by Lachri | Jun 27, 2023 | Acrylic painting, Art tips, Charcoal, Colored Pencil, Graphite, Inktense, Oil Painting, Q & A, Vlogs
Take inspiration from your dreams: Surrealism often draws inspiration from the subconscious mind, so try keeping a dream journal and using your dreams as a starting point for your paintings. Pay attention to recurring themes or symbols in your dreams and incorporate...
by Lachri | Jun 22, 2023 | Art tips, Colored Pencil, Full Beginner Art Lessons
I’m going to share step by step how to create an adorable giraffe in pan pastels and colored pencil. You can follow along in any medium you like! Supplies I will be using (amazon affiliate links) Canson Mi-Teintes blue https://amzn.to/3kTBs9C (I’m going to...
by Lachri | Jun 22, 2023 | Art tips, Livestreams
We’re painting a jellyfish in Colored Pencil and Pan Pastels on Wednesday June 27th, 2023 at 8pm CT ! For the first portion of this stream we will only be talking about and focusing on the art lesson. After that, we will move on to the chat and Q&A. Supplies I...
by Lachri | Jun 20, 2023 | Art tips, Business & Marketing for Artists, Vlogs
You’ve got social media but what happens when you lose your account? What happens when that platform just stops being useful? How do you reach people who are interested in your work? I’ve talked a lot about the importance of your own website, but on top of...
by Lachri | Jun 15, 2023 | Art tips
Paint a cute seahorse in watercolor with me! I’ve listed the supplies I used below, but you can use whatever you have to follow along! Supplies I will be using (amazon affiliate links) NOTE: You do not need to use the same supplies I have listed. Use whatever...
by Lachri | Jun 15, 2023 | Art tips, Livestreams
We’re going to be drawing a giraffe in colored pencil over pan pastels for this lesson. Draw out your giraffe before we start. You can freehand, use tracing and trasfer paper or a projector to get your image onto your paper. This livestream will be at 8pm CT...
by Lachri | Jun 13, 2023 | Art tips, Business & Marketing for Artists, Vlogs
What should someone wanting to show their work in art galleries expect? If you’re hoping to sell your work through art galleries, the first thing to know is you are likely to be rejected a LOT. Don’t be discouraged. Luckily for artists, we don’t even...
by Lachri | Jun 13, 2023 | Art tips, Business & Marketing for Artists, Vlogs
Should you paint what will sell or what you love? Here’s why this matters! When you paint what you love, it shows in your work. On top of that, when you paint what you love, you already have an in with your target audience. Let’s say you show dogs. You...
by Lachri | Jun 13, 2023 | Acrylic painting, Art tips, Colored Pencil, Vlogs
Do you ever find yourself searching hour after hour for the perfect reference photo to paint? That may be wasting a LOT of valuable art time! Try this trick to get you working quickly! We all need to be reminded “Don’t drink the paint water” and other fun...
by Lachri | Jun 13, 2023 | Art tips, Business & Marketing for Artists, Vlogs
You are just as likely to find a really good art teacher outside of a college as in a college. In the US, we push way too hard on kids that they need to go to college.You do not have to go to college to be successful. For many, many careers, trade schools are a great...
by Lachri | Jun 8, 2023 | Acrylic painting, Art tips, Full Beginner Art Lessons
Supplies I will be using: (amazon affiliate links) 8×10? Fredrix watercolor canvas board (provided by fredrix) https://amzn.to/3wuFk98 Liquitex high gloss varnish https://amzn.to/3no14yG Liquitex Basics Acrylic Paints http://amzn.to/2qjrVgU Water Well...
by Lachri | Jun 8, 2023 | Art tips, Livestreams
We’re going to be painting this seahorse in watercolor and watercolor pencil for this livestream. After the lesson portion of the livestream we will be chatting about art while I answer your questions! Supplies I will be using (amazon affiliate links) NOTE: You...
