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How To: Build + Stretch Your Own Canvas

In this DIY art video, visual artist, Ashley Cassens shows you how to build your own canvas from start to finish.

How to: Varnish an Oil Painting

If you're like me, you're impatient waiting for paint for dry and don't have 6+ months to wait for a painting to be varnished. Yet, you...

How to: Painting What You See (Not what you know)

Hi friends! I'm back with a crash course video on how to paint what you SEE and not what you KNOW. Is an apple really red? Is the sky...

How To: How to Make Your Own Viewfinder

Drawing and painting can be rough. Simplifying your composition is the first step in making a great drawing and painting. In this...

How To: Create a Value Scale

Happy Friday! Today's art hack debunks creating value scales on your palette. Check out how to quickly make one of your own, using oil or...

DIY: Drawing Tutorial Art Hack

DIY Drawing Tutorial