Learn to Paint in 52 days

You ARE the right person So, you can only draw a stick figure... Your colours turn to mud... You start at the top and end up on the side... You...

Advanced Oil and Acrylic Painting Techniques

Techniques for advanced painting: Dagger Stroke Blending Painting Knife Caress Stroke Transparent Glazing Opaque Glazing Creative Knife Scumbling Wiping Off Creative Rag Liner Stroke Scribble Stroke Monotypes Techniques Introduction:These techniques...

Learn to paint Amazing Abstracts

Ciriculum Preview We will explore a variety of mark-making techniques., painting teachniques and the theory of good abstract design. Design elements needed to create good abstract art.During this class, you...

Painting Portraits: Traditional, Impressionistic and Modern.

What you'll learn... This portrait drawing course will teach you how to paint beautiful, realistic and modern portraits that captures the subject's likeness. This course is unique in how it breaks...

Start painting right now with your own personal online e-course

Click Here! Begin your online class now Online art courses with support from your own personal tutor will help you improve your skills, boost your creativity, and teach you to...

Where should I start?

So, you can only draw a stick figure...Your colours turn to mud...You start at the top and end up on the side...You don't know HOW! You are the exact candidate for this course...yes you can learn to paint like Rembrandt, dance like Degas, and fly in yellow skies with van Gogh. Now,...

How much and when?

Prospective students can start at any time within the year, as each student gets treated and taught on an individual basis. Each class is three hours long, once per week. Monday Nights from 6 pm to 9 pm Friday Mornings from 9.30 am to 12.30 pm Selected Saturday Mornings from...

What do I need for my First Class?

Once you have everything you are set to paint for the next year or two! For the initial 16 lessons you will only need: 1 x A4 Sketch Book at least 200-gram paper 1 x A4 Bound Notebook of good quality blank paper Variety of hard + medium + soft...

What happens when I miss a class?

Monthly payments: Invoices will be sent out from 15 - 20th of each month for the next month. Students need to pay by 30th of the current month for the next month's lessons. Please note that LifeART School is a small business. All funds get used immediately to pay for...

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What is Impasto and Dry Brush Painting?

September 17, 2019September 17, 2019 Leonie.e.Brown

Dry brush is a painting technique in which a paint brush that is relatively dry, but still holds paint, is used. Load is applied to a dry support such as paper or primed canvas. The resulting brush strokes have a characteristic scratchy look that lacks the smooth appearance that washes...
Important questions you should ask before you start painting

September 8, 2019September 8, 2019 Leonie.e.Brown

Important questions you can ask before you start painting is: Is it dark or light? (Chiaroscuro) Is it hot or cold? Am I using the 7 principles of good art in my painting? Balance Proportion Emphasis Variety Movement Rhythm Harmony The word Chiaroscuro itself is Italian, and roughly means, “light...
The Value of Color

August 27, 2019September 7, 2019 Leonie.e.Brown

Extremely light or extremely dark colors reveal less of their intrinsic hue; therefore, they are less able to act as color. An awareness of this is extremely important for painters who want to use color to express the luminosity of nature.
Why is Values (Lights and Darks) so Important in Paintings

June 29, 2019September 7, 2019 Leonie.e.Brown

Notan and grey scale is essential to create good visual imagery. No good artists should attempt to design their painting without these.
What is Abstract Expressionism?

June 21, 2019September 8, 2019 Leonie.e.Brown

This movement is also known as action painting as it includes intense, rapid brushstrokes and dripped and splattered paints on to a large canvas. It works with the artist and expresses their mind, emotions or what they see unrealistically. Pollock is a great example as his pieces are messy and...
What is a Glaze and the top 10 best-selling subjects for paintings

February 28, 2019September 7, 2019 Leonie.e.Brown

In oil painting, the simplest form of a glaze is a thin, oily, transparent layer of paint spread over the top of an opaque passage that has been given some time to dry. Light travels through the glaze and is reflected back off of the opaque layer below.
Color mixing tips

February 28, 2019September 7, 2019 Leonie.e.Brown

We are concerned not with the theory of color, but rather its practice.
Types of Clouds

February 18, 2019September 7, 2019 Leonie.e.Brown

Types of Clouds and How to Paint Them Understanding the shapes and characteristics of commonly seen clouds makes it easier to learn how to paint them. © Marion Boddy-Evans. Licensed to About.com, Inc. Painting a stormy sky with its dark, dramatic clouds or the pinks and reds of a sunset...
Step by step on: How to paint clouds

February 16, 2019September 7, 2019 Leonie.e.Brown

Preparation Fill your jars with warm water. These will be used for thinning paint and cleaning brushes. The jar for your brushes should be large enough to hold your brushes without them falling out or tipping the jarSqueeze your under painting colors on to your palette. Colors Pthalo bluePayne's grayDioxide purpleRaw umberMars blacktitanium...
How to draw Clouds

February 16, 2019September 7, 2019 Leonie.e.Brown

How to Draw Clouds - Choose Your Subject H South, licensed to About.com, Inc. The first step in drawing clouds is to choose the right subject. A deep blue sky give you good contrast to work with. When observing the sky, a viewfinder can help you to reduce the scene to...

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