The watercolor painting workspace plays a vital part in the success of a watercolorist.
It is easier and more productive having a private room to work. Some painters need more space than others. Having your own workspace is a great privilege. Not everyone has the good fortune to have even the desire to paint let alone […]
This article will provide you with a general understanding of some of the more basic watercolor painting techniques.
Flat Wash Technique - The flat wash technique is one of the more basic and common of the various techniques. The flat wash technique is usually used when large areas of the canvas need to be covered. You […]
Being able to capture the likeness of a human being on canvas, using paint, is certainly a sought after accomplishment for many new painters. It can also be somewhat challenging. This article will cover some of the more basic portrait painting tips & techniques and help lessen some of the confusion many beginners face. With […]
Celia Birtwell is a successful textiles designer and fashion designer (her latest collection sold out at Top Shop in ten minutes), but she has regularly modelled for her friend David Hockney over the years. As a result, his portraits of her hang in art collectors’ homes all over the globe. I often wondered what it […]
Learn how to use details to make your drawn or painted portraits of faces look more realistic and believable.
Okay, so you know the basics to drawing faces, but they just don’t look that real. Why? It’s all in the details. Take a look at the ideas below and soon you will have portraits that dazzle.
The […]
According to a poll I recently ran on our Painting and Drawing site, many people find drawing certain components of the face difficult. People found that drawing the nose was hard, but a large number thought that drawing all of the face was hard. So, here in this article, I will break down the process […]
At first inspiring skepticism that a book could deliver excellent portrait teaching, Portrait Drawing by John T. Freeman was a pleasant surprise. The book covers every aspect of drawing the human face and how to make it seem “real” in beautiful illustrations and easy-to-follow language.
This book is perfect for a beginning portraitist, but can also […]
Commission work is the bread and butter side of the artist’s working life. Whether it is a general request for a “landscape with some cows in it” or a more specific order for a painting of a loved-one, the assignment is generally welcomed as a much-needed infusion of cash as well as an indication that […]
Painting a Portrait is more than the facial details it is specialising in their uniqueness. How often we see portraits that do no more than show a superficial likeness and nothing else. One must learn to reveal the inner person; explanation of ‘artists vision.’
Colour decision making:
The portrait painter reflects something of their own personality in […]
Miniature painting is about 500 years old. When the first tiny paintings went on display, many people ridiculed their size.
Then Kings and Queens of Europe had miniature portraits painted and a new concept for these tiny works of art arose.
These paintings were painted for manuscripts, treaties etc.
Early miniature portraits:
The title ‘miniature’stems from the word ‘minium’ […]