by Lachri | Jul 3, 2022 | Art tips
You’ve been following beginner lessons because you feel you are a beginner. Here’s a secret about art lessons you need to be aware of. A lot of what you see online is taught by artists who themselves are truly just beginners. They will call something “advanced”...
by Lachri | May 29, 2022 | Art tips
Tip # 1 If you’re new to portraits, charcoal the BEST medium to start with. Charcoal is inexpensive compared to other mediums, it’s FAST to work in and easy to fix mistakes. On top of that you learn to focus on your values (lights light enough, darks dark...
by Lachri | May 29, 2022 | Acrylic painting, Art tips, Oil Painting
Is it safe to mix water with your acrylics? Are oils really more toxic than acrylics? Do oil paints smell bad? I’m debunking 13 common myths beginners are told about oil and acrylic painting! Can you really tell the difference between these two oil and acrylic...
by Lachri | Mar 1, 2022 | Art tips
Do your colored pencils fail to produce breathtaking results? You mastered coloring books but now want to create beautiful paintings with those colored pencils. Where do you start? In this 80s as seen on tv infomercial parody, I’m sharing my new limited edition...
by Lachri | Feb 28, 2022 | Art tips, Colored Pencil
Colored pencil can look just like a painting, I’m going to show you how! It’s grainy, it’s gritty…it looks like you drew it with crayons and your feet. Colored pencil doesn’t need to look this way! It’s all in how we layer and...
