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Acrylic Painting Tips – Realistic Sea Turtles
I'm sharing acrylic layering painting tips for creating realistic underwater scenes! See how I make my reds bright over a dark background! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vu9EFl4803A Supplies used: (amazon affiliate links) I am sponsored by Fredrix canvas. The canvas...
Inktense vs Water Soluble Graphite – Art Q&A
What are the biggest differences between Inktense and Water Soluble Graphite? I'm answering one of your art questions today! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w-HCyBHa7nU
Colored Pencil & Mixed Media Tips
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zEEDXNia9pA I'm sharing tips for drawing a realistic bee and flowers in colored pencil over an airbrushed background! After the demonstration, I've also got an update on my baby red-eyed tree frogs! Watch my free colored pencil...
Making Time for Art
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3TYdtVxKO9w How do I make time for art and youtube videos? My advice is the same for making time for art in general for any artist! Do you have a question you would like answered in one of these videos? Fill out the form at the bottom...
Colored Pencil Tips & Bonus Plant Tour
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rUu3sPouynQ&t=132s I'm sharing tips for drawing a realistic orange (or tangerine?) in colored pencil! See how easy it is to layer and blend your pencils to create texture! Stay for the end of the video for my quick house plant tour!...
Tips for drawing white fur in colored pencil & Pan Pastels
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HsoxlkqHqAs White fur is really easy to make look realistic with the tips I have to share with you! I'm working in colored pencil and pan pastels but you can use any medium to get similar results! I'm working on the new LuxArchival...