10 Tips for Pan Pastels

10 Tips for Pan Pastels

Pan Pastels and colored pencil are a great mixed media combo. I’m sharing 10 tips on how I use them to get the best results! Tip #1 – Paper Choice Use a paper that the pastels will stick well to. My favorite is sanded paper. I use LuxArchival. Unlike ALL...
Color Mixing Painting Tips

Color Mixing Painting Tips

My friend Nick was having some trouble with color mixing. He sent me a video of the problem asking for help. The main issue I see in the video above is that he was using too many colors to try and mix what he wanted. Those colors all got him to the end result he...
Top 10 Tips for Faber-Castell Graphite Aquarelle

Top 10 Tips for Faber-Castell Graphite Aquarelle

Graphite Aquarelle is water-soluble graphite. It’s not like using regular pencils because you’re going to be painting! Tip #1 – Reference Photo These pencils can go even darker than usual graphite when you layer and blend them right! Choose a high...
Using Canvy to make your artwork look even better online!

Using Canvy to make your artwork look even better online!

Canvy is a service that lets you upload your art and save them in various rooms with different frames so that you can show your customers how great your work would look in their homes! Today’s video is sponsored by Canvy Use this link to get two free months of...
Top 10 Tips for using Derwent Inktense Blocks & Pencils

Top 10 Tips for using Derwent Inktense Blocks & Pencils

Do you need help with using Derwent Inktense? I’m sharing my 10 best tips for beginners with using Inktense. They’re similar to watercolor but different in some pretty major ways!\ Tip #1 Mix your Inktense blocks like you would a pan watercolor. Add water...