by Lachri | Sep 14, 2015 | Acrylic painting, Speed paintings, drawings and tutorials
In music, we call it a “cover” when we remake another musicians song. In art we don’t really have a good word for it, so I’m calling this week’s painting demonstration my “cover” of van Gogh’s Almond branch painting....
by Lachri | Sep 7, 2015 | Art product review, Art tips, Inktense, Speed paintings, drawings and tutorials
After my not so positive review of the Derwent Coloursoft colored pencils I recieved an email from Derwent asking if I would be interested in testing some of their products as they work to improve them. I was quite shocked and impressed to see a company who cared...
by Lachri | Aug 31, 2015 | Art tips, Colored Pencil, Speed paintings, drawings and tutorials
This week’s tutorial is a leopard and roses drawn with Polychromos and Luminance colored pencil with an airbrushed background. The supplies I used were: Supplies used for this piece: Supplies used: Fabriano Artistico Extra White Hot Pressed 140lb watercolor...
by Lachri | Aug 25, 2015 | Art product review, Art tips, Oil Painting, Speed paintings, drawings and tutorials, Vlogs
The guys over at smart art box adjusted their schedule so that we get our boxes earlier each month, so this unopening is earlier than usual! This month’s box is oil painting in a Van Gogh style. What is a Smart Art Box? The smart art box is a monthly...
by Lachri | Aug 21, 2015 | Art product review, Art tips, Speed paintings, drawings and tutorials, Vlogs
Today I’m going to be talking about the differences between four different Fredrix Pro Series canvases. The type of canvas that is right for your paintings will depend on how you’re applying the paint to the canvas. To start with, all of the Pro Series...
by Lachri | Aug 17, 2015 | Acrylic painting, Art tips, Speed paintings, drawings and tutorials
Today I’m walking you through the steps to paint a balloon and bird in acrylics on canvas. I used Liquitex basics acrylic paint and a bit of createx airbrush paint on the balloon. If your canvas is smooth enough, you won’t need an airbrush to get a similar...
