Lesson Tag: W-BEYOND

introduction In this final part of the project, I usually work on bringing things to a conclusion that I can be happy with. That sometimes means making a few changes. Even though it’s often easier to make corrections early on in your work, you cannot always prevent wanting to move a feature at a later…

introduction There are some areas that I want to define more in this part. For me, that is the dress and especially the area over the breasts. And the hands and face. Here’s a tip for detailing: details need to improve something. Don’t details areas that you’re already happy with. Don’t add details just for…

introduction It’s time to step back and try to see what we want to add to the overall contrast. This is different from focussing on local areas, such as the face or the hand. We use layers and paint transfers to add visual interest to our background.  materials in this part Paints & mediums I…

introduction Let’s go paint a figure! 🙂 First layers are fun but can also be a little awkward. Try to jump in and trust that there’s nothing we can’t fix during the process. You work maybe look a bit strange – can I say creepy? – at some point but that’s perfectly normal. Just join…

introduction Starting with the background, we’re going to layer white paint over some darker areas. I use cardboard to spread my paint around, but you can also use a palette knife or a plastic card. When our background is dry, we move on to drawing the figure. materials in this part Paints & mediums I’m…

introduction In this video I will show you how to layer acrylic paint using a medium to add transparency. Using a medium has the added benefit of maintaining a smooth paint film. Although using water to dilute acrylic paint is perfectly fine, it can change the consistency of the paint. It becomes a little grainy…

introduction There are a lot of art supplies available these days and I’m not complaining haha! But I can imagine it’s a bit overwhelming when you’re first starting out or are new to a certain medium. So this video is me just popping in to say hi, and to explain to you what we’re going…

Welcome to class! This workshop is all about my two favourite ‘colours’; black and white. Monochrome artworks allow us to focus fully on values, contrast and interesting mark-making. And that’s exactly what we’re going to do! It doesn’t matter if you’re an experienced artist, or just starting out; everyone will benefit from practising values in…