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A Realism Portrait Process: Séquel #2
Manu Saluja shares her step-by-step process for creating a portrait of her friend, an art model who felt a personal connection to the symbolic African mask she holds.
Making Faces: The Ups and Downs of Portraiture
A look at the history of portraiture, the process of doing a portrait commission, and the challenges you might face.
Artists Need MAPs (and not just to get around)
Learn what Susan Blackwood means when she refers to an artist MAP to make your paintings a success.
Why I Paint From a Photo Reference
Whenever I begin a new painting with glass or metal objects, I start with a photograph. I do this because ...
The Pursuit of Painting Light
To create the illusion that there is a sense of space and air using just pigment, canvas, and brush, an artist must truly understand this concept, as explained by Matt Ryder.
Realism Ambassador of the Week: Jessica Oliveras
"I like to paint people on their most fragile and vulnerable expression, focusing on a very natural and organic presence..."
Split Screen: A Quiet, Classical Painting
Juliette Aristides on painting "Split Screen," a quiet scene from her studio window at the Gage Academy of Art.
Realistic Flowers in Pastel: High-Speed Demo
In Kyiv, the capital city of Ukraine, pastel artist Vera Kavura can be found painting her favorite subject: flowers, which she describes as “natural, beautiful, and diverse.”
Learn Plein Air Skills to Improve Your Realism
Is it possible to dramatically improve your painting skills in just three days?
A World of Ideas
"Honing our craft with the aim that it might one day match up with and do justice to our inner ramblings is an ambition I hold to be sacred."