by Lachri | Nov 24, 2015 | Art tips, Colored Pencil, Speed paintings, drawings and tutorials
This week I’m drawing a white horse in colored pencil against an airbrushed background. I’m blending with odorless mineral spirits (aka OMS or Mona Lisa odorless paint thinner). Supplies used: (these are my amazon affiliate links) Fabriano Artistico Extra...
by Lachri | Nov 11, 2015 | Acrylic painting, Art tips, Oil Painting, Speed paintings, drawings and tutorials
In this week’s painting demonstration I’m walking you through how I used oil paint over a monochrome acrylic underpainting for this realistic giraffe. If you would like to paint or draw this giraffe for your own practice, I’ve provided the line...
by Lachri | Nov 10, 2015 | Art tips, Inktense, Speed paintings, drawings and tutorials
Today I’m showing you how I painted this fall floral using Derwent Inktense pencils and blocks on Fabriano Artistico extra white 140lb hot pressed watercolor paper. The hour long version of this tutorial is available for supporters on Patreon to...
by Lachri | Oct 31, 2015 | Art tips, Graphite, Speed paintings, drawings and tutorials
This week I have some tips on drawing a realistic cheetah in graphite. I’ve started with a great reference photo from http://www.wildlifereferencephotos.com if you’re interested in drawing this exact cheetah yourself. I’m working on Stonehenge vellum...
by Lachri | Oct 21, 2015 | Acrylic painting, Art tips, Speed paintings, drawings and tutorials
I thought it would be fun to show you guys how to paint a quick little Halloween themed painting. This is a fun and simple project. While I did use the airbrush on parts to save time, you can achieve nearly the same results without it for those portions. Here...
by Lachri | Oct 14, 2015 | Art tips, Inktense, Speed paintings, drawings and tutorials
This week’s speed painting demonstration is being completed in one of my favorite mediums to work in. This was my third time playing with these. If you missed my full review of the Inkense blocks and pencils, head over here...