Drawing and painting can be rough. Simplifying your composition is the first step in making a great drawing and painting. In this how-to video I show you how to make your viewfinder to do just that! Step 1: Assemble your materials index card (4"x 6") x-acto knife ruler pencil tape floss (optional) Step 2: Measure your viewfinder 1" on the longest side - 1 1/2" on the shortest side. Your viewfinder window is 3" x 2" Step 3: Cut your viewfinder Step 4: Add floss in the cente

Happy Friday, y'all! Gather around the proverbial fire as I drop a little art hack for the weekend. I'm using gold leaf imitation (not real gold, boo!). A few tips: be sure to shake up your adhesive sizing before using and gold leaf in a well ventilated area. Gold leafing takes some practice and can get a little messy but what fun thing ISN'T? Materials: Canvas (my canvas is primed with a napthol red acrylic paint - many gold leafers will use a warm tone underneath to bring

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 acrylic paints on any palette! (I'm using a glass palette mounted to foam core board, but a paper palette or even a paper plate works in a pinch). Materials: Winsor & Newton Zinc White Winsor &Newton Flake White Hue (all the things you love about flake white without the cancer) Winsor & Newton Ivory Black palette knife palette #tutorial #ar

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