Drawing and Painting

Want to have a fun party activity at your kid’s next birthday or costume party? Then face painting may be the right option. Face painting is a fun way to…

Making your own distressed furniture can be a fun DIY project that brings a lot of character to your home. No matter what two colors you choose, the distressed look…

Every artist knows that the different sizes and shapes of paint brushes all serve a specific purpose. You can’t get the same effect with a flat brush as you can…

Many new artists just starting out in the world of painting will reach for acrylic paints because they’re cheap and easy to use. Acrylic paints are a great painting medium…

People either love or hate the dry time of acrylic paints. Luckily, if you’re in the latter category, there are methods to make acrylic paint dry faster and methods to…

Pink is truly a wonder to behold as it offers such a fun and upbeat feeling to any art project. Although it is commonly believed that it is a simple…

There are many tools in a painter’s tool kit, but none more important than the paint itself and the brushes to paint with. There are many types of paintbrushes, and…

The dry, dusty, messy chalk in muted colors has been on its way out ever since the introduction of chalk markers. So have traditional chalkboards, now quickly being replaced by…

Alcohol markers were once thought to be a poor tool for serious artists. The ink didn’t last long, and the colors weren’t vivid enough.  It’s true that the early versions…

Tabletop easels can make your life as an artist so much easier. They are ideal for when you do not have a permanent space set out for painting and need…