Watch Your Proportions!
Proportion is the backbone of believable drawing and painting. In this episode of Art School Live, Ricky Mujica lays out a pragmatic, observation-first approach that moves beyond rote point-to-point measuring. The result is a flexible toolkit—units, angles, faceted lines, triangles, negative shapes, and perceptual tricks—that helps you find accurate relationships faster and with more confidence.
Acrylic Painting of the Week: “The Ball Is In Your Court”
On painting with acrylic > The following story features a leader in the art community who will be joining us on the faculty of Acrylic Live, an online art event, March 25-27, 2026, with an Essential Techniques Day on March 24.
Painting of the Week: “Winter Run”
Congratulations to Raj Chaudhuri, whose work has been recognized in the monthly PleinAir Salon.
Shane Wolf on the Value of Drawing Live Models
Shane Wolf, founder of The Figure Society, is one of the rare masters of figurative art who upholds the tradition of working uniquely from life as long as it takes to create his works. Here, Shane shares his love for—and the importance of—working with live models for the integrity of figurative art.
10 Steps to “Introspection” ~ A Contemporary Realism Portrait Painting
See how Christina Grace Mastrangelo created "Introspection," the catalyst for the series "In Our Nature," in which she painted women to represent different states of being.