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...