by Lachri | Mar 2, 2023 | Art tips, Colored Pencil, Full Beginner Art Lessons
I’m showing you step by step how to use pan pastels and colored pencil in an easy full drawing lesson! Supplies I will be using (amazon affiliate links) Canson Mi-Teintes black https://amzn.to/3kTBs9C (I’m going to work on the smooth side) Derwent...
by Lachri | Mar 2, 2023 | Livestreams
In this free beginner’s lesson, I will show you how to draw a beautiful white butterfly in pan pastels and colored pencil! Join me Wednesday, March 8th at 8PM CT for this event! Supplies I will be using (amazon affiliate links) Canson Mi-Teintes...
by Lachri | Feb 25, 2023 | Art tips, Colored Pencil, Full Beginner Art Lessons, Livestreams
This week I’m going to walk you through an essex butterfly! Join me at 8pm CT for this live event! Supplies I will be using (amazon affiliate links) Canson Mi-Teintes black https://amzn.to/3kTBs9C (I’m going to work on the smooth side) Derwent Lightfast...
by Lachri | Feb 25, 2023 | Acrylic painting, Art tips
From the time we’re children holding our first paint brush, we ALL do this. We’re shown how to do this. It is the start of a dirty terrible horrible habit. You’ve been painting with a brush, now it’s covered in paint, and you put it in the sink...
by Lachri | Feb 18, 2023 | Art tips
If you’re like me, your art studio is inside your home. This means we have different challenges to setting up our studio space than someone with any other type of art studio. #1 Protect Your Floors A canvas drop cloth can cover your carpet wall to wall! I like...
by Lachri | Feb 17, 2023 | Art tips, Colored Pencil
This is the full lesson from our Wednesday livestream! I’m going to show you step by step how to paint a clownfish and anemone in watercolor and colored pencil! Supplies I will be using (amazon affiliate links) NOTE: You do not need all of these supplies to...
by Lachri | Feb 12, 2023 | Art tips
It’s easy enough to recognize when something is wrong with your work. It’s a good first step, but how do you figure out what exactly is wrong and needs adjusting? One of the easiest ways is to turn your painting or drawing upside. This is going to make...
by Lachri | Feb 11, 2023 | Art tips
I’m not sure what it is about painting and drawing that makes people think them wanting your work for free should be flattering to you somehow. Or thinking that an original painting should cost the same as a poster. I seriously had someone who wanted to spend...
by Lachri | Feb 10, 2023 | Acrylic painting, Art tips
We were all taught to do this from the time we were children. It may make sense when you’re cooking, but not when painting! We all need to be reminded “Don’t drink the paint water” and other fun artist sayings. Why not wear it on our clothes or...
by Lachri | Feb 9, 2023 | Art tips
We’re painting a clownfish and anemone in watercolor and colored pencil! For the first portion of this stream we will only be talking about and focusing on the art lesson. After that we will move onto the chat and Q&A. Supplies I will be using (amazon...
by Lachri | Feb 9, 2023 | Acrylic painting, Full Beginner Art Lessons
This is the full lesson from our Wednesday livestream! I’m going to show you step by step how to paint an easy desert night with cactus against a star-filled sunset! Supplies Used: 8×10″ Fredrix watercolor canvas board (provided by...
by Lachri | Feb 6, 2023 | Art tips
Having trouble pinpointing your artistic style? You don’t know how to figure out what it is that will make you different? I often tell artists that your style finds you the more you paint and draw. That is still true, but let’s take it a step farther. If...
