Each issue of The Artist’s Magazine includes feature articles on the best artists working in all traditional art media. Use this page as your go-to for free web extras, such as step-by-step demonstrations on painting, drawing tips, artwork and more.
Free articles and links from
The Artist’s Magazine, July/August 2013:
Free Wallpaper!
• Download gorgeous, free fine art wallpaper for your desktop now!
Classical Portrait Demo
• Classically-trained artist Robert Armetta paints a portrait step by step.
Mixed Media and Collage Demo
• See Sandrine Pelissier’s step-by-step process for creating her All Media Art Competition winner, “Recyling Life.”
Tips for Stretching and Mounting a Painted Canvas
• Michael Skalka explains how to stretch and mount a canvas after it’s painted.
Instructional Video for Still Life
• Featured artist Claudia Seymour explains her standards for composition and color in still life in a DVD for sale at NorthLightShop.com.
Tom Bacher’s Fluorescent Art: Larger Images
• See in larger size how Tom Bacher’s fluorescent paintings change over time after the lights go out!
Trash Scans: Street Archaeology
• See Ron Barron collecting ephemera for his digital scans from New York sidewalks and hear his comments on this YouTube video.
Our May Artist of the Month
• Take a look at the eye-catching acrylic work of artist Paul Chapman, our Artist of the month.
See “Betty” by Gail Postal
• View Gail Postal’s winning entry in The Artist’s Magazine’s 2013 Over 60 Competition—plus all the other winning paintings!
What Is Abstract Art?
• See five solid designs of abstract art by Mark E. Mehaffey, and learn how to design structure in your abstract and nonobjective works.
Each issue of The Artist’s Magazine includes feature articles on the best artists working in all traditional art media. Use this page as your go-to for free web extras, such as step-by-step demonstrations on painting, drawing tips, artwork and more.
Free articles and links from
The Artist’s Magazine, June 2013:
Free Art Career Advice
• Ask Paul Dorrell, art consultant and gallery owner, anything about the business of art during his FREE WEBINAR, May 14, 1:00 EST. Register and ask Paul anything!
Learning How to Paint With Acrylics: The Basics
• This guide gives you everything you need to know before you start in acrylics.
Dealing with Wet Contemporary Paintings
• Read these tips from the Museum of Modern Art on what to do about water damage to paintings.
Fixing Art Damaged By Sandy
• View a YouTube video showing the work of the Cultural Recovery Center.
Draw a Compelling Still Life With Steven J. Levin
• Learn Levin’s basic techniques for composing and drawing a still life in charcoal.
How to Make Money by Licensing Your Art
• Get advice from this online article on how to make money by licensing your art for a variety of products.
Our April Artist of the Month
• Find out about Sue Gombus’s Under the Desert Sun.
Each issue of The Artist’s Magazine includes feature articles on the best artists working in all traditional art media. Use this page as your go-to for free web extras, such as step-by-step demonstrations on painting, drawing tips, artwork and more.
Free articles and links from
The Artist’s Magazine, May 2013:
New Acrylic Paint
• See some of Road Test artist Mark Mehaffey’s paintings created with Holbein heavy-body acrylic.
A Lesson in Contour Lines and Edges
• This issue’s Drawing Board artist Juliette Aristides also shows you how to energize your drawings with contour lines and edges.
Free Stephen Quiller Video Workshop Previews
• Watch free workshop previews and learn about books and other products from master of watermedia, feature artist Stephen Quiller.
David Ligare Insights and Influences
• Read Ligare’s essay “On Originalities.”
• See an engraving by Albrecht Durer that inspired Ligare’s Hercules Protecting the Balance Between Pleasure and Virtue.
Framing Tips
• Check out the latest advice on framing your work.
• Not all framing glasses are alike. Learn about protective glass and framing options.
Each issue of The Artist’s Magazine includes feature articles on the best artists working in all traditional art media. Use this page as your go-to for free web extras, such as step-by-step demonstrations on painting, drawing tips, artwork and more.
Free articles and links from
The Artist’s Magazine, April 2013:
More Stories From Katie O’Hagan
• Feature artist O’Hagan shares more about herself and her techniques for portraits and narrative paintings.
A Recipe for Homemade “True” Gesso
• Create homemade gesso supports with Koo Schadler’s recipe for true gesso and application instructions.
Beautiful Effects With Egg Tempera
• Koo Schadler’s step-by-step demonstration teaches how to create a variety of effects with egg tempera.
Paintings by Claude Lorrain and J.M.W. Turner
• Dutch Boats in a Gale by J.M.W. Turner
• The Judgment of Paris by Claude Lorrain
Approaching the Best Gallery for Your Artwork
• Art expert and gallery owner Paul Dorrell, in an excerpt from his Living the Artist’s Live, shares valuable advice.
Great Movie Posters
• View posters for Singin’ in the Rain, An American in Paris, Seven Year Itch and others by Silvano Campeggi, featured in The Artist’s Life.
February 2013 Artist of the Month
• Working from both life and photographs and focusing on the skin tones and eyes, Cuong Nguyen created this arresting Portrait of a Young Italian (pastel, 10×8).
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Free articles and links from
The Artist’s Magazine, January/February 2013:
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The Fine Art of Ryan Brown
• Feature artist Ryan Brown does more than portraits; take a look at his evocative landscapes and follow along with another of his step-by-step demonstrations.
• View Brown’s YouTube demonstration of painting his portrait Sonja.
More Colorful Still Life Paintings
New! Nava Grunfeld, Sarah Blumenschein and Judith T. Greenberg share more flowers and fruits arranged in compositions characterized by radical contrasts in color.
Winners of our 29th Annual Art Competition
• Landscape/Interior
• Floral/Still Life
• Portrait/Figure
• Abstract/Experimental
• Animal/Wildlife
Three Free Articles on Studio Lighting
• “Everything Is Illuminated” by Michael Chesley Johnson: Professional artists’ solutions to the search for studio lighting that fits their needs.
• “Studio Lighting Suppliers and Resources” by Koo Schadler: Suggestions from artists for suppliers and other resources for studio lighting.
• “What Is Correlated Color Temperature (CCT)?” by Koo Schadler – In-depth explanation of correlated color temperature.
Annual Art Competition Finalist: Artist of the Month
New! Take a look at the beautiful work of Krista Schoening, a finalist form the 2012 Artist’s Magazine’s Annual Art Competition.
Master Class: A Marvelous Reconciliation
View Gustav Klimt’s Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer II, as referenced in the Master Class article by Jerry N. Weiss.
Resources from our Brushing Up writer, Jean Pederson
• The new paperback version of Expressinve Portraits: Mixed-Media Methods for Painting People by Jean Pederson will be available May 2013 at www.northlightshop.com.
• “Jean Pederson’s Guide to Better Shapes”: free downloadable PDF about the importance of shape in building perspective
• Wet Glazing Watercolor Portrait With Jean Pederson: Order this DVD, produced by Creative Catalyst Productions, at www.northlightshop.com.
More From Featured Artist Scott Burdick
• Read “Ten Prominent People | Scott Burdick,” an interview from Southwest Art magazine.
• See a free preview of Scott Burdick and Susan Lyon’s instructional video Painting in Spain.
“George Bellows” Exhibition Catalog
Order this 336-page catalogue, with 250 color images of George Bellows’s work, at www.northlightshop.com.
We want to hear from you! Take The Artist’s Magazine’s short online survey, and you’ll be entered into a random drawing for a free copy of one of our annual CDs.
Free articles and links from
The Artist’s Magazine, December 2012:
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• Step-by-Step Demonstrations in Oil: Learn more about the oil painting techniques of two of the winners in the still life/floral category of our competition: Jeffrey Larson and David Cheifetz.
• Answer Your Art Law Questions. Read attorney Leonard D. Duboff’s explanations of various issues related to art, including: “Why Register With the Copyright Office?,” “Art Within Art” and “Fair Use Defined.”
• Resources by Michael Chesley Johnson: “Oil Painting Primer;” “Grounded for Life” article in The Artist’s Magazine (March 2012); “Paint for the Impatient” introduction to alkyd oils in The Artist’s Magazine (December 2011); Plein Air Painting With Alkyds: A Painting Step-by-Step; Oil Painting on Location, downloadable video.
• M. Kathryn Hurley Resources:
DVDs: “Dramatic Values: M. Katherine Hurley Works in Black and White” ; “Capturing the Essence of Landscapes in Oils by M. Katherine Hurley“; “Vivid Color Landscapes: M. Katherine Hurley Paints Pastels”
Articles: “Nature as the Soul’s Mirror” (feature article by Daniel Brown from The Artist’s Magazine, January/February 2008); “Give and Take” (Brushing Up column from The Artist’s Magazine, June 2008)
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