Learn How to paint birds with watercolor! This is Part 2 of the bird painting workshop. In this class I demonstrate mixing paint to the right texture and to how to manage the water and pigment levels in the brush, palette, and on the page. Download the bird painting worksheet to follow along with the Read More
Category: Art and Drawing
Tricks, tips, techniques and inspiration for artists.
Metadata Maps!
Sure we all add the date and location (basic metadata) to our journal pages. But, let’s take it to the next level! Learn how to make fun weather icons and location maps to bring greater context to your journal pages.SHOW MORE Read More
How to Paint Birds with Watercolor (video)
Join John Muir Laws as he unpacks his approach for painting birds with watercolors. Learn his three-step approach that can also be adapted to landscapes, plants, or any other subject. Paint along with the workshop by downloading the bird watercolor worksheet. What is the system? Start with shadows using a pale purple-gray wash. Build your Read More
Drawing Mammal Gaits: canter, lope, and gallop (video)
Learn how to draw mammals as they hop, canter, lope, and gallop. Understanding the order and synchronization of leg movements allows the artist to effectively use reference materials to draw animals in motion. Follow this link to get the gaits reference sheet described in the workshop. Read More
Getting Started with Nature Journaling (video)
Starting a nature journaling practice can be hard. Let’s walk through it together. In this workshop, we will explore ways to scale down the anxiety or barriers that might form between you and your journal. Learn how to get started and how to create the habit of nature journaling that can last a lifetime. Read More
Drawing Nests and Complex Overlapping Texture (video)
Learn easy tricks to create the texture of bird nests, suggesting overlapping fibers and grasses. Techniques demonstrated with graphite, watercolor, gouache, and gel pen. Read More
Drawing Mammal Gaits: Walk and Trot (video)
Understanding the leg positions as horses and other quadrupeds walk and trot will help you see posture and body position when you are observing animals and to be able to draw what you see. In this workshop, we combine video and still photography to help us learn, understand, and draw. Follow this link to get Read More
How to Draw Foreshortened Horses (video)
Learn how to draw horses from a 3/4 view. We look at tricks to simplify the masses of a horse’s body and details of how the muscles shape the body. Read More
Sharing Journaling with Youngsters (video)
Join the Nature Journal Workshop where educators around the globe share and discuss ideas to better teach nature journaling. Today we explore ways of connecting young people to nature with journaling.SHOW MORE Read More
How to Draw Bears (video)
Learn how to draw bears! Let’s start with a breakdown of relevant anatomy and structure. Then learn to suggest fur texture. Wrap it up with fast sketching at the Oakland Zoo’s Grizzly wading pool. Read More