by Lachri | Jan 19, 2023 | Art tips, Colored Pencil
This is the full lesson from our Wednesday livestream! Draw a meerkat with me in colored pencil. I’m sharing tips for beginners to colored pencil drawings and showing you how to draw fur the easy way! Reference photo from Unsplash Supplies I will be using...
by Lachri | Jan 14, 2023 | Art tips
A question from the last livestream: “What is something that we are often told as artists that annoys you?” Easy: Don’t compare yourself to other artists. Let me tell you why this is terrible advice! We all need to be reminded “Don’t drink the...
by Lachri | Jan 13, 2023 | Acrylic painting, Art tips
Is it safe to pour your dirty acrylic paint water down the drain? What about rinsing your brushes in the sink? Will that clog the sink? This one step will keep your pipes safe! We all need to be reminded “Don’t drink the paint water” and other fun artist...
by Lachri | Jan 12, 2023 | Art tips, Charcoal
This is the full lesson from our Wednesday livestream! Draw a chickadee with me in charcoal. I’m sharing tips for beginners to charcoal drawings and showing you how to use charcoal powder the easy way! Supplies used (amazon affiliate links) Canson Mi-Teintes...
by Lachri | Jan 12, 2023 | Art tips
We’re going to be drawing a cute meerkat in colored pencil. I will be talking about how to create a more realistic drawing by focusing on your values. This will be different than my livestreams you’ve seen in the past. For the first portion of this stream we will only...
by Lachri | Jan 7, 2023 | Q & A, Vlogs
A question from the last livestream: what do u do to get back into “rhythm/ sync ” with painting after not painting for a long time? We all need to be reminded “Don’t drink the paint water” and other fun artist sayings. Why not wear it on...
by Lachri | Jan 6, 2023 | Art tips
We’re going to be drawing a cute chickadee in charcoal. I will be talking about how to create a more realistic drawing by focusing on your values. This will be different than my livestreams you’ve seen in the past. For the first portion of this stream we...
by Lachri | Jan 6, 2023 | Charcoal
This is the full lesson from our Wednesday livestream! Draw a kestrel with me in charcoal. I’m sharing tips for beginners to charcoal drawings! Supplies I will be using (amazon affiliate links) Canson Mi-Teintes Grey https://amzn.to/3kTBs9C (I’m going...
by Lachri | Jan 6, 2023 | Q & A, Vlogs
With so many claiming the sky is falling when it comes to AI art taking over traditional artists’ work, I thought I would share a different perspective. I’m not saying that there is nothing to be concerned about, just that it’s not quite as...
by Lachri | Jan 2, 2023 | Art tips
I’m BACK!! For our first weekly Wednesday night livestream of the new year 1/4/23 at 8pm CT, we’re going to be drawing a kestrel in charcoal. I will also be testing my new livestream set up. This livestream will be different than those in the past. The...
by Lachri | Dec 8, 2022 | Acrylic painting, Art tips, Speed paintings, drawings and tutorials
An airbrush is great for special effects like smoke, bokeh backgrounds, clouds, rays of light and fog, but is it easy enough for anyone to use? I’m sharing my thoughts and walking you through a toucan in a jungle acrylic painting. Supplies used: (amazon...
by Lachri | Oct 1, 2022 | Art tips, Graphite, Speed paintings, drawings and tutorials
This time lapse video shows you the how great Faber Castell Graphite Aquarelle pencils are for creating photorealistic drawings and the darkest blacks! Get all the detail you could want plus the highest contrast! Supplies used: (amazon affiliate links) Faber-Castell...
