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I offer 1-2 hour versions of my weekly videos to Patreon supporters for as little as $4/ month. These videos include voice over tips and instruction to help you take your own artwork to the next level!
- Get instant access to all of my slower videos, past and present when you sign up. That is over 100 1-2 hour long tutorials to choose from!!
- Tutorials rotate between Colored Pencil, Oil Painting, Acrylic Painting, Graphite, Inktense and occasionally new mediums.
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- Weekly 1-2 hour long versions of my weekly youtube tutorials where I explain what I’m doing.
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Colored Pencil Podcast
Are you a colored pencil artist? John Middick and I bring you a weekly podcast centered around colored pencils!
- Art Business
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- Product Reviews
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With 75 episodes, let us entertain, inspire and educate you while you work on your own artwork!
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Recent Blog Posts
art tips, techniques, product reviews and art business advice
Patreon – Pop Art Bird Painting Lesson
Patreon - Pop Art Bird Acrylic Painting Lesson For this one I worked on a Fredrix watercolor canvas board and used liquitex basics with a bit of createx airbrush paint for my stencil. This stencil came from ebay, but you can use any stencil you like!...
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Dolphin Oil Over Acrylic Painting Lesson
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GUf7Fb7egyI&t=25s In this painting lesson, I'm going to show you how I paint a realistic dolphin and water. I've got tips that you can use to paint water no matter what medium you're working in! Supplies used: (amazon affiliate links)...
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Review – Simbans PicassoTab Affordable Drawing Tablet for Artists
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9mYPU1mt4Zs Have you thought about trying digital painting? Find out if this affordable Android tablet is right for you and see this tablet in action for a drawing demonstration of a tiger digital painting! I'm sharing some of the...
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Derwent Watercolor Pencil Review & Tips
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q24OcSsUOJM&t=25s Are Derwent Watercolor Pencils any good? Find out if they are for you plus I'm demonstrating a lionfish painting with these pencils and giving you lots of tips for using them! I'm working on Fabriano Artistico extra...
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Bird Colored Pencil Tips & Paper Review
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LNn7oB1-99E&t=25s Fabriano Artistico HP watercolor paper is different than it used to be. Is that a good or bad thing for colored pencil artists? I'm also demonstrating a Rosella drawing in Colored Pencil over an airbrushed background...
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Surreal Octopus Acrylic Painting
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Z92Uf1r8T8&t=21s Learn how to layer acrylic paint to create an octopus and underwater scene with orcas, fish and coral! I've got tips you can use in your own artwork, including how to come up with ideas for surreal paintings in this...
read moreFor me, art has never been about some elitist idea of the “right” way to create. Instead, I see the value in art for art’s sake.
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