by Lachri | Jul 8, 2015 | Art tips, Colored Pencil
It’s entirely possible I was a bit obsessed with Game of Thrones when I chose the subject for this colored pencil tutorial. My reference photo for this howling white wolf comes from wildlifereferencephotos.com. I’ve completed this piece on Fabriano...
by Lachri | Jul 1, 2015 | Acrylic painting, Art tips, Speed paintings, drawings and tutorials
Today’s demonstration video is of a great horned owl that I painted in acrylic paint and airbrushing on a Fredrix Convexo canvas. I added two layers of Liquitex basics on this canvas before sanding it down so that I had a very smooth surface to paint on. This...
by Lachri | Jun 4, 2015 | Acrylic painting, Art tips, Colored Pencil, Speed paintings, drawings and tutorials
Want a more 3D look to your artwork? This is a technique that I use in SO many of my paintings. It works as an underpainting if you’re working in oils, it can be used as a background for colored pencil drawings, and of course as your background in acrylic work....
by Lachri | Jun 3, 2015 | Art tips, Colored Pencil, Speed paintings, drawings and tutorials
For this tutorial, I’m working in colored pencil using both Luminance and Polychromos colored pencils. I’m blending with Mona Lisa Odorless paint thinner on a filbert taklon bristled brush and working on Stonehenge paper. I’ve used masking fluid and...
