In this pastel lesson, we'll take a look at creating a simple and easy pastel landscape drawing. We'll develop the sky and background first and then progressively work our way down the picture plane to the middle and foreground. Lastly, we'll add a few details and finishing touches to complete the drawing.
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Sometimes we see a completed artwork and can’t figure out how it was created. When it comes to deconstructing complex drawings, things can become quite complicated.
This lesson is designed mostly for beginners that want to get started with ink. I’ll share a sequence of digestible steps. You may 
A ruined brush, broken pastels, markers with no caps. Most art teachers don't have the budget to waste art supplies. Besides the monetary cost, it takes time to replenish supplies – ordering, unpacking, organizing.
Using otherwise ruined supplies saves money and teaches creativity, both in the 
If you paint with acrylics, then you have undoubtably encountered a subject that required the upmost precision and attention to detail. Perhaps you tried to replicate these tiny details in your painting. Perhaps you were successful. Perhaps you weren't.
For many of us, these details can present a 
The Importance of "Art" Exercise
Exercise makes a person's body strong. Painting exercises make your artwork strong.
When we exercise, we train our minds and bodies to perform when it's time to perform. By practicing our art, we train our minds to see and understand the world as an artist should 
In this tutorial, we’ll explore the possibilities of toned grey paper in combination with colored pencils. We have a wonderful subject to draw – a bunch of juicy, springy, glossy grapes. Are you excited?
It would be no exaggeration to say that when we think about paper, most likely we have white 
How is the experience of an artist different today than during the Italian Renaissance? There are several answers. Certainly, the perception of what it means to be an artist has changed. How one becomes an artist has also changed. The breadth of an artist's work is different as well.
The Perception 
In this mixed media lesson, we'll take a look at combining a variety of drawing and painting media to create a quick and loose sketch of three sailboats on the water. Since we'll be using such a varied group of media, each with their own characteristics, we'll need to consider the order in which we apply