Art classes have always been popular, with beginners and experienced artists alike traveling thousands of miles to learn from a teacher who inspires them. Sure, we can study and practice on our own, but there’s something energizing yet intimate about learning directly from someone who can make us even better. Even in today’s DIY culture, the master and apprentice relationship has meaning and value.
Usually, when we think of colored pencils, our minds automatically go to our childhoods and the good ol’ days of coloring books.However, with the growing adult market in coloring books, and the popular pencil drawing medium, there are a wide variety of coloring pencils that are available on the market. Professional artists that specialize in pencil …
Painting miniatures and models for wargames, RPGs, or other projects is a fine art. You need a steady hand, good eyes, and a heck of a lot of patience. There is an easier way! You could splash out on an airbrush for your miniatures. It’s a bit of an investment but it can help you gain …
Charcoal pencils have been a preferred choice of artists for hundreds of years. It was one of the most used tools in art and is still widely used to this day. For artists who want to include intricate levels of detail in their piece, charcoal pencils are often favored. Even cave drawings from thousands of …
As any artist knows, the airbrush is an essential tool that you want in your kit. Not only is airbrushing super fun but it is also a great way to apply paint to your artwork with minimal effort required. Thanks to the popularity of airbrushing, there are lots of different types of airbrushes and airbrush …
If you’re looking to create incredible works of art, it’s essential that you have the right tools for the job. When you’re using pastels, you can’t simply just buy any random pad of paper and expect amazing results. You need something that will work best with your pastels.Thankfully there’s a lot of paper for pastels …
Acrylic paints are bold, bright, and brilliant! They work well on a variety of surfaces and can be used to mimic oil and watercolor paints. They also create a number of excellent effects that can only be achieved with acrylics. Interestingly, acrylic paints have only been commercially available since the 1950s! It took a while to …
Working with polymer clay is an exceptionally versatile hobby, and can be great fun whatever your level of ability.You can either make intricate little miniatures if you’re sufficiently adept, or you can just make pretty patterns blending the clay colors. And you can then go on to making the clay into beautiful mosaics, mokume canes …
If you’re looking for a great and easy way to add some color and life to your latest masterpiece, getting some pastel pencils is highly recommended. Pastel pencils are incredibly easy to use, more so than pastel sticks.You will be pleased to know that there are plenty of incredible pastel pencils on the market. The …
Oil pastels are one of the best art mediums for beginners, as they are essentially half drawing and half painting, which helps give you a lot more control over the art you’re creating, and they are ideal for learning to improve while achieving great results. In fact, oil pastels are also used at expert and …
