Blog posts about art making
Who doesn’t love the look of a gorgeous tropical leaf? Even better…. who doesn’t love a tropical leaf that will never wilt? This post features a fun art activity in which artists will create a painted paper monstera leaf and glue it to a creative background. This blog post features a materials list, video tutorial, … Read more
Are you a beginning artist looking to build your skills? This step by step video tutorial of a 1/2 cartoon digital portrait is a great activity to develop your skills. This tutorial shows how to use layers, opacity, blending, and more! It’s fairly easy, yet produces a really cool result! This post includes materials list, … Read more
Graphite is an awesome, readily-available material that can achieve so much. From one pencil comes a wide range of value from dark to lights. This post guides artists through using graphite to render a detailed image of a rose. I find that a basic grid system is really helpful for beginners. This tutorial provides a … Read more
I never really thought of a bingo dauber as an art tool until recently. But the circular dot that results with each daub can create some really amazing visual work. Bingo daubers come in lots of colors, and look really great when you layers them. They are super easy to use for art makers of … Read more
Learning perspective drawing is like riding a bike. A little tricky at first, but once you’ve got it… it clicks! It becomes second nature and you don’t have to think about it so much. There are many different types of perspective drawing, but ONE POINT PERSPECTIVE is a great one for beginning artist to start … Read more
Are you a beginning artist looking to build your skills? This step by step video tutorial of a misty forest is a great activity to develop your skills. This tutorial shows how to use layers, opacity, blending, and more! It’s fairly easy, yet produces a really cool result! It also emphasizes the use of atmospheric … Read more
If you are a beginning digital art who is learning how to use layers, brush tools and more, this is a really fun activity for you! For this activity, I use an awesome free program called kleki.com. I really love this program because it doesn’t distract new users with a TON of functions and options. … Read more
As artists, it’s completely common to hit a creative block. Whether you are simply feeling a little down, uninspired or overthinking it all, it can really affect your creative drive. One method I like to use to kick start my art is creating a symmetrical flow drawing. It is also a great activity to build … Read more
Did you know artists of the past used a tool called the camera obscura to enhance the realism in their artworks? The great Johannes Vermeer is one of the most notable painters who used this tool. A camera obscura projects an image of the subject onto a surface so the artist could trace it. My … Read more
Step by step tutorial of how to draw a fun perspective drawing from an “alien’s point of view.”