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Do You Have These Four Crucial Paint Brushes?
When it comes to learning how to paint, one area where it’s especially important to get it right is with your brushes.
On Painting Horses
Professional artist, instructor, animal lover, and horse owner/trainer, Johanne Mangi shares inspiration on how to paint horses.
Plan Now to Learn From Mary Whyte in Person
Save the date so you can learn from the one and only Mary Whyte, and get expert advice on how to get the most out of an art event.
Brushwork and the Breath
In this guest blog post, Katie Swatland shares a painting demonstration that illustrates how to use brushwork to capture the energetic signature of your subject, as well as brushwork exercises to unlock more possibilities for your art.
What Is Cold Wax Medium?
If you’re experiencing a creative block, consider giving cold wax medium a try. Here, Randall Graham shares some basic techniques for beginners. Bonus: Watch a video on how to use cold wax!
How Painting the Ocean is a Transformative Act
Finding organization in the chaos of a constantly changing, churned, and windswept sea feels like a titanic challenge...
No Rules, But Don’t Break These Laws
What now? Where do we go from here? If there aren’t any rules in art, how do we know where to start?
A Vanitas How-To: “Conversation About Immortality”
See how contemporary realism artist Christina Grace Mastrangelo created the vanitas (a genre of painting symbolizing the transience of life) in this step-by-step demonstration.
The 7 Steps to a Watercolor Painting
Watercolor painting advice from Michael Holter (a preview of the video workshop "7 Steps to Watercolor Portraits")
Happening This Week: 2026 Acrylic Live!
This week we're seeing up-close-and-personal presentations during Acrylic Live, an online art conference unlike any other.