Hot Painting Tips Posts
How To: Stretch fine art canvas wraps
Learn how to stretch fine art canvas paintings with a gallery wrap. Instruction is provided by master acrylic artist Ginger Cook in this video painting tutorial. Watch this instructional video and start stretching your own fine art canvases.
How To: Paint shrimp with sumi-e ink
This video painting tutorial shows how to paint a shrimp in Sumi-e ink. The Sumi-e ink painting process is a traditional Japanese painting technique from the Niigata prefecture, demonstrated here with a stone ink well. Learn how to paint a shrimp by watching this instructional video.
How To: Paint Bodhidharma with Sumi-e ink
This video painting tutorial shows how to paint Bodhidharma in Sumi-e ink. The Sumi-e ink painting process is a traditional Japanese painting technique from the Niigata prefecture, demonstrated here with a stone ink well. This particular style of painting complements this Buddhist drawing. Learn how to paint Bodhidharma by watching this instructional video.
How To: Paint cows and bulls in sumi-e ink
This video painting tutorial shows how to paint cows and bulls in Sumi-e ink. The Sumi-e ink painting process is a traditional Japanese painting technique from the Niigata prefecture, demonstrated here with a stone ink well. Learn how to paint cows and bulls by watching this instructional video.
How To: Paint Mt. Fuji with sumi-e ink
This video painting tutorial shows how to paint Mount Fuji in Sumi-e ink. The Sumi-e ink painting process is a traditional Japanese painting technique from the Niigata prefecture, demonstrated here with a stone ink well. Learn how to paint Mount Fuji by watching this instructional video.
How To: Paint a koi carp in Sumi-e ink
This video painting tutorial shows how to paint a koi carp in Sumi-e ink. The Sumi-e ink painting process is a traditional Japanese painting technique from the Niigata prefecture, demonstrated here with a stone ink well. Learn how to paint a koi carp fish by watching this instructional video.
How To: Paint a landscape painting
Unlike many other video painting tutorials which are time lapse speed painting set to music, these lessons will actually teach you how to make a finished painting. These pieces will be small, simple and easy to follow. You may take bits and pieces of these lessons and apply them to your own work or feel free to follow along and create your own version of this painting. Learn how to paint a landscape painting by watching this instructional painting video.
How To: Draw a digital portrait painting in Photoshop
The video Photoshop painting tutorial shows a great technique for creating a beautiful portrait as well as some great general tips for painting in general. Learn how to paint a digital portrait on Photoshop by watching this instructional video.
How To: Paint a Lightsaber and a Poster for Star Wars
In creating the Style D One Sheet movie poster for REVENGE OF THE SITH, Artist Matt Busch begins painting and takes you through the complete process. Learn how to paint a lightsaber from Star Wars by watching this video art tutorial.
How To: Paint a Star Wars Poster with Acrylic Washes and Airbrush
Artist Matt Busch finally begins the color painting process, showing how to lay in your under-painting with acrylic washes. The episode also touches on 'procrastination' (let's face it, a common artist trait) and even covers using an Air-Brush! Learn how to paint Star Wars by watching and following along with this video tutorial.
How To: Paint a Star Wars Poster with Opaque Acrylics
In this hilarious episode, Matt Busch continues the painting process as he pays tribute to the legendary Bob Ross in The Joy of STAR WARS Painting. See how Matt paints with thicker, opaque acrylics, with tips like using a toothbrush to create texture. Learn how to paint Star Wars by watching this video tutorial.
How To: Sit and hold your brush in Chinese style painting
This video will instruct you on how you can properly hold your Chinese calligraphy brush and how you can properly sit while painting Chinese calligraphy, and painting in the Chinese style.
How To: Draw and paint a manga snowy mountain in Photoshop
Learn how to draw and paint snowy, rocky mountains for manga, anime, comics and illustration in Photoshop. This step by step video shows you how to do so by laying down the base color, blocking in shape for painting, assigning value and color composition, and refining detail for the final concept painting.
How To: Paint a blue sky with clouds using watercolors
A quick demo from my studio on how to paint a summery sky. Blue skies with clouds can be a problem for some, so watch this real-time demo to help learn how to do it.
How To: Paint fishing boats with watercolors
Watch to learn how to paint a watercolor of fishing boats at St. Ives Cornwall. Video is not in real time.
How To: Paint a boat waiting for the tide with watercolors
Watch to learn how to paint a sailboat waiting for the tide with watercolors. Video is not in real time.
How To: Paint a cool Chinese dragon
Learn how to paint a Chinese dragon with this video tutorial.
How To: Paint a Welsh dragon
Learn how to paint Welsh dragon with this tutorial.
How To: Set up for spray painting
A spray paint artist goes through his spray paint supplies and how to set up before you begin.
How To: Make and use a pirate ship stencil
Making a spray paint picture? Learn how to make stencils like this pirate ship one to use in your work.
How To: Spray paint steps
This is a video tutorial on how to spray paint a picture of steps by scratching the paint away.
How To: Spray paint a picture of a city
This is a tutorial of how to spray paint pictures of cities.
How To: Paint a modernist portrait of horses in oil
This video is a demonstration of painting two horses in a modernist style using oil paints. Watch and learn the techniques the artist uses to create this work of art.
How To: Paint a modern piece in oil
This video is a demonstration of painting a modern work with elements surrealism. The composition includes elements of cubism in the background, a simplified face, flat spacial depth, and a fantastical positioning of a candle. The work is done in oil paints.
How To: Paint a landscape in acrylic
This video is a demonstration of painting a landscape using acrylics.
How To: Paint a lake in watercolor
This video demonstrates how to paint a lake in watercolors.
How To: Choose and mix colors
This tutorial talks you through the vital processes of painting: color mixing and color choice. Although the artist is about to paint an oil, this tutorial is applicable to all color mediums from pastel to watercolor, acrylic, and gauche.
How To: Paint a tree in watercolor
Learn how to paint a tree in watercolor by watching this video demonstration.
How To: Paint a seascape in watercolor
This video demonstrates painting a special type of landscape, a waterscape. This work is done in watercolor.
How To: Paint a winter scene in oils
This video shows the artist as he demonstrates under painting the backround in a snowy winter landcsape. The series does take you through all the steps from start to finish needed to complete an oil painting of a winter scene.
How To: Do an oil painting 'White Barn' from start to finish
In this video series, the artist shows you from beginning to end all the steps for completing an oil painting, including blocking, underpainting, painting detail, trees and foliage, and finishing touches.
How To: Do an oil painting from start to finish
This video shows the artist beginning an oil painting by blocking in the sky and foreground underpainting.
How To: Airbrush three basic line types
Learn how to airbrush three basic lines types.
How To: Store cheap acrylic paint
Learn how to store cheap acrylic paint, what happens to them over time, and what to do before you use them.
How To: Airbrush carbon fiber
Ed Hubbs takes you step-by-step on how to airbrush carbon fiber. Easy to follow. Airbrush carbon fiber.
How To: Airbrush skulls
In this airbrush tutorial Ed teaches you how to layout multiple skulls using different stencil patterns to create an amazing layering effect. Airbrush skulls - Part 1 of 2.
How To: Airbrush fire
Lets airbrush some heat! Ed Hubbs teaches you one of the most popular automotive airbrushing techniques in the world, painting fire. This is a three part series, as it is very detailed in explaining and showing you how to successfully master this skill, so sit back, learn and enjoy! :-)
How To: Airbrush an eagle
This beginners tutorial shows you how to airbrush an eagle. Easy design that anyone can do - if you want a longer version, visit the creator site.
How To: Make paint from cactus juice and lime
Check out this explanation of a paint making process using prickly pear cactus juice and type-s lime. Umber oxide is hydrated and added for earthen color. Paint is applied to the ferrocement/papercrete battery room dome.
How To: Paint a flowered cross in Sumi-e ink
Check out tis video to learn how to paint a flowered cross in the traditional Japanese method of Sumi-e ink painting. This video shows how to paint within a cross using a mask.