Marbling with Nail Polish – Art Tutorial with Carla Sonheim from Silly U on Vimeo.
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Above you will find a short tutorial on how I’ve been marbling with nail polish.... Read More
Hello! While we were in Florida shooting Lynn Whipple’s “The Joy of Collage” class, we also were able to shoot Lynn talking about this brilliant little project, a “Best... Read More
“Crazy Bird” watercolor, pastel and crayon on cut paper.
Here is a short tutorial of the “Crazy Birds” project that I taught 5th graders in Beijing, China! The video shows... Read More
In this video, artist/teacher Diane Culhane demonstrates an acrylic painting project using both the positive and negative spaces. Have fun!
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Diane is a painter and art educator living in Seattle. She... Read More
Here is a quick and fun way to make original paper dolls… a perfect thing to do with your kids or to nurture the kid inside you… because we’re... Read More
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One of the labs in “Drawing Lab for Mixed-Media Artists” is called Abstracted Minutia, in the chapter “Inspired by Nature. Following is a more elaborated tutorial than found in... Read More
How do you SHADE an animal that you’ve created from your imagination? There are two things I think about when shading imaginary creatures.
First, I imagine a light source, such as... Read More
Hello! Today’s tutorial is sort of a Take It Further option of Chapter 5 from “Drawing and Painting Imaginary Animals“: Abstract Watercolor Starts.
1. Grab a small sketchbook or stack of drawing paper and a pen or a pencil (any kind). I used an Ultra Fine Point Sharpie... Read More
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Animals in Tape: Mini Tutorial
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Supplies Needed:
• Several different kinds of Washi masking tape (or even just regular masking tape)
• Mechanical pencil
• Smooth paper, about 5″x7″ (I use Fabriano Artistico... Read More
Learn how to build color very slowly, using multiple layers of transparent colors. Read More
Super Easy Watercolor Birds
This little tutorial will hopefully dispel some myths about watercolor being “impossible.” Yes, it does have kind of mind of its own sometimes, but that’s part... Read More
Layered Poodle
Here is a step-by-step process of how I might layer markers, colored pencils, and pencil when working in my sketchbooks (you can see more sketchbook drawingshere and here!)
When I posted the above flowers a few weeks ago, many of you expressed an interest as to how I made them! So following is a quick tutorial... Read More
Oaxacan Dotted Elephant
This elephant is inspired by beautiful Oaxacan wood animal carvings. Here’s how to do it:
STEP 1: Doodle some scribbly elephants in your sketchbook. Pick the one you... Read More
The Walking Elephant
For today’s assignment, please grab some paper and charcoal (or any writing utensil that you are comfortable using), and watch this video!
(Remember, “gesture drawings” are quick sketches... Read More
