General Art Tutorials for Visual Artists

SUCCESSFUL PLEIN AIR (OUTDOOR) PAINTING

The following article is intended for oil painters, but can be useful for acrylic, gouache, watercolor, and pastel painting. If you are...

HOW CAN I MAKE AN ARTIST POCHADE BOX?

It is rather simple and inexpensive to make an attractive and lightweight pochade box (a box for carrying art supplies that doubles as an...

WHAT CAN I DO WITH AN UNSUCCESSFUL (BAD) OIL PAINTING?

Are you ready to stop trying to save a painting? The following offers viable means of saving some of your hard work and expensive...

HOW TO SET UP A STILL LIFE FOR PAINTING?

My still life paintings are generally small paintings (16 x 20 inches or smaller) and are meant to be fun and intended to capture an...

HOW DO YOU PAINT IN THE CAR?

Some circumstances require that you paint in your car. This photo shows my easel set up for painting in the car. My following YouTube...