Rising Trends: September 2019

Throwing Out the Intimidation Factor of Perspective Drawing

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Hotel de Ville by Alvaro Castagnet

11 Perspective Tips for Convincing Architectural Sketches and Paintings

As an artist looking to capture the world around you with paint and brush or pen and paper, have you ever been stumped about perspective? Wondered how to use it in order to capture the buildings facades and streets scenes you see? If you have, you are not alone.

The Artist's Guide to Perspective with Patrick Connors

Join 15-year instructor Patrick Connors in the studio as he reveals the secrets to mastering the basics of drawing perspective. Over 3 hours of instruction you'll learn:

How to depict any subject you choose in one-, two-, and three-point perspective
Vanishing points, picture planes, an Albertain veil, and other essential drawing techniques
Exercises that will help build your skills and put your newfound talents to the test in one final still life sketch depicting a teacup and saucer in 3D

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Pastel Workshop: Paris Street Scene - Hero image

Desmond O'Hagan

Paint Paris in Luminous Pastel

Join artist Desmond O'Hagan in the studio as he shares his bold, expressive pastel techniques! This rainy nighttime scene in beautiful Paris provides the perfect opportunity to practice creating visual texture, using color transitions to create the illusion of blurry reflections, and varying your strokes to give character and life to your painting. Every step from start to finish is accompanied by Desmond's unique insights and advice on how to refine your pastel skills!

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Plus: Lines, the Visual Melody of Paintings

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Johannes Vloothuis

Why Learning Principles of Art is A Good Idea

Johannes Vloothuis shows you that adjusting lines in paintings from those you see in a reference photo helps add visual melody to your work. "When the strings of a guitar are not tuned, you have music that hurts your ears; likewise, if the lines in your art are not designed well, the visual information unsettles your viewers." Read on to see specific examples from Jo!

Paint Along 60: Give Your Landscapes that Painterly Character

12+ Hours of Live Landscape Demonstrations October 5, 12, & 19

Many artists seek to make their artwork more painterly. The most popular method of painting landscapes is referred to as "Representational Landscape Painting," a blend of realism and impressionism. This style of painting appears in magazines and in books throughout the world. If you are interested in giving your landscapes that painterly look, this live online workshop is for you.

Easy-to-paint subjects include:

A look at Lake Tahoe from behind some trees and a still pond (Oils)
A close up scene the arches of a former Spanish mission in California filled with glowing flowers (Watercolor)
A perspective of the beautiful city of Prague from the Vltava River (Pastel)

Geoff Kersey

13 Top Tips for Watercolor Artists

In this video workshop, you'll get 13 of Geoff Kersey's most important techniques, including how to paint skies, hills and mountains, water, reflections, trees, snow, and signs of life. You'll paint along with Geoff to learn these methods and see examples of how to use each one within a finished piece. With Geoff's clear and easy-to-follow instruction, you'll find yourself mastering these techniques in no time!

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