Course
Beginner
Creative Mixed Media
This engaging course guides you through the process of combining various art mediums to create expressive artworks. You'll explore techniques such as creating harmony between mediums, incorporating text into paintings, photo transfers, polymer clay painting, altered books, assemblage sculpture, and artist trading cards.
Course
Intermediate
Colored Pencils PLUS
Unlock the full potential of colored pencils by combining them with various art media in this comprehensive course. You'll learn to integrate colored pencils with watercolor, Posca markers, alcohol-based markers, and ink washes.
Course
Beginner
Line and Wash Course
Explore the dynamic fusion of pen and ink with watercolor in this comprehensive course designed for beginners and intermediate artists. You'll learn essential techniques for balancing detailed line work with expressive watercolor washes.
Class
Intermediate
Line and Wash - Boat on the Water
This class guides you through the process of creating a detailed line and wash artwork of a boat on the water using pen and ink and watercolor. You'll start by drawing the contours of the boat and progress through various stages, including applying pen and ink for detailed line work, layering watercolor washes for depth, and refining details such as the boat's hull, dock, and reflections.
Class
Beginner
Train with Pen and Ink and Watercolor
This class guides you through creating a dynamic train scene using line and wash techniques. Starting with a detailed pen drawing, you'll learn to build depth, perspective, and texture using watercolor washes applied over the ink outlines.
Class
Beginner
Bee with Scratchboard
Dive into the art of scratchboard. You'll learn to create a lifelike bee by removing ink from a scratchboard panel, revealing the white surface beneath. The course covers essential techniques such as layering, texturing, and detailing to capture the intricate features of the bee.
Video
Beginner
Acrylic Transfers
Learn how to create acrylic transfers in this free painting lesson video.
Video
Beginner
How to Draw Cherries
Learn how to create a realistic drawing of cherries with markers and colored pencils.
Class
Intermediate
Frog with Markers and Colored Pencils
This class guides you through the process of creating a realistic drawing of a frog using alcohol-based markers and colored pencils. The class begins with sketching the contours of the frog using a graphite pencil, followed by an underpainting with alcohol-based markers to establish base colors. Subsequent lessons focus on layering colored pencils to build depth and detail, culminating in the addition of a cast shadow to ground the subject.
Video
Beginner
Colored Pencils and Markers - Candy
Combine colored pencils and markers to create a realistic drawing of a piece of candy.
Class
Intermediate
Blood Oranges with Markers and Colored Pencils
This class guides you through the process of creating a realistic drawing of blood oranges using markers and colored pencils. You'll begin with a light graphite sketch to lay out the composition, followed by an underpainting created with alcohol-based markers. Subsequent lessons focus on adding details and depth with colored pencils over the marker underpainting.
Video
Beginner
How to Draw with Markers and Colored Pencils
Learn how to combine markers and colored pencils to create a realistic drawing of a glass of soda.
Video
Beginner
Creative Mixed Media - Creating Harmony
Learn strategies for creating harmony in mixed media artworks in this course module from "Creative Mixed Media".
Course
Beginner
Portrait Drawing The Smart Way
Master accurate, realistic portraits with confidence in Portrait Drawing The Smart Way. This detailed course guides beginner and intermediate artists through 19 video lessons covering the skull, facial proportions, planes of the face, eyes, noses, mouths, ears, hair, grid and triangular methods for portrait construction.
Course
Beginner
Mastering Metal with Graphite and White Charcoal
This concise course focuses on rendering the reflective qualities of metal using graphite and white charcoal on toned gray paper. The series begins with establishing contours and progresses through detailed stages, including rendering the teapot's top, spout, upper and lower body, and finally, the handle and cast shadow. Emphasis is placed on achieving realistic highlights and depth through layering techniques.
Video
Beginner
Colored Pencils Plus - Module 1: Watercolor and Colored Pencils
Combine watercolor with colored pencils to create a still life image.
Video
Beginner
Colored Pencils Plus - Module 2: Posca Markers and Colored Pencils
Combine Posca markers with colored pencils to create a still life image.
Video
Beginner
Colored Pencils Plus - Module 3: Markers and Colored Pencils
Combine alcohol-based markers with colored pencils to create a still life image of strawberries.
Video
Beginner
Colored Pencils Plus - Module 4: Ink and Colored Pencils
Combine ink with colored pencils to create a still life drawing of blueberries.
Video
Beginner
Realistic Drawing with Colored Pencils and Markers
Learn how to draw a candy bar with markers and colored pencils.
Post
Beginner
Plaster Relief Sculpture
Use found objects to create a plaster relief sculpture.
Video
Beginner
How to Create a Monoprint
In this timed exercise, we take a look at creating a monotype or monoprint using oil based ink and regular drawing paper.
Video
Beginner
Creative Mixed Media - Playful Photo Transfers
Learn how to create a playful and whimsical mixed media work that incorporates a photo transfer and captures the personality of the subject.
Video
Beginner
Creative Mixed Media - Collage
Learn how to create a collage from a challenging paper source in this course module which includes a video and an ebook.
Video
Beginner
Creative Mixed Media - Assemblage Sculpture
Combine found objects and assemble them to create a unique sculpture in this course module that includes a video and an ebook.
Video
Beginner
Creative Mixed Media - Polymer Clay Painting
Create a painting using polymer clay in this lesson that includes a video and an ebook.
Video
Beginner
Creative Mixed Media - Altered Books
Create a sculpture that appears to be leaving the pages of a book in this course module that includes a video an ebook.
Video
Beginner
Creative Mixed Media - Artist Trading Cards
Create three different artist trading cards each with their own unique style and combination of media.
Video
Beginner
Line and Wash - Introduction and Materials
An introduction to Line and Wash video course.
Video
Beginner
Line and Wash - Balance
How to find balance between pen and ink and watercolor.
Video
Beginner
Line and Wash - Two Approaches
Two approaches to creating a line and wash image.
Video
Beginner
Relief Printmaking
Learn how to create linoleum relief prints (linocuts) in this lesson.
Post
Beginner
Reduction Printmaking with Linoleum
Create a reduction relief print.
Post
Beginner
Carving Clay
Create a non-objective clay sculpture by carving.
Post
Beginner
Low Relief Sculpture
Learn how to create a low relief sculpture with cardboard.
Post
Beginner
How to Create a Monotype
Learn how to create a Monotype in this lesson.
Class
Intermediate
The Art of Distortion
Explore the fascinating world of distorted perspectives in this class. Using a specially designed grid and grayscale markers, you'll learn to create drawings that mimic the visual effects of a convex mirror.
Video
Beginner
Gettin' Sketchy - Season 6
Learn how to draw and have some fun. Subjects in this season include facial features, animals, a tractor, and an avocado.
Video
Beginner
Line and Wash - Portrait Part 1
Part 1 of a series on creating a portrait with line and wash. In part 1, we develop the pen and ink drawing.
Video
Beginner
Line and Wash - Portrait Part 2
Part 2 of a series on creating a portrait with line and wash. In part 2, we complete the image with watercolor washes.
Video
Beginner
Creative Mixed Media - Expressive Portrait
Learn how to incorporate text in a mixed media work that uses acrylic paints, a photo transfer, and gouache. Two course modules from "Creative Mixed Media".
Video
Beginner
Mixed Media Portrait
Combine watercolor and pen and ink to create an expressive mixed media portrait.
Video
Beginner
Gettin' Sketchy - Season 12
Learn how to draw 10 different subjects with a variety of media.
Video
Intermediate
Ink and Watercolor - Old Boat
Combine ink and watercolor to create a painting of an old boat.
Video
Beginner
Line and Wash Landscape Part 1
Part 1 of a series on creating a landscape with line and wash. In part 1, we develop the ink drawing with bottled ink and a nylon brush.
Video
Beginner
Line and Wash Landscape Part 2
Part 2 of a series on creating a landscape with line and wash. In part 2, we complete the image with watercolor washes.
Video
Beginner
Mixed Media - Sailboats
Combine ink, watercolor, gouache, and colored pencils to create a mixed media painting of sailboats.
Post
Beginner
How to Draw a Leaf with Watercolor and Colored Pencils
Learn how to draw a realistic leaf by combining watercolor and colored pencils.
Video
Beginner
Line and Wash Lighthouse
Combine pen and ink with watercolor applications to develop a landscape that features a lighthouse.
Course
Beginner
The Watercolor Workshop
This comprehensive course is designed for beginner and intermediate artists seeking to master watercolor painting, covering basic materials, tools, and surfaces for watercolor painting, application techniques and color mixing.
Class
Beginner
Cityscape with Line and Wash
This class guides you through the elegant combination of pen & ink with watercolor washes. Beginning with a loose graphite sketch to establish composition, you’ll then layer sharp ink lines to define forms and textures, followed by translucent watercolor washes to build depth and atmosphere. The course emphasizes balancing the precision of ink with the fluid expressiveness of watercolor, offering an accessible yet sophisticated approach to hybrid drawing and painting.
Video
Beginner
Old Barn with Line and Wash
Learn how to combine pen and ink line applications with watercolor washes to create a landscape sketch.
Video
Beginner
The Watercolor Workshop - Mixing Media Part 1
Part one of a two-part series on mixing media with watercolor applications. Initial washes of color are applied.
Video
Beginner
The Watercolor Workshop - Mixing Media Part 2
Part two of a two-part series on mixing media with watercolor applications. Pen and ink, pastel, and pastel pencil are applied over the watercolor painting.
Video
Beginner
Sketch a Boat on the Water with Pastels and Colored Pencils
Create a quick sketch of a boat on the water in just 30 minutes - more or less.
Course
Beginner
The Colored Pencil Course
Designed for beginners and intermediate artists, you'll learn essential techniques such as layering, burnishing, creating underpaintings, and applying color theory to produce professional-quality colored pencil drawings.
Video
Beginner
Gettin' Sketchy - Season 8
Drawings include animals, still life, vehicles and landscape.
Video
Beginner
How to Draw an Iguana with Pen and Ink
Draw an Iguana with pen and ink in preparation for adding watercolor.
Video
Beginner
How to Paint an Iguana with Watercolor
Add watercolor washes to develop color over a pen and ink drawing.
Video
Beginner
Ladybug with Watercolor and Pen and Ink
Draw and paint a ladybug with watercolor and pen and ink in this timed drawing exercise.
Video
Beginner
Easy Line and Wash Lesson For Beginners
Combine ink and watercolor to create a painting of a cow in a field.
Post
Beginner
How to Draw a Flamingo with Watercolor and Colored Pencils
Combine watercolor and colored pencils to create a drawing of a flamingo in this step by step lesson.
Video
Beginner
Cow with Pen and Ink and Watercolor
Combine ink and watercolor to create a painting of a cow in a field.
Video
Beginner
Pen and Watercolor - Seagull
Create a colorful painting of a seagull with pen and watercolor.
Post
Beginner
How to Draw a Stag Beetle
Learn how to combine watercolor, watercolor pencils and ink to draw a stag beetle in this step by step mixed media lesson.
Video
Beginner
Line and Wash - Octopus
Learn how to combine pen and ink applications with watercolor washes to create a line and wash drawing of an octopus.
Post
Beginner
Digitally Add Color to a Pen and Ink Drawing
Learn how to add color to a pen and ink drawing with Photoshop.
Video
Intermediate
Mixed Media Drawing Lesson - Great White Shark
Combine a variety of black and white drawing media to create a realistic drawing of a Great White shark.
Class
Beginner
Cat with Scratchboard
This class begins with an introduction to scratchboard, covering the thought process and tools used by artists. Subsequent lessons walk you through the entire process of scratching away ink to reveal a representational image of a cat.
Video
Beginner
Crayon Etching
Learn the process of crayon etching
Video
Beginner
Beetle Illustration with Colored Pencils and Markers
Use colored pencils and markers to create an illustration of a beetle in this lesson.
Video
Beginner
Create a Super Tiny Drawing
Learn how creating a tiny drawing can have a huge impact on your drawing skill and mastery of the medium.
Video
Beginner
Gettin' Sketchy - Season 10
Timed drawings in the style of artists from the past.
Video
Beginner
Gettin' Sketchy - Season 9
Timed drawings based on creative prompts.
Video
Beginner
Gettin' Sketchy - Season 7
Drawings include animals, landscape, portraiture, still life, vehicles and architecture.
Video
Beginner
Gettin' Sketchy - Season 5
Learn how to draw and have some fun. Subjects in this season include landscapes and still life.
Video
Beginner
Line and Wash - Still Life - Part 2
Add watercolor washes to a pen and ink drawing of a still life.
Video
Beginner
Colored Pencil Course - Watercolor and Colored Pencils - Part 1
Learn how to combine watercolor with colored pencils in this first part of a two-part series.
Video
Beginner
Colored Pencil Course - Watercolor and Colored Pencils - Part 2
Layering over watercolor washes, the strawberry is completed in this second part of a two-part series.
Post
Beginner
How to Draw a Piece of Cake with Watercolor and Colored Pencils
Learn how to draw a piece of cake by combining watercolor and colored pencils in this step by step lesson.
Class
Beginner
Mushrooms with Watercolor and Pen and Ink
A two part series on combining watercolor and pen and ink. Recorded Live Lessons.
Class
Beginner
Watercolor and Colored Pencils
Learn how to combine watercolor and colored pencils in this two part recorded Live Lesson.