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 Tue, 30 Sep 2008 18:40:42 GMT Tue, 30 Sep 2008 18:40:42 GMT explore-drawing-and-painting.com 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 Tue, 30 Sep 2008 18:19:14 GMT http://www.explore-drawing-and-painting.com/drawing-lessons.html Follow my online drawing lessons and get started learning to draw and paint Mon, 29 Sep 2008 19:09:46 GMT http://www.explore-drawing-and-painting.com/shading-techniques.html These shading techniques will enable you to give convincing mass and form to your drawing subjects. Combined with the other drawing tips on this site, you will be able to render any subject with conf Mon, 29 Sep 2008 19:04:28 GMT http://www.explore-drawing-and-painting.com/oil-painting-gallery.html A glimpse into some of my oil painting gallery Wed, 24 Sep 2008 18:32:38 GMT http://www.explore-drawing-and-painting.com/oil-painting-instructions.html Oil painting instructions for creating a monochromatic tonal value study. Learning to paint in black and white will improve your handling of colordon't skip this important part of your art instructi Tue, 23 Sep 2008 20:16:29 GMT http://www.explore-drawing-and-painting.com/learn-to-draw-people.html If you want to learn to draw people, start by drawing their silhouette (outline). This exercise helps you capture the likeness, but bypasses the details. Thu, 04 Sep 2008 20:05:16 GMT http://www.explore-drawing-and-painting.com/drawing-tips.html Follow my drawing tips and get the most from studying the old masters' drawings Thu, 04 Sep 2008 20:00:55 GMT http://www.explore-drawing-and-painting.com/drawing-supplies.html Gather your drawing supplies and start drawing. Thu, 04 Sep 2008 19:46:08 GMT http://www.explore-drawing-and-painting.com/painting-critique.html Discover some helpful tips on how to form and run a painting critique group Tue, 02 Sep 2008 18:00:51 GMT http://www.explore-drawing-and-painting.com/learn-to-draw-people-1.html As you learn to draw people, watch out for these common mistakes. If you stay alert, they are easy to avoid. Tue, 29 Jul 2008 18:16:24 GMT http://www.explore-drawing-and-painting.com/landscape-oil-painting.html Landscape oil painting was taken to its highest level when the Impressionists broke free of the studio and headed out to paint en plein air. Follow these tips and you will be able to experience the Tue, 29 Jul 2008 05:16:20 GMT http://www.explore-drawing-and-painting.com/color-theory.html Use a simple approach to color theory to enhance your drawings and paintings. With a color wheel as your guide, use your own powers of observation as you experiment with different color palettes. Tue, 29 Jul 2008 05:06:36 GMT http://www.explore-drawing-and-painting.com/color-wheels.html In painting, harmony refers to visual unity. The best way to achieve it is to use analogous colors on the color wheels - those that are related to one another. Tue, 22 Jul 2008 18:23:23 GMT http://www.explore-drawing-and-painting.com/Plein-Aire-Painting.html Follow these basic steps for painting outdoors and ace your plein aire painting ! Keep practicing until you are good at it, adding more details to your paintings each time. Tue, 22 Jul 2008 01:26:54 GMT http://www.explore-drawing-and-painting.com/plein-air-painting.html With the right equipment, plein air painting is a fun way to combine art and the great outdoors. Tue, 22 Jul 2008 01:26:08 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. Thu, 10 Jul 2008 18:00:14 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 Thu, 10 Jul 2008 17:58:03 GMT http://www.explore-drawing-and-painting.com/how-to-draw-hands.html Learn how to draw hands and give your figure and portraits of humans an edge. Thu, 10 Jul 2008 03:43:56 GMT http://www.explore-drawing-and-painting.com/how-to-draw-hands-2.html When learning how to draw hands, it helps to know about the underlying anatomy. Here is a quick overview of the major anatomical features of the human hand. Thu, 10 Jul 2008 03:41:46 GMT http://www.explore-drawing-and-painting.com/how-to-draw-a-nose.html With a little knowledge of how the nose is constructed, you can use this demo to learn how to draw a nose realistically. Thu, 10 Jul 2008 03:36:10 GMT http://www.explore-drawing-and-painting.com/gesture-drawing.html Gesture drawing, as a different way of learning how to draw, done properly, sharpens your observational and drawing skills. Thu, 10 Jul 2008 03:34:01 GMT http://www.explore-drawing-and-painting.com/Portrait-Drawing.html A convincing portrait drawing requires you to correctly depict your subject's proportions. Sight sizing is a very effective way to accurately depict the important features. Thu, 01 May 2008 22:34:55 GMT