Black and White Aren’t Colors
When I was growing up, one of the first color theory lessons I remember learning is ROYGBIV, which is an acronym for the order of…
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When I was growing up, one of the first color theory lessons I remember learning is ROYGBIV, which is an acronym for the order of…
Teaching color theory can be lots of fun with the right resources. But sometimes there is so much contradictory information out there, it’s hard to…
Are your students’ portraits just so-so? Here are 5 common mistakes to avoid when teaching portraiture to help you get wow-worthy work from your students….
Capturing a likeness when drawing portraits is one of the most difficult challenges students face in the art classroom. This one secret will make you…
How do you learn how to paint well? Here is how special art schools, called “ateliers“, teach painting to students. Painting Education Starts with Drawing…
So, you finally found this type of art school you were looking for your entire life but didn’t even know existed. It’s called an Atelier….
If you just started atelier training and feel like you are going crazy, relax, that’s normal. One of the most challenging aspects of atelier training…
Naming the shapes within your shapes helps you to draw accurately. Name Those Shapes “Don’t you see? It looks like Minnesota on crack.” This is…
Red subjects have a bad reputation for being difficult to paint. But if you take time to identify its attributes, you can easily learn how…
Red, orange, yellow – warm colors right? Green, blue, purple are cool colors, right? Wrong. The truth is, that every color is both warm AND…
“…I think undoubtedly everybody ought to be taught to draw, just as much as everybody ought to be taught to read and write.” -William Morris…
Every country has its own, place-specific palette, but Iceland has some of the most unique colors of them all. Blue Lagoon Palette The Blue Lagoon…