 | PENCIL, DRAWING LESSONS |  | | | Pencils (inc. colour) Art
Pencils are usually where it all begins, and for many continues as a love or hate media. 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 media. 
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|  | WATERCOLOUR PAINTING TUTORIALS |  | | | Watercolour Art Watercolour has long been a favoured media of many an artist, although many seek to delve straight in where angels fear to tread. Watercolours are arguably one of the hardest mediums to learn and control, although it's often the accidental nature of watercolours that give them their popularity. This set of free watercolour painting lessons focuses on realistic techniques.  | |  | |  |
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 | ACRYLIC PAINTING TUTORIALS |  | | | Acrylic Painting Art Acrylic is a relatively new media, and surprisingly overlooked. It offers an alternative to other painting mediums 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.  | |  | |  |
|  | CHARCOAL, DRAWING LESSONS |  | | | Charcoal Art Although charcoal is sometimes is considered a "beginner's" media, this really is far from the truth. Vine charcoal is another forgiving art media, 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.  | |  | |  |
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 | PEN AND INK, DRAWING LESSONS |  | | | Pen and Ink Art Pen and ink provides those instant darks that graphite artist's 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 Mike Budden's free pen and ink art tutorial. 
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|  | 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 mediums 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 mediums. For more details, please follow the link below. 
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