Free Art Tutorials

Art Lessons from Guest Artists & ArtGraphicA

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	FREE PAINTING / DRAWING / SKETCHING TUTORIALS
	To celebrate ArtGraphica's fifth year online, we've updated the website to include some new high quality free art tutorials, from some of the Internet's top quality artists. From oil painting masters such as William Whitaker, Scott Burdick and Philip Howe to pencil masters like Mike Sibley, alongside a good number of exclusive free art tutorials by ArtGraphicA and many exceptional artists besides. We have something for every budding artist with 40 fabulous free lessons online and growing all the time. To better organise our list of free art lessons, we have organised the tutorials by media, selectable below or via the navigation menu above.

	PENCIL, DRAWING LESSONS
	Pencils (inc. colour) Art Pencils are usually where it all begins, and for many continues as a love or hate affair. Whether you're a dedicated pencil artist or eager to get stuck into painting, learning to draw and sketch with graphite or coloured pencils is a must to an artist's personal development. In this section we have a fantastic collection of free drawing tutorials to inspire you to a surprisingly neglected, yet cheap and beautiful medium. View ALL Pencil Drawing Tutorials

	WATERCOLOUR PAINTING TUTORIALS
	Watercolour Art Watercolour has long been a favoured medium of many an artist, although some seek to delve straight in where angels fear to tread. Watercolours are arguably one of the hardest of media to learn and control, although it's often the accidental nature of watercolours that gives it such popularity. This set of free watercolour painting lessons focuses on realistic techniques. View ALL Watercolour Lessons

	OIL PAINTING TUTORIALS
	Oil Painting Art Despite the costs, smell, required expertise and the pain of cleaning up afterwards, oil paints remain one of the most flexible of media, lending itself to many techniques. Probably considered one of the hardest of media, most likely due to the vast amount of technical information a person can digest on the subject, it is certainly one of the most fun and forgiving. ArtGraphica's large set of free, guest written oil painting tutorials, explores many subjects and techniques from some exceptionally talented artists. View ALL Oil Painting Lessons

	ACRYLIC PAINTING TUTORIALS
	Acrylic Painting Art Acrylic is a relatively new medium and surprisingly overlooked. It offers an alternative to other painting media and has the benefit of being well priced, and easy to clean up (providing you don't allow paint to dry on your brushes!). These free acrylic art tutorials, show off the versatility of acrylic paints. View ALL Acrylic Art Tutorials

	CHARCOAL, DRAWING LESSONS
	Charcoal Art Although charcoal is sometimes considered a "beginner's" medium, this really is far from the truth. Vine charcoal is usually quite forgiving, allowing free flowing expression, but also capable of rendering careful details. Shading can be achieved in the fraction of the time it might take with a conventional pencil, and drawings/sketches produced on tinted papers with a hint of chalk can add a whole new dimension to your art. View ALL Charcoal Lessons

	PEN AND INK, DRAWING LESSONS
	Pen and Ink Art Pen and ink provides those instant darks that graphite artists' envy, although it does come with its own set of challenges, and can be very unforgiving of mistakes. Shading can be achieved with hatching or stippling as demonstrated in the free tutorials. View ALL Pen and Ink Lessons

	ART THEORY TUTORIALS
	Art Theory Experience counts for a lot, but can become limited without knowledge of techniques and science. The two art theory lessons included thus far, examine retarders used for drying oil paints and the principles of colour design rules. View ALL Art Theory Tutoriuals

	WETCANVAS DRAWING BASICS 101
	The Wetcanvas website ran a Drawing Basics 101 class a few years ago to help beginner artists. It proved a great success and was emulated by many art related websites since. A few of the original guest lessons were hosted here at ArtGraphica, including lessons on perspective drawing, gesture sketches and portraits. These original Wetcanvas guest tutorials can be viewed here. View ALL Wetcanvas 101 Basic Guest Classes

Free Art Lessons, Selectable by Thumbnail


CHARCOAL Female Nude	CHARCOAL Nietzsche	ACRYLIC Blue Heron	ACRYLIC Littlehampton	PENCIL Grass	PENCIL Lighthouse	PRISMACOLOR Children	PENCIL Trees


PENCIL The Eye	PENCIL Tips	PENCIL JMW Turner	OIL PAINTS Atmosphere	OIL PAINTS England	OIL PAINTS Fantasy	OIL PAINTS Grand Canyon	OIL PAINTS Gorilla


OIL PAINTS New Zealand	OIL PAINTS Poppy Scene	OIL PAINTS Rocky Mountains	OIL PAINTS Portrait	OIL PAINTS Tiger's Eyes	OIL PAINTS William Whittaker	PEN & INK Dorset Church	WATERCOLOR Drybrush


WATERCOLOR Portrait	WATERCOLOR Irish Hills	WATERCOLOR Dog	WETCANVAS Bridge	WETCANVAS Celebrity Art	WETCANVAS Children	WETCANVAS Fantasy	WETCANVAS Gesture Sketches


WETCANVAS Perspective	WETCANVAS Portrait	WETCANVAS Water Soluble	OTHER Mural Painting	WATERCOLOR Utah River	WATERCOLOR Leopard	WATERCOLOR Values	WATERCOLOR Hill Farm


OIL PAINTING Mountains	ACRYLIC Trees	PEN & INK Inking	PEN & INK Dead Rat	WATERCOLOR Blooms	WATERCOLOUR Fairy

DRAWING AND SKETCHING CD-ROM

Learn to Draw and Sketch for Beginners, Intermediate and Advanced Artists

For less than the cost of an hour's private art tutoring, the Drawing and Sketching Guide by ArtGraphica features two hours of video, alongside animation and step-by-step instructions covering all aspects of drawing and sketching, aimed at artist's of all abilities. To learn more, follow the link below.

Special Combo Deal
Buy both art guides together, and get a special deal by receiving 50% off the cost of the second art video guide. CLICK HERE

	WILDLIFE ART GUIDE, CD-ROM
	Wildlife Art Guide - covers Watercolour, Pencil, Oil Painting, Acrylic and Pastel. The Wildlife Art Guide covers 9 different animals of the land, sea and air, the list includes: Irish-Draft Horses Lion Alaskan Husky Air Hyacinth Macaw Parrot Mandarin Duck Masked Boobies Sea Crayfish Seahorses Fighting Conch Shell Art lessons are in a variety of media including oil painting, acrylics, pastels, watercolour and pencils. It includes 3 hours of video alongside thorough step-by-step instructions, to help guide you through the techniques used by the different media. For more details, please follow the link below.