Art Lesson: Understanding Light and Shadow to Create Form
In this episode of Art School Live, learn how to create form by building a simple four-value scale and painting objects as planes facing light. Plus: Practical tips for opaque, controllable marks.
Still Life Painting of the Week: Sweet Kajari
"It is a bit of magic that with nothing but a squeeze of paint and some good brushes, you can tell a story."
Part of the Healing Process
Marissa Ooserlee is recognized the world over for her hyperrealistic portrayals of women submerged or floating in water, a symbolic representation of the passing of time and life’s changing tides...
I Believe in Beauty
Do you find beauty in art and in life? Josh Clare shares his inspiration for being an artist in this moving piece on the existence and source of beauty.
7 Realistic Painting Techniques That Can Transform Your Artwork
Learn how professional realism artists approach value, color, edges, drawing, composition, and more—and see these techniques demonstrated at Realism Live.