Landscape Painting Ideas for Beginners
Painting is a difficult but rewarding art. It can take years for master, but learning it can be a very rewarding process. The landscape is a classic form of painting. Painting…
Tip for Painting Landscapes with Buildings: Create a Visual Melody
Painting subjects with buildings is one the most popular themes for artists. Humans readily identify themselves with man-made structures because these buildings are part of their environment, like nests are…
Urban Sketching for Beginners
Urban sketching is a hot practice, and for good reason: Cities provide endless subjects. As I write this, I’m still acclimating to the Midwest after a weekend trip to Manhattan,…
Oil Painting Tips for Beginners
Painting with oils is probably the preferred kind of art forms. The techniques that you must utilize for oil paints are to help you in maintaining uniformity and that will…
8 Watercolor Painting Tips
No other painting medium is quite as unique as watercolor. Watercolor paintings are unmistakable. Fluid colors dance on the surface as the water pulls the pigment, producing delicate paintings. If desired, colors can…
How to Make Croissants at Home
Once you learn how to bake croissants, you’ll never go back to the store-bought variety. These French pastries are a bit of a time commitment, but biting into a made-from-scratch…
24 Different Kinds of Icing, Glazes, Frostings You’ve Got to Try
Don’t know your ganache from your fudge buttercream? Hazy on the difference between glaze and royal icing? Don’t worry. This guide to different kinds of icing, glazes and frostings has…
Skip Store-Bought Bags! Learn to Make Potato Chips at Home
You probably think I’m crazy for even suggesting the idea of making potato chips at home. That’s OK, I am a little crazy. But hear me out because they’re truly…
10 Things You can Learn from the Pros to Help You take Better Photos
As a photographer, there are so many things that you learn and do on a regular basis. Creating habits in your craft is a good approach to making it become…
How to Get Great Photos with an Old Camera
Camera technology has advanced so rapidly in recent years. Which makes it easy to think that the brand-new DSLR you got last year and love using so much is already…