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Paint Stunning Skies in Watercolor, Oil, and Pastel: 3 Essential Videos

The sky’s the limit! Explore these three must-watch videos for painting colorful, cloud-filled skies. Summertime [...]

Art Bound Podcast, Ep. 12: The New Frontier of Landscape Painting

For Don Stinson and Gregory Euclide, landscape painting is a way to spark new conversations [...]

The Top 5 Landscape Paintings of the Past 5 Years

These paintings — 1st Place winners in the landscape category of the past five Artists [...]

11 Steps to Improve Your Landscape Drawing

Discover how to draw a landscape with painterly style in this art demo that takes [...]

Seascape Painting in Watercolor, Oil, and Pastel: 3 Must-Watch Videos

Love seascape painting? With these three video tutorials by Iain Stewart, Don Demers, and Jeanne [...]

What Color is Water? Blue and Beyond, in Watercolor

With a step-by-step demo and insights on value, color, and reflections, watercolorist Kris Parins demystifies [...]

Abstract Art Ideas, Techniques and Tips for Every Medium

There’s nothing like the expressive freedom of abstract painting. Dig in to our roundup of [...]

English Gardens: Painting Vivid Color and Structure

Oil painter Louis Turpin brings an architectural eye and a sense of abstraction to capture [...]

How to Paint Abstract Art: Develop a Composition

In this step-by-step demonstration, artist Molly Herman mixes mediums to develop an abstract composition with [...]

Layering Watercolor for Vibrant Results: 3 In-Depth Videos

Make vibrant, glowing paintings with Soon Warren’s techniques for layering watercolor and glazing in these [...]

Ink Drawing Techniques for Plein Air

Try these five pen and ink drawing techniques to make portable, quick-drying drawings on location, [...]

How to Draw Birds: 8 Techniques and Tips

Successfully learn how to draw birds of all kinds with these eight exercises, using gesture [...]

Teil Duncan: A Layered Painting Process

Artist Teil Duncan’s process combines loose, instinctive painting followed by sharp details, with the vivid [...]

How to Paint Seascapes and Water in Any Medium

This roundup of techniques will refresh your skills in how to paint seascapes and water [...]

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Learn Dynamic Figure Painting Techniques! 3 Must-See Videos

Discover figure painting techniques for lively paintings with video workshops from Dawn Emerson, Craig Nelson, [...]

Painting with Pastels: Combining Pattern, Color, and Form

Painting with pastels, Robin Sheard Nyikos melds layered surfaces, rich color, pattern, and texture. Plus, [...]