Positive space describes the object that you are drawing, for example the tree in your garden. Negative space is the space around an object. A successful composition when taking a picture or planning an artwork takes negative and positive space…
A quick and easy tutorial to help you draw and shade an African tree in pencil. Firstly, take a deep breath and a good look around your neighbourhood, garden or park. Look down up and all around. Listen to the…
Learn: How to mix colours (food colouring, watercolour and coloured pencil) – understand how you can make pretty much any colour from red, yellow and blue. How to use a colour wheel About primary, secondary, tertiary/intermediate and complementary colours You…
Learn the top tips for setting up a still life, as well as how to draw/paint it.
Quick and easy guide on creating a abstracted/figurative portrait. You only need oil pastels, a marker and paper. Uses your blind contour drawing and colour theory skills.
Simple guide to shading objects using hatching, cross-hatching and stippling.
Making the confusing topic of perspective simple to grasp- from learning how to draw a house in perspective, to other objects, like a punch. Focuses on two-point perspective.
Step-by-step guide on blind contour drawing and semi-blind (modified) contour drawing
Being creative starts with \’the Art of seeing well\’. Can we live our lives with eyes wide open, searching out beauty and wonder around us? Ann Voskamp, in her book \’One Thousand Gifts\’ describes herself as \’ a hunter of…