It’s easy to get tunnel-vision when you’re working on a painting, especially when you’re heading towards the finish line and the end is in sight.
But before you call a painting “good” and walk away, it’s a smart idea to learn how to evaluate your work objectively. Take a look at the video below and see how watercolor artist Cheng-Khee Chee analyzes the composition, colors, and values of his work:
You can also get Cheng-Khee’s full watercolor tutorial at Creative Catalyst.
Finally, my "big project" is finished! It’s been a crazy day with a lot going on, but foliotwist.com is finally live and online! Since I’ve kept it a complete secret up until launch, here’s a quick (mostly visual) overview of what it does. . .read more
In today's video, master watercolor painter Cheng-Khee Chee will be demonstrating his own methodology for intuitive, deductive painting. Take a look at the video below—if this is the first time you've seen him paint, you might be surprised at how free and simple his painting philosophy i. . . read more
Today, Cheng-Khee Chee is demonstrating his own unique method for painting realistically, while using abstract elements as his starting point. Take a look at the video below to see what I mean: NOTE: You can get Cheng-Khee Chee's full instructional DVD at Creative Catalyst.. . . read more
In today's video clip, watercolor painter Cheng-Khee Chee is demonstrating a rather fascinating technique for creating a marble texture, or pattern, with ink and water. As you'll see, the trick is to add, and then sort of "stir" the ink gently into the basin of water, in order to create swirls. . . read more
In today's video tutorial, you’ll see how easy it is for acrylic painter Hugh Greer to quickly test out his ideas mid-painting, without the risk of ruining everything he’s done so far if his idea doesn’t pan out. You can do the same thing. . . and as you'll see in the video, all it takes is a . . . read more
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