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Video of How to paint a surfer on a large wave.
Learn how to paint a surfer on a large wave, using the instruction free video, in four easy steps, background sea, large curl wave and the surfer. This is my first video of online painting lessons, please excuse the camera shake, forgot that I had to use a tripod....
Video on how to paint a forest scene using Oil, Acrylic or Poster Paints with this Free Online Video
How to Paint a Forest Scene using Oils, Acrylics or Poster Paints with this Free Online Video. Level of Difficulty 2 Paints Needed Oils: White & Black, Prussian & Cyan Blue, Cadmium Red & Cadmium Yellow, Chrome Green Light, Veridian Green, Burnt Sienna...
September to Christmas Terms 2020
Small Children Friday 4pm till 6pm - Congratulations to everyone who attended the classes, once more great work was achieved. This is only a selection of the work, hopefully everybody gets included. The small children's class is specifically designed to teaching art...
Summer Camp 2020
Congratulations to all the young artists that participated in Summer Camp 2020, once more incredible work was created.Day One - Drawing Learning to draw with shapes, tone, how to scale drawings, how to draw figures and animals, how to draw a portrait.[gallery...
Portrait and hands breakdown, teenage class up
Hi everybody, just going to load up a load of images here on the breakdown of portraits and hands, just knock yourselves out. Get Yourselves a Sketchbook and start working, practice makes perfect, Just Enjoy, well within your capabilities. Work with as many mediums...
Portfolio Post – NCAD Portfolio submission and criteria for LSAD Portfolio
The portfolio for NCAD is very different than the portfolio for example, Limerick School of Art. LCAD portfolio submission consists of 15 A1 pages displaying all of your skills, from life drawing, portraits, seascapes, landscapes, still life, animation, and sketch...
Teaching module 4 – How to draw using shape, young children – Pointillism
Pointillism is a very easy art form, basically all you do is get your brush and put it in the paint and dab the paint brush on the page. Very effective, easy and fun great for young kids. The following are examples, for quick fun work, all kids can do. I will show...
Teaching Module 3 – Tone and form
Anybody who has ever been in my class knows that my favourite word is TONE, OR SHOULD I SAY LACK OF TONE. What is tone? In art, the term “tone” describes the quality of colour. It has to do with whether a colour is perceived as warm or cold, bright or dull, light...
Teaching Module 2 – How to draw a basic portrait
Your Materials for this composition Hi this is the second teaching module on how to draw a basic portrait. Portraiture is a very important area in art, for a secondary student if you are very good at portraits you are practically...
Teaching Module 1 – How to draw figures in different positions.
Hi everybody in this very difficult time, lets do the best we can. I will be posting teaching modules up on this blog for the for seeable future, so you can all get stuck in and keep your drawing skills up to a high level. Hope you are all well and happy. By the way...