Latest Post from The Artist’s Magazine- Progression of Heavenly Hues: A Pastel Step-by-Step Demo
 In this excerpt from Stan Sperlak’s feature article “Into the Night” from The Artist’s Magazine (June 2013), Sperlak demonstrates how to complete a sunset landscape from start to finish. Scroll down to read this step-by-step demo, and learn how to portray with pastel the ethereal qualities of night.
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| Demo of the Week- Pastels: How to Paint Clouds “Painting clouds is my favorite thing to do,” says Janenne Behl. Working within a narrow value range in pastel, Behl depicts the lush landscapes of the Pacific Coast. Here, she gives a step-by-step demonstration on how to paint clouds in this pastel landscape.
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Blog- The Next Generation of Artists and You Today’s blog focuses on the important teaching art to children; celebrate your experience and share it so that our younger generations can reap the benefits of artful living.
| Online Event- Artists Network Online Events and WetCanvas Live! How to Draw Dogs & Puppies with Sandra Angelo’s Magic Colored Pencil Grisaille Method | May 29 – June 5 Sandra Angelo’s super simple systems turn your ordinary pet photos into extra ordinary art with daily feedback and step by step online coaching. Click here to register for this course! WetCanvas Live: Draw Along ...
| Lori McNee- Understanding Value and Tone for Better Painting Did you know that good drawing and rendering skills will help give you a solid foundation in tone, otherwise known as value? Value is how light or darkness of a color.
For example: If you took a black and white photograph of your painting, the shades of grey would be the different values or tones within the ...
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Competitions- Currently Open for Submissions!
 Artistic Excellence from Southwest Art is now accepting entries. Details Here! Deadline is June 17! Other Upcoming Art Contests can be found on our Art Competitions page.
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Entries due May 1, 2013.
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