http://www.explore-drawing-and-painting.com/learn-to-draw-blog.html The How to Draw and Paint Blog keeps you up-to-date with new additions and changes to the explore-drawing-and-painting.com web site. Subscribe here. en-us learn to draw Mon, 01 Feb 2010 20:25:14 GMT Mon, 01 Feb 2010 20:25:14 GMT explore-drawing-and-painting.com http://www.explore-drawing-and-painting.com/acrylic-painting-demonstration.html This acrylic painting demonstration uses the basic acrylic painting techniques to render a simple still-life set up and achieve a painterly and oil-like look. Mon, 01 Feb 2010 18:44:21 GMT http://www.explore-drawing-and-painting.com/pastel-techniques-1.html Love Degas' pastel paintings of dancers and bathers? Let us learn his pastel techniques from the demo on this page. Fri, 04 Dec 2009 23:05:48 GMT http://www.explore-drawing-and-painting.com/about-the-site.html Curious about how the site is built, and also want to find out what motivated me and other folk like you, and made my dream of combing both passion and financial independence possible? Thu, 19 Nov 2009 19:07:21 GMT http://www.explore-drawing-and-painting.com/painting-with-acrylics-T2.html All the information you need to start painting with acrylics. Discover this versatile medium using these techniques and tips. Fri, 13 Nov 2009 22:49:53 GMT http://www.explore-drawing-and-painting.com/acrylic-painting-tips.html Learn the essential acrylic painting tips and how to work with the paints. Fri, 13 Nov 2009 19:48:11 GMT http://www.explore-drawing-and-painting.com/acrylic-painting-techniques-1.html Learn more acrylic painting techniques. On this page I discuss flat paint, spattering and spraying, scraping and rubbing techniques, and sgraffito. Explore some new areas with acrylics. Fri, 13 Nov 2009 18:17:40 GMT http://www.explore-drawing-and-painting.com/acrylic-painting-techniques.html Learn Acrylic Painting Techniques, such as wet into wet, scumbling, impasto and dry brush. Tue, 10 Nov 2009 22:51:49 GMT http://www.explore-drawing-and-painting.com/painting-with-acrylics.html Discover what art supplies you need for painting with acrylics. Mon, 09 Nov 2009 21:58:27 GMT http://www.explore-drawing-and-painting.com/how-to-mix-colors.html There are many paths to color harmony. Learn how to mix colors as Claude Monet did and make your colors sing. Thu, 05 Nov 2009 05:16:31 GMT http://www.explore-drawing-and-painting.com/painting-with-pastels.html Painting with pastels naturally creates a certain amount of dust. If you are serious about painting with pastels for the long term, you need to protect yourself. Some precautions are inexpensive (or Wed, 04 Nov 2009 22:50:52 GMT http://www.explore-drawing-and-painting.com/how-to-paint-roses.html This step by step demo on how to paint roses gives you an idea of how a seemingly complicated subject can be simplified with a few tricks. Most importantly, learning how to view a subject as an artist Fri, 30 Oct 2009 17:33:52 GMT http://www.explore-drawing-and-painting.com/oil-painting-tutorials.html The oil painting tutorials are presented step by step to show you how I do a quick landscape oil painting either indoors or plein air. With the same approach, you can also work from a photograph, and Sat, 24 Oct 2009 18:48:11 GMT http://www.explore-drawing-and-painting.com/how-to-oil-paint.html When you learn how to oil paint, there are reasons quick painting time under one hour will improve your painting skills dramatically. You will have also receive other benefits. Wed, 14 Oct 2009 02:18:38 GMT http://www.explore-drawing-and-painting.com/painting-landscapes-green.html One of the challenges faced when painting landscapes outdoors is the myriad of different greens. Read these tips on how to mix green colors and create vibrant landscape paintings. Tue, 01 Sep 2009 19:24:54 GMT http://www.explore-drawing-and-painting.com/drawing-lessons-ebooks.html Looking for drawing lessons in an inexpensive and flexible format? Try out some of these e-books. Whether you're looking for a complete course, or just to supplement your art education, here are the Tue, 11 Aug 2009 17:46:01 GMT http://www.explore-drawing-and-painting.com/color-intensity-1.html Tips and Insights on how to retain color intensity while mixing colors. Thu, 06 Aug 2009 16:13:22 GMT http://www.explore-drawing-and-painting.com/how-to-paint-like-Monet.html Learn how to paint like Monet, the French impressionist. I am showing you how I copied his haystack painting. Thu, 23 Jul 2009 17:03:16 GMT http://www.explore-drawing-and-painting.com/painting-landscapes.html Painting Landscapes are not just about painting what is front of you. Be aware of the perspective at work. Wed, 08 Jul 2009 16:39:02 GMT http://www.explore-drawing-and-painting.com/painting-value.html Do's and Don'ts fo Painting Value : build an coheren foundation for your paintings. Know what to do and what not do. Wed, 08 Jul 2009 01:38:50 GMT http://www.explore-drawing-and-painting.com/shading-techniques-1.html Perfecting your shading techniques is not difficult; you just need a few tricks and a steady hand. Wed, 24 Jun 2009 19:13:26 GMT http://www.explore-drawing-and-painting.com/value-drawing.html Value drawing is to draw shades of grays to create form and dimension. Done right, a value drawing can bridge the gap between line drawing and oil painting. Tue, 23 Jun 2009 15:54:26 GMT http://www.explore-drawing-and-painting.com/tonal-value.html Understand why tonal value is the foundation of representational art. Make efforts to sharpen your controls over tones in your art work. Fri, 19 Jun 2009 18:28:58 GMT http://www.explore-drawing-and-painting.com/learning-how-to-draw.html Learning how to draw becomes easier when you break down complex shapes into the simple shapes that make it up. Fri, 19 Jun 2009 16:53:43 GMT http://www.explore-drawing-and-painting.com/drawing-techniques-1.html As one of the key drawing techniques, checking alignment helps getting lines, edges and shapes in right places. Learn how to do it. Thu, 18 Jun 2009 21:05:25 GMT http://www.explore-drawing-and-painting.com/drawing-tips-1.html Drawing Tips : Learn How to Measure Angles Wed, 17 Jun 2009 20:45:51 GMT http://www.explore-drawing-and-painting.com/drawing-techniques.html Study these drawing techniques, to learn to control soft and hard edges to set the mood and also for a more three dimensional effect. Wed, 17 Jun 2009 18:36:39 GMT http://www.explore-drawing-and-painting.com/drawing-lessons-1.html These comprehensive drawing lessons are what I teach the beginner and intermediate level art students in the class. Each element in each drawing lesson builds up on next. Tue, 16 Jun 2009 18:40:57 GMT http://www.explore-drawing-and-painting.com/how-to-draw.html It is important to learn how to draw proportions correctly if you want to create representational drawings. Use these techniques to get the best results. Tue, 16 Jun 2009 18:29:15 GMT http://www.explore-drawing-and-painting.com/realistic-drawing.html To help you create an accurate realistic drawing, consider these four tools. Gridding, opaque projectors, pantographs, and proportional dividers are no substitute for drawing skills. Mon, 08 Jun 2009 20:23:50 GMT http://www.explore-drawing-and-painting.com/oil-painting-tips-1.html Oil painting tips : how to paint in oil without using toxic solvents. Wed, 20 May 2009 19:04:36 GMT http://www.explore-drawing-and-painting.com/oil-painting-tips-2.html Here are the simple to follow oil painting tips on how to make your oil painting medium Tue, 05 May 2009 16:37:36 GMT http://www.explore-drawing-and-painting.com/color-theory-1.html I list 3 color theory resources that walk you through the basic to the more advanced level. Mon, 30 Mar 2009 18:09:06 GMT http://www.explore-drawing-and-painting.com/oil-pastel-painting.html Here are some techniques you can use to create a realistic oil pastel painting. I have found a color shaper or blender work great for that purpose. Thu, 05 Mar 2009 18:01:08 GMT http://www.explore-drawing-and-painting.com/color-value.html Picking out color value when you are painting is often challenging. Fortunately, there are some tricks you can use to get the right tonal relationships in your art work. Tue, 03 Mar 2009 00:08:09 GMT http://www.explore-drawing-and-painting.com/copy-painting-in-museum.html If you are lucky enough to live near a good museum, go copy a painting there occasionally. It's a great way to improve your skills and appreciation of the masters of the past. Tue, 10 Feb 2009 22:57:02 GMT http://www.explore-drawing-and-painting.com/art-tips.html Here are some art tips to help you develop your skills and make the most of the time you invest in making art. Tue, 10 Feb 2009 18:42:39 GMT http://www.explore-drawing-and-painting.com/oil-painting-supplies.html These tips on assembling the right oil painting supplies will get you off to a good start. Fri, 30 Jan 2009 21:14:30 GMT http://www.explore-drawing-and-painting.com/color-intensity.html As an artist, it is important to know how to change color intensity without also changing the value. Use these simple tips to help you master this skill. Sat, 24 Jan 2009 00:20:53 GMT http://www.explore-drawing-and-painting.com/oil_painting_techniques.html All about oil painting and oil painting techniques Fri, 16 Jan 2009 21:21:28 GMT http://www.explore-drawing-and-painting.com/oil-painting-brushes.html Learn how to care for your oil painting brushes and make them last longer. Fri, 16 Jan 2009 21:19:05 GMT http://www.explore-drawing-and-painting.com/oil-painting-brushes-1.html Learn the basics of choosing the right type of oil painting brushes Fri, 16 Jan 2009 21:18:11 GMT http://www.explore-drawing-and-painting.com/oil-painting-instructions-1.html A guide to books, videos, and other resources for oil painting instructions Fri, 16 Jan 2009 21:17:22 GMT http://www.explore-drawing-and-painting.com/oil-painting-technique.html The alla prima (aka direct painting or wet on wet) oil painting technique allows a spontaneity and freshness that no other media can match. Tips on improving the oil painting tecnique. Fri, 16 Jan 2009 21:16:16 GMT http://www.explore-drawing-and-painting.com/oil-painting-techniques-1.html The old masters used the oil painting techniques of scumbling and glazing to help them create amazing works of art. I explain the process of the French academic painter, William Bouguereau's sc Fri, 16 Jan 2009 21:15:21 GMT http://www.explore-drawing-and-painting.com/oil-painting-techniques.html Learn the concept of layering and the oil painting techniques of glazing and scumbling to improve your art. Fri, 16 Jan 2009 21:14:35 GMT http://www.explore-drawing-and-painting.com/oil-painting-tips.html Oil Painting Tips that break or make a painting. How you work is also important as how you paint. Fri, 16 Jan 2009 21:13:37 GMT http://www.explore-drawing-and-painting.com/old-master-technique.html There is more than one " old master technique " that, combined, make up what is known as the 'classical' school of oil painting. Try a few to give your art that Old World feel. Fri, 16 Jan 2009 21:12:39 GMT http://www.explore-drawing-and-painting.com/water-soluble-oil-paint.html Try water soluble oil paint if you have problems with the odor of mineral solvents or you just want something easy to carry and clean. Water soluble oil paints work exactly the same traditional oil p Fri, 16 Jan 2009 21:11:45 GMT http://www.explore-drawing-and-painting.com/picture-composition.html With stronger picture composition, you can strengthen and enliven your paintings. These articles will show you how. Sat, 27 Dec 2008 21:26:15 GMT http://www.explore-drawing-and-painting.com/thumbnail-sketch.html A thumbnail sketch is a vital preparatory step in drawing and painting. If you learn how to use it properly as you work on your composition, you will be amazed at how this little exercise can improve Mon, 22 Dec 2008 03:31:42 GMT