We all know how to use a basic eraser, right?
Well, in today’s video, illustrator Craig Nelson demonstrates a few very effective eraser techniques that you may not be as familiar with, which could come in handy during your next drawing. Take a look:
NOTE: You can get the entire DVD. . . read more
Monday in Video Tutorials - In tomorrow’s video clip, Craig Nelson will demonstrate several great little techniques that you can use with a kneadable eraser to pull out white highlights from a charcoal or duo-tone drawing.
Tuesday in Art Opinion - When an artist does multiple paintings. . . read more
When you first started using Blogger, did you add a bunch of “keyword label tags” to your posts only to discover that it needlessly cluttered up your sidebar? How would you like to clean up those label tags while consolidating them into just a few “categories” for all of your blog. . . read more
What’s an accident?
According to wikipedia, an accident is an “Unintended external action which occurs in a particular time and place, with no apparent and deliberate cause but with marked effects.” Usually an accident causes a negative outcome, which you try to avoid, if at. . . read more
When Nancy Standlee isn’t taking an art workshop, traveling, or journaling, she’s collecting and hand-painting paper scraps to create colorful collages that evoke the memories and emotions of her past experiences.. . . read more
You may have the best art in the world, but if you’re talking to the wrong people, you won’t have a business. Conversations with the right people at the right time, in the right place, about the right things is what it takes. . . read more
In today's video, watercolor expert Betty Carr demonstrates how she gets into the rhythm of painting before actually jumping into a real painting. Think of it like warm-up exercises for your brush AND your mind. . . read more
Monday in Video Tutorials - Tomorrow, watercolor expert Betty Carr will demonstrate some excellent warm-up exercises that you can use before jumping into a painting. She also offers some great advice for painters, especially in regards to keeping a loose, fresh quality in your. . . read more
EmptyEasel will be on hiatus this week (I’m enjoying a little summer vacation) so to all of you here in the US or celebrating abroad, enjoy your 4th of July celebrations and I’ll see you back here on the 10th!
Last week’s articles on EmptyEasel:
How to Paint a Tree-Filled. . . read more