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Landscape Drawing Demonstration by Diane Wright

2009-11-06T05:41:21Z

Start by just looking up. Ever since a fellow artist challenged me to include a sky in one of my drawings, I have been keeping my mind in the clouds. I am continually amazed at the beauty of just looking up in the sky! Over the past couple of yea...

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10 Watercolor Painting Demos To Spark Your Creativity

2009-10-27T16:56:27Z

Over the years, we have accumulated a number of exceptional watercolor painting demonstrations both here at artinstructionblog.com and creativespotlite.com. I thought it would be a good idea to create a post that highlights some of the best demon...

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Learn and Master Painting - Artist's Review

2009-10-22T22:57:43Z

There is a brand new home instruction course entitled Learn and Master Painting which is quite easily the best home instruction course available in teaching you how to paint with oils and acrylics. Unlike most of the people promoting this course ...

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Color Mixing Lessons and Resources for Oil Painters

2009-10-14T20:03:16Z

One of the biggest challenges for artists just starting out with oil painting is mixing colors. Color is a powerful tool. If handled improperly, things can become quite messy. Improperly mixed colors lead to muddy or unbalanced paintings. The goo...

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Drawing Lesson - How to Draw Rocks

2009-09-28T04:28:28Z

Rock Drawing Tutorial by Diane Wright While I haven’t had the opportunity to draw many rocks in my landscapes (yet), they can certainly add interest to any landscape. I consider them just one more opportunity to add a different texture to the ...

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How to Paint Like Monet - Free Oil Painting Tutorial

2009-09-23T20:58:25Z

You Can Learn How to Paint Like Monet: His Techniques and Color Mixing Approach Have you ever wondered how to paint like Monet or wanted to paint like he does? When you see his works, like the huge water lily paintings in the Orangerie Museum in ...

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Oil Painting Tips - Different Techniques For Starting an Oil Painting

2009-09-04T18:32:55Z

Oil paint is an exciting medium to work with. One will never become bored while painting with oil paints. There are a variety of materials and other mediums at your fingertips and when you combine these materials and mediums with the versatility o...

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Portrait Drawing Lesson - Learn How To Draw People

2009-08-31T17:29:20Z

The human anatomy is a very complicated subject to draw. It has been said, that if one can master the human figure, one can draw anything. I believe there is definitely some truth to that. So if you are passionate about learning how to draw the...

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Acrylic Painting Tips & Techniques For Beginners

2009-08-18T13:54:40Z

Acrylic paint, when compared with other mediums like oil paint, is a fairly new addition to the world of painting. It has only been around since the 1950’s . It has been continually under development and refinement since that time. Just because ac...

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Landscape Painting Lesson - How To Paint Clouds

2009-08-16T15:00:01Z

One of the more difficult things to accomplish in landscape painting is creating realistic clouds. If you learn the right techniques and apply them correctly, painting clouds is actually quite easy as the following landscape painting tutorial wil...

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