides and windows for that creepy, abandoned house feel. We went for variety in our windows, creating different sizes and styles, and added lots of little details on our roofs like spires, weather-vanes, cats, chimneys and spider webs. At the foreground we added graves, carved pumpkins, fences, etc. The sky, path and interior window lights were painted with liquid marker ink, which I saved from dried markers. Simply place your dried markers, uncapped and felt tip down, in a jar of water and let soak for a day - you will have beautiful marker ink that you can use for painting. The moon was simply drawn with round tracer and left unpainted, though you could paint it in with white acrylic paint. These turned out so beautifully spooky and with such great contrast. The marker ink has a way of cauliflowering when it dries on the paper, which creates interesting texture, and adds to the night-time, spooky feel.
From drop cloths, to buckets, to paint keys, here's which painting accessories are worth the money—plus those you might want to skip.
Finger painting is not something we do often in my classroom. Why, you ask? No, you probably do not ask why! :) Painting can be messy enough even with a paintbrush! But this past week, the children were given the opportunity to finger paint some fall trees and the results were pretty great. Each tree was very unique, just like the artists who painted them! Take a peek at the results on my blog post. While you're there, you may want to download a free tree printable for your own painting project (you can use the tree image as a template or just paint right on the page)... You can also pick up a free tree/seasons printable that features a tree for each season. Just click {here} to grab a set!
Every month, Denise and I are creating themed drawing worksheets you can share with your little ones and work through on your own. Because we can all use a little fun time to draw cute things, right? For this month’s free drawing worksheet, learn how to draw a series of adorable insects including
Try this trend! Painting ghosts on thrifted art is an easy way to make cute Halloween decor with an old thrift store painting.
Does your canvas art look unfinished? Elevate it with this DIY canvas frame. It's easy and inexpensive to make!
(Updated May 11, 2019) Learn how to create a custom paint by number template and transfer it to canvas to make your own DIY paint by numbers DIY wall art — special paint by numbers app not required! Remember my
Kids Learn about Andy Warhol and Pop Art by recreating his art using this fun and simple activity. Add to your child's knowledge of Art History in a fun way!
Making a cat squeegee painting is SO MUCH FUN!! This easy art project is simple and quick enough for kids and teens to make, but also fun for adults. No need for a paintbrush or any special art techniques when making these cat scrape paintings! Have you ever painted with a squeegee?! We had a blast making abstract art with our squeegee paintings, so we decided to make more squeegee art. Read on to find out how to transform a simple line of paint into an adorable cat painting! This post contains affiliate links. If you use these links to
Learn how to paint this colorful beetle with this simple and easy to follow art tutorial!
How to Fluid Paint with Kids, Acrylic pour painting is a joy with kids, use this easy to follow step by step tutorial on how to fluid paint with littles
Ever notice that your first sketch of the day is always a bit wonky? In drawing, painting, or any art, a proper warm-up is needed for the best results and improvement.
How to build a simple floating frame for your canvas art for around $10. Easy step by step tutorial inside!
Nature inspired process art drawings.
I was recently commissioned to do an entomological illustration of the Seven-spotted ladybird Coccinella septempunctata for a birthday gift. Gathering reference As always, the first step is to assemble your reference. I use as wide of a range of reference as I can; this decreases the chance of “copying” mistakes, and helps show the main features to […]
This project was sort of the low-rent version of something I saw on the Martha Stewart Show. Ok, not sort of. It is low rent. I don’t have a staff of 15 and a craft coordinator and a controll…
Get inspired by your own two hands with this quick, economical and useful project… The first time I stretched my own canvas, I swear, I heard angels singing. While my painting professor at the time would likely argue I had no business being behind a canvas in the first place, the connection made between a quality surface and […]
These are some example of a commissioned pet portrait original watercolor painting of your pet from a photo you like. You can add the pic to my mail : dimdiart [!at] yahoo.it or in an Etsy message. --------This listing is for an 8x10inch available for one figure in a paper------ The paper used for my watercolors paintings is WINSOR & NEWTON ,Watercolour paper - Grain fine 300g/140lbs - Acid Free. I accept custom of every species of pets...dog,kitty,guinea pig,hedgheog,horse,cat,parrot,bunny.... I only need a good image of your pet! The painting will be sign by me in front and on the back. The painting will be send you with two plastic rigid supports. many many thanks!!!! Irene :)
Line printing is so simple and basic, but it’s amazing how captivating it can be! Kindergarteners were given cardboard and black paint, and had the freedom to create anything they wanted. T…
Let's do some simple practice exercises to improve our drawing and painting skills and learn one-point, two-point, three-point and atmospheric perspective!
OCEAN WAVE ART LESSON can be used for grade K-8. Large or small painting surface, acrylic or tempera paints. Perfect for in class or studio art lesson.
Get inspired with 100+ patterns to draw. Learn everything from how to draw patterns and create your own to the best drawing supplies to use.
Image transfer techniques can be used to transfer an image from one surface to another, and they can be a fun and creative way to add a personal touch to your projects. One image transfer technique…
