Free Art Lessons and Commercial Art Tutorials
Learn how to draw, sketch and paint
Drawing, Sketching and Painting
(portrait art, landscape, wildlife... for artist's of all abilities)
Wanderer above the sea of fog,
After Casper David Friedrich.
Charcoal Sketch (featured on
Drawing / Sketching Guide)
Art
is about learning to see and possessing the discipline for regular
practice - no innate talent or art school is required even if all
you can muster is sickly looking stickmen! This website features
free art lessons
(including guest art tutorials)
and commercial art instruction video
tutorial guides to develop art skills in a variety of mediums
from graphite, oils, watercolour, pastel,
ink, charcoal, acrylics from sketches
to finished artworks. Inside you can find free
art lessons teaching how to draw portraits and
sketch faces in charcoal, with more free art demonstrations in pencil,
oils and watercolour to be featured at a later
date.
To compliment the free art lessons, we have two
great multimedia art video tutorial CD's for improving artistic
skills, complete with art videos, animations and
intricate step-by-step instructions, teaching the process
of 'seeing', hence the ability to draw. Following from this excellent
Drawing and Sketching
Guide (aimed at artists of all abilities - beginner's can learn
how to draw and paint, intermediate and slightly more advanced artists
can learn tips and tricks to develop their artistic skills), we
are pleased to also present our Wildlife
Art Guide, Land, Sea and Air with detailed step-by-step tutorials
and three hours of video covering nine unique animals in graphite,
oils, pastel, acrylics and watercolour.
Artists
are as diverse and varied as they come, not only in experience
(or lack thereof), but style and attitude, yet many things are
shared, from meditative time alone to a mutual love for aesthetics
and the cathartic feelings that stem from purging our imaginations
and desires onto a sheet of paper or canvas
The beauty of art is that it can be picked up
at any age. If art looks magical to a beginner then that's probably
because they never spent any real time painting or drawing since
leaving school. The process of seeing can be mastered by all,
and seeing is the key to drawing and sketching, and drawing/sketching
the key to using any medium. Drawing largely amounts to measuring,
coordinating the hand to interpret a representation seen by the
eyes. The more accurate those measurements, the more like the
subject that drawing will resemble (true, it can be easier said
than done!). The basic skills learnt correctly can lead you towards
your goals be it striving for photorealism, expressionism,
impressionism or anything inbetween.
Drawing and Sketching Art Videos / Lessons Home Study
Art Course - beginner, intermediate and Advanced lessons. Click here
for details
With the right art instruction
and background reading, combined with astute observation anybody
can develop as a proficient self-taught artist. This website
is geared to developing and harnessing both the latent skills
of beginners, and those with some experience behind them (whether
self-taught or a student of art). Primarily the in-depth and
structured art demonstrations and instructions are represented
through the series of unique multimedia
titles, combining video, animation, and photographs with
careful and thorough descriptions of each stage. Also provided
are a set of completely free art tutorials, and whilst not representative of the
commercial products, they are written to a high standard and
it is my intention that they serve as a means to develop,
aid and instruct others interested in producing and creating
art.
HANDMADE
LEATHER SKETCHBOOKS, MADE BY ARTISTS FOR ARTISTS.
Handtooled and crafted from thick, high quality Buffalo
hide, these sketchbook/journals are designed for artist's
on the move. The paper is individual stitched with
leather thong and will not crack or tear like glued
bindings. A leather tie strap fastens the sketchbook
and an inner leather flap protects the pages from
damage. Available in various sizes, and with various
papers for different medium types, they make the ideal
gift for any artist wishing a far more intimate and
personal sketchbook to take on their journeys. 'Vegan'
sari sketchbooks also available, free from animal
products.
VIEW THE JOURNALS
10" by 8" Vine Charcoal Study. Rothschild Parc, Boulogne.
Teaching Yourself Art
Graphite stylized self-portrait sketch,
As a self-taught artist
myself, I have always been wary of those art guides that purport
to turn you into a Cezanne, Gogh or Monet in a day. Not only
do I think it important to become the artist you are to become
(not that emulation is necessarily a bad thing - copying old
masters has many benefits), art is a path you have to dedicate
yourself to, and be prepared to work at. I keep all my old
sketches and drawings to measure progress - stick figures
represented the best of my 'talents' back in Spring of 2002.
Many similar abysmal efforts followed, with
the odd success mixed in amongst frustration. I became a proficient
reader and maintained a high standard of discipline when it
came to drawing practice. My journey continues and I've yet
to fall into a niche, but evolution is the fun part to development
and it would be a pleasure to help others along their evolutionary
artistic adventures.
Limited Edition signed canvases. These scenes from the romantic and historic city of Paris are limited to just 50 editions. They are viewable here.
The online
art shop offers secure online ordering to destinations all
around the world. We have a number of art related products
on offer from the Drawing and Wildlife Art Tutorial Guides, to handcrafted artist's sketchbooks, fine art canvas prints from the Old Masters, alongside contemporary, modern
art canvas prints.
Be sure to also check out our Gallery,
where original artworks are occasionally offered from the artist. Occasionally
we may also list artwork by other artists.
