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Cartooning
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Charles Schulz
Both the brains and the brawn behind nearly 50 years of Peanuts comics, he single-handedly designed, researched,
wrote, and drew every panel and strip that appear in daily and Sunday newspapers around the world.
National Cartoonists Society
The home page for NCS. Lot of great information for the budding cartoonists. Surf around and visit the sites of
other members
The Vantoons
Follow the detailed directions and diagrams found here to begin learning how to cartoon. There are directions for
simple cartoons and for action heroes. The owner of the site, John VanDenEykel, has written two books about those
subjects.
Animation Lessons Main Page
This is an eight-step lesson to show how to draw cartoon characters, backgrounds, and props. There are many diagrams
and illustrations as well as detailed explanations and directions. View some never before seen production pictures
for cartoons including "Rugrats," "Wild Thornberrys," "AAAHH!!!," "Real Monsters,"
"Santo Bugito," and others.
Balloon Tales
This site was designed to answer questions about techniques for lettering comics. Browse the articles and the tips
and tricks. If you still have questions ask Mr. Fontastic. The bookshelf has reference books for design and lettering
plus favorite comics. Sign up for the free newsletter printed semi-monthly to pass on lettering tips and tricks.
Caricature Zone
Discover more 700 caricatures of international celebritiesand explore an easy-to-use method of sketching faces
with a few clicks, original games, quiz, and much more.
Cartoon Connections Home Page
Try these lessons for drawing a simple cat or dog cartoon. Use simple shapes to draw your own cartoons. There are
also some tips for would be cartoonists.
The Cartoonist and the Computer
This is a site devoted to cartooning on the computer. It has information about every aspect of the process including
information about why the computer is so great for cartooning. There are pointers on the types of images, files,
graphic formats, and transfers you can use. If you are interested in this subject you definitely should browse
this site.
Chipmunk Gallery: Technique
Enjoy these tutorials for fantasy art. The Making of Slinky is hand drawn. There is also a Digital Magic tutorial.
This is an entertaining site if you enjoy this type of art.
Doodle Dude
Step by step instructions for drawing a cartoon. Fun!
Drawing for Classical animation
Doug Compton shares the notes from his drawing animation class with readers. All you need is a stack of drawing
paper, some soft lead pencils, and extra paper for padding. Read the introduction and then follow the thirty-four
pages of notes.
Emmett Scott's Arts & Activities
Emmett Scott designed this Web site to encourage creativity and to teach viewers how to draw basic cartoons. He
begins by teaching us ways to show emotion with the four basic features of the face.
Gary Harbo How to Draw a Cartoon Character
How to draw a cartoon in ten easy steps by artist and children’s book author, Gary Harbo. A new cartoon is posted
the first of every month.
How to Draw Animal Cartoons
This site has some tips about how to draw a cartoon character. It is not a step-by-step lesson but rather some
suggestions for developing your own original idea. There are some illustrations that might jog your creativity.
How to Guide to Comics
A step-by-step guide on drawing, writing, and submitting comics to be published. Great tips on getting started
and links to other helpful sites for the future cartoonist.
Learn How to Draw with Bob Weber, Jr. and Slylock
Fox and Comics for Kids
Shylock fox and Bob Weber, Jr. want to teach kids how to draw. There are numerous lessons with characters to draw.
In the upper left hand corner of each lesson is a completed animated picture. To the right there is a step-by-step
progression of illustrations showing how to draw the finished product. There is nothing to read so any child that
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Drawing
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Nora Swallows
The home page of this site shows a photo that was used as a basis for the lesson colored pencil lesson in 8 easy
steps contained on the site. If you click the photograph you can see the finished project before you begin. Click
the lesson button to begin and follow the simple steps, techniques, and tips to work your way through the lesson.
If you don’t want to do the actual project read the descriptions to pick up some good technique information.
Novel Art: How to Draw Tutorial
This site has an introduction to pencil drawing which is a basis for all art forms. There are several lessons in
the tutorial. Also on the site is a tutorial about drawing on the computer.
Perspective Drawing
Visitors to this site will receive a simple explanation of perspective in art from a mathem
A Series of Basic Art Lessons
This site has a number of basic art lessons which explore different medium and techniques. Simple objects are used
to teach various facets of the visual arts including shape and shading.atical point of view.
The Triumphal Arch and Beyond
This excellent website offers information on the history of drawing, as well as the techniques and materials of
drawing.
Tips, Tricks & the Trade (hm)
The author of the this site shares his technique for doing a pencil portrait. There are several portraits of well
known women in various stages of completion to illustrate his directions.
All God’s Children Drawing Lessons
These are drawing lessons for little hands. Familiar subjects using simple shapes makes drawing easy and fun. Visit
here with a young friend.es are thumbnails and can be clicked on to see a full size picture.
Art wow! Learn how to Draw, Paint, Frame, Craft, Web Design
Enjoy these lessons in drawing beginning with information about the right tools including pencils, chalk, charcoal,
paper, pens and ink. There is information about getting started, and light and shadow values. There are step by
step lessons in drawing the male or female body and facial features.
Art 1 You can learn to draw!
Basic drawing with pencil and paper are illustrated on this site. The lessons are simple and direct. Some have
trouble shooting articles and others have student drawings to illustrate the lesson. The later lessons show how
to draw a face and features and how to place features on the face.
Art Basics: Drawing Animals
Artist Sandra McFall Angelo shares some tips from her Emmy-nominated series on how to draw animals.
Art Drawing Lessons
Having trouble with drawing a facial feature? This site has lessons about drawing the female features, portrait
and a rough sketch of the complete body. There is also a lesson in painting a portrait and one in colors and color
mixing.ractice by following several drawing demonstrations.
Black Horse Studio Art Lesson
Would you like to draw a horse head in graphite pencil? Follow the lessons online or download the files and use
Winzip. Materials and techniques are described in the step by step lesson.
Borgeson Studio Techniques FAQ
Read this FAQ to get information about colored pencil techniques and materials. The questions cover a wide variety
of questions with many having to do with getting desired color value. There is such a wide variety of information
that you need to visit the site to find out what technique treasures are to be found.
Celebrity Portraits
This site has information about drawing portraits of celebrities. There is a list and explanation of art supplies
and techniques. You can view examples of works that were done by the artist.
Charcoal Page Tips & Tricks
Visit this tips and tricks for charcoal page for some interesting new ideas. Readers send in their tips and tricks
to share with anyone who is interested. Most include their E-mail address and a few have their URL posted. This
is an interesting place to get some varied ideas.
A Colored Pencil Portrait
From Start to Finish
Self-taught artist, Karen Cardinal, demonstrates the step by step process she uses to produce her color pencil
portraits. This is an excellent easy to understand and follow a lesson to a finished portrait.
The Draw Squad
These on-line drawing lessons are illustrative of the methods used on a series of classroom videos offered for
sale on the site. The lessons give a basis for learning to draw. Add a little practice and you sill soon be drawing
well.
Drawing a Horse Head
This site has information and pages from “The Complete Manual of Drawing Horses.” Follow the complete directions
for drawing and shading a horse’s head. There are demonstrations for full profile, full face, and three quarter
profile heads.
Drawing Class Page
How to draw anime figures using geometrical shapes is illustrated here. The geometric shapes make the figures have
the desired 3D affect. The artist emphasizes the need for practice, practice and more practice.
Drawing in One-Point Perspective
This site has over one hundred pages of animations and illustrations that introduce the principles of one-point
perspective and provide step-by-step instructions for drawing objects in one-point perspective. This site shows
how to draw a room, door, window, skylight, wood floor, ceiling, TV, bed and more.
Drawing Lessons
This site has a series of illustrated lesson notes for teachers to use in teaching students to draw. The list of
subjects covered is varied and the lessons are easy to follow and interesting.
Drawing Materials and Drawing Techniques
Visit this site which contains great information on drawing techniques such as the use of graphite, crayon, water
color, oil paint, charcoal, and much more. Great artwork and links to other sites.
Drawing the Face with Bennecelli
The title of this site only tells part of the story. The artist has a step by step lesson in drawing a portrait
but he also has a lesson in calligraphy. There will soon be lessons in drawing, modern italic handwriting, oil
painting, watercolor painting, and old masters portrait painting. Check it out now and return often to see what
has been added later.
A Guide to Drawing Terms and Techniques
A glossary that gives the history and characteristics of drawing materials, techniques, and styles.
Hints and Techniques for Drawing
Enjoy lessons in the art of nature in drawing as part of the "Naturalist’s Sketchbook" on this site.
Techniques are offered that show how to use your drawing pencil to judge and establish proportions, establish the
vertical, and measure angles. There is a drawing checklist that helps you keep in mind basic techniques and ideas.
How to Draw a Portrait
The object of this lesson is to make a pencil drawing of Isaac Hanson. Instructions begin with selecting the paper
and pencils for the project. Beginning with a simple line drawing the portrait progresses to completion. Follow
the lessons step by step.
How to Draw Spark Style
How to draw a dragon, spotted owl, or leopard. Step-by-step instructions to draw the animal you choose and color
it. This is a good site with positive reinforcement. Some of the illustrations are small but can be enlarged by
clicking on them.
How to Make a Pen and Ink Drawing
How to do pen and ink drawings from stills is demonstrated in this lesson. Follow the step-by-step directions to
produce a portrait. The entire lesson takes about five hours, but does not need to be finished in one session.
How to Make Drawing Charcoal
Commercial charcoal is available in three grades of hardness. This article describes the process for making it
at home to create a wider variety of grades.
Illustration Class Room
This site is for people who already have basic illustration skills. The owner says it is a page that concentrates
on the “composition, balance, emphasis, and grammar of a drawing. It teaches how to make the illustrations tell
the story you want told. There are ten excellent lessons.
Kathy Courtney, Portraits
Step by step examples on how to create chalk and pastel portraits. There is much practical advice on materials,
getting proportions right, and how to plan a portrait.
Learn to Draw
Five easy lessons in drawing are featured on this site. There are also games, art quizzes, and art tips. There
is a message board and guestbook. The site was designed by a Think Quest team.
Learn to Draw with Lee Ames
Lee Ames has written a number of books to illustrate his method of drawing. They are called the Draw 50 series.
Click on a book cover for a sample lesson from that book. Learn to draw dogs, monsters, boats, animals, and more.
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Painting
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Painting and Drawing Exercises
William F. Powell is an artist who has written books about color and painting technique. He has generously put
three step-by-step lessons on the website. They are excellent and easy to follow. There is also a guide to color
mixing.
Painting with Copal Medium
Information about tools and techniques for working with copal medium is found on this site. The site is a little
hard to read but has a lot of information about knives andbrushes. The information is given in order from stretching
the canvas to the finished product.
Painting in Progress
Barbara Benedetti Newton illustrates the steps and describes the techniques to produce one of her paintings. She
explains how to use various techniques and why they are effective. There is also a section for tips and tricks.
The Art of Leon Engelen Oil Paintings
Select the language that you want for viewing the lesson. The painter divides the lesson into phases that he describes
in detail. He gives the viewer information about the pallet colors and the tools he uses in his work.
Visual Complements by
Hilary Page
A detailed, illustrated explanation of how an understanding of color theory can enhance one's paintings.
Watercolor & Watermedia: Tips &
Demos
Artist Ellen Fountain gives advice to beginning and intermediate students of watercolor about a growing list of
subjects. She wants to “share with you some of my tips, demos, and ‘tricks’ for painting with watercolor and watermedia”.
She gives insights into how she uses them in her work and will be adding to the list.
Watercolor Magic
Watercolor Magic is an artist’s network magazine that gives artists and would be artists information on the various
skills and techniques that can improve their work. There are interviews with artists and a watercolor FAQ.
Watercolor Online
This comprehensive resource for the watercolorist includes articles, featured artists, and guides to workshops,
exhibitions, and competitions.
Watercolors and Pastels by Peter Saw
Visitors can find general tips about and an introduction to watercolor painting for beginners on this site. A list
of supplies and equipment with descriptions gets you off to a good start. A glossary of terms is supplied so that
directions and techniques can be understood. Peter supplies doodles to practice. Each doodle is a simple watercolor
sketch such as a tree, sky or rocks. There are additional tips for painting and learning from others.
The Watercolour Gazette
Sample articles from this bimonthly newsletter are available here. Topics include paint selection and stretching
water color paper.
Watercolour Studio/Workshop
This site has the basic techniques needed to do watercolor landscapes. Beginning with the materials and equipment
these lessons will take you through the process of landscape painting with demonstrations of many different techniques.
This is a really great site.
World of Watercolor For Watercolor & Acrylic
Artists and All Art Lovers
"World of Watercolor" (WOW) has articles about painting techniques, tips, supplies, contests, and lessons.
Past issues of the magazine are archived. There are weekly chats and the transcripts are published in the magazine.
This is an excellent site.
Art Education: Free Oil Painting Lesson
A lesson on how to paint an apple in the classical realism technique is given here.
Colour My World
Learn about color from this interesting website. It includes information on the use of color in art, nature, its
effect on mood, and the science behind color.
Curry's Water Color Hints & Techniques
This site has hints and techniques to use in producing watercolor pictures. There is also information on some other
media. This is a good introduction for the beginning painter.
Fountain Studio Watercolor Gallery and Learning Center
Watercolor Learning Center with illustrated tips andtechniques for watercolor painting, plus online gallery for
several Arizona watercolor/watermedia artists.
Free Art Lesson
A simple art lesson on achromatic painting.
Golden Paint: Color Mixing
This painting guide explains properties of color such as hue, chroma, and value. Other resources include a color
wheel and several exercises.
Learn to Paint
This is a great site to find out about the use of color in the visual arts. There is also a step-by-step lesson
for your first oil painting.
Learning Chinese Painting Step by Step
Seven step by step lessons to learn the beauty of Chinese watercolor. The lessons are great and easy to follow
in this watercolor tutorial. Relax and enjoy this site.
Lessons and Plein Air Setup
The lesson presented on this page is a step by step process from the original idea to the finished painting complete
with tips and techniques. There are a series of illustrative pictures of the various steps.
Linos School of Art Painting Tips
Read tips for landscape painting from this art school.
Liquitex Techniques
This site by Liquitex has a large number of techniques for using many mediums. Do a search for the information
you are interested in or search for all to get a complete list. The Q & A page has a lot of information that
is useful but not necessarily about techniques.
John Lovett - Artist
Professional Australian artist working in oil, watercolourand mixed media. Contains detailed notes on painting
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Miscellaneous
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The Gamblin Color Book The more painters
know about colors, mediums and solvents and painting techniques, the more likely they are to find the ones they
can transform into art. When artists finish their work, their art exists only inside the materials. The Gamblin
Color Book is about the differences between artists' oil colors made with mineral based pigments and those made
with modern organic pigments. Understanding the differences can assist painters assemble their individual palette
of colors. You'll find some great information about how colors and paints are made at this site
The Original ArtSchool Online
Roger Elliot designed The Original ArtSchool OnLine to be a repository for free art lessons. There are lessons
on many subjects including digital art, portraits, and ships. There are also lessons on color combinations,concepts,
and techniques. Sign up for the newsletter of upcoming series on the website. This site is content and technique
rich.
The Paper Web Glossary
Artists encountering unfamiliar terms while selecting papers can consult this glossary for clarification.
Pastel Artists of Ontario Canada
The techniques described here are not just those for producing art work, working safely, and working clean to keep
colors vibrant. There are tips about exhibiting and general pointers. One technique discussed is making your own
pastels.
Pastel Demonstration by Betsy M. Kellum
An artist gives a step by step lesson on creating a still life using pastels. Techniques such as underpainting
and layering colors are discussed.
Photoshop LE Fine Art Techniques
Photoshop addresses the issue of creating fine art prints with techniques involving digital images. They start
with a personal computer, a digital imaging editor, some photo quality paper, a photo quality printer, and some
digital images. They have pictures illustrating several techniques and go through step by step instructions for
developing the pictures.
Polykarbon Tutorials!
Techniques, materials, and instructions for Anime/Manga style drawing. How to draw the human form and many other
lessons are available here. This is an interesting site if you are interested in this type of art.
Print and Printmaking Terms
A glossary defines terms from aquatint to woodcut.
Printmaking Techniques:Engraving, Etching, Aquatint, and Drypoint
Printmaking techniques are found on this site. Engraving, etching, aquapaint, drypoint, lithography, silkscreen,
and woodcut are discussed. Subjects grouped according to the type of printing they represent. This is a series
of technique overviews, not step by step instructions.
Resources Stone and Marble, Sculpture and Carving
The information on this site about sculpting stone and marble includes tools, techniques, and types and colors
of medium. There is a section which shows samples of 200 varieties of marble that can be used in carving. This
artist specializes in gargoyles, fireplaces, and urns.
Rob Newcomb: Visual Arts
Enjoy a complete guide of beginning to intermediate photography. Follow the tutorial from a description of the
camera itself to the technical aspects of taking a good photograph. If photography is not your forte, browse through
the section about painting and drawing.
Scriptorium Lundenis
This site provides information on how to select the best inks for drawing or calligraphy, some ink recipes, and
some novel ways to use acrylic paints.
Sculpture Imagine Notes
The First Fort Worth Sculpture Symposium put out this guide for children. It contains a section describing what
sculpture is and giving some definitions of sculpture terms. There is information about making various mediums
for children to try sculpturing with including bread clay, edible sculpture, and synthetic marble.
Silly Billy’s World
Learn how to do computer art in Shockwave or regular mode. There is a link available to download Shockwave for
free. There are simple lessons on computer drawing and ideas for teachers using computer drawing with their students.
Browse the site for lots of ideas.
Sinopia Online Pigment and Raw Artist Materials
This art supplies company has great message board forums on a variety of media, including fresco, encaustic, gold
leaf, tempera, acrylic, and oil painting. There are also free recipes for making paint, ink, and pastels.
Stevenson's Gallery FAQ
Learn how to care for your paintings.
The Technique of the Color Woodcut
Text written in the 1920's on printmaking by artist Walter Phillips. Despite the dated writing style, there is
valuable information in this detailed and beautifully illustrated account.
Techniques of Sculpture
Sculptor Andrew Werby uses this site to record answers to many of the questions that he has been asked. It is not
a complete guide but it is very comprehensive. There is information about metalworking, modeling, ceramics, surface
treatments, concrete, casting, carving and sculpting in papier mache.
Time-Tested Stained Glass Techniques
The production of stained glass today is much like it was when the great artists of the Renaissance designed it
for their cathedrals. This article describes the techniques used to produce these beautiful works of art.
Vellum Gallery
A page devoted to calligraphy and illumination contains demonstrations on lettering with Gothic alphabets and how
to cut a bamboo pen. There are also many good calligraphy links.
Wax Pictures
A beginning lesson in encaustic; four techniques are demonstrated.
Webb Young: Images of New Mexico
“Student Steps to Watercolor” is an online book by Webb Young designed to teach student to paint. The introduction
discusses the tools necessary to complete the lessons.
WetCanvas: ArtsSchool Online
Many artists offer techniques and tips about their favorite media. Check out the category specific lessons to select
a one to try. New lessons are being added regularly.
What Is An Artist's Print?
"Is it a print? Is it an artist's print? Is it a copy? Is it a reproduction? Is it a mere reproduction? This
exhibition endeavours to answer these questions." Learn about the history and processes of various types of
print making. A very imformative site which helps clear up some of the mystery about prints.
10 Steps for Boosting Your Creativity
Yep, its just what it says it is. Ten tips for increasing your creativity.
Aliceville's Art Studio
This virtual art studio has a dictionary of art terms. There are also definitions, explanations, tips, and tricks
to use when painting with watercolors, oil, or acrylics.
Angela's Creativity Web
This site has a free course for developing your creativity.
Ann Baldwin’s Art Studio
Tips and techniques for creating a collage are presented on this site. Paper, adhesives, preservation, and mixed
media are covered. There are also some brief tips about “Abstract Painting Using the Patterns and Colors of Nature.”
Art Education Glossary of Terms
This site contains an alphabetical list of terms used for art techniques. The terms are drawn from all types of
art and all mediums.
Art Education and Art Edventures
Sandord’s "Lifetime of Color" has a wealth of information about creating and studying art. There are
tables with choices of lessons and techniques to research such as architecture, drawing, color activities and techniques,
perspective, portraits and figures, and color techniques. This is a very informative site with some great lessons.
Art Instruction Studio
Four short lessons cover the use of composition, space and form, color, and detail. Emphasis is on the development
of a unique style.
Art Kids Rule
This is a great site for kids who want to learn more about art. Kids should visit the "Art Tutorials"
to learn techniques about animation, drawing, painting, pastels, and much more. Kids can also learn about art history,
critique artwork, chat with other artist, and look up sources for art books and magazines. Be sure to explore the
"Art Arcade" where you can paint on-line and do a lot more fun stuff.
Art Studio Chalkboard
"A resource for artists and art students that focuses on the technical fundamentals of perspective, shading,
color, and painting." This site has great illustrations on drawing and painting techniques.
Art Studio Tips
Planning your studio? Read great tips about important things to consider.
ArtCafe.net
Boost your artistic creativity and visit this site. Learn techniques about painting, drawing, watercolors, digital
art, and framing. This site also contains a newsletter, chat room, message board, a list of museums, recommended
art books, and learn about art history.
Artools All About Brushes
Brush shapes, styles, uses, and care are discussed. This is a very in depth presentation of the subject.
ARTtalk
"ARTtalk" is a monthly eight-page newsletter which is free at art material retailers. This site has an
online version of ARTtalk and back copies. There is information about tips and techniques for many of the visual
arts. Visit regularly because the information changes monthly.
Bet Borgeson Studio
Colored pencil technique information is difficult to find online, but his site has a FAQ, professional Q &
A section, and several exercises to teach techniques and concepts. There are online courses for sale, but there
is enough free information to make a visit to the site worthwhile without making a purchases.
Brad Shute’s Wicked Good Handmade Glass Website
Much of the information on this page is from a link to the Arrow Springs website but there is additional information
by the author. The techniques are written for glass bead work but is applicable to all flameworking and lampworking
in glass making. There are several subjects covered.
Build Your Own Easel
If you need a large easel, here are step by step plans for building one for under $100.00. This easel will hold
an eighty four-inch painting. The only power tools required are a power drill and a jigsaw.
Calligraphy The Art of Beautiful Writing
The calligrapher shows us her favorite pieces and gives some tips and techniques. There are several different calligraphic
letter styles illustrated with the various strokes designated.
Calligraphy Sheets
This site has several calligraphy worksheets. There are explicit directions for downloading and printing the sheets.
Calligraphy Workshops and Tips
This site has articles on adding color or flourishes to one's calligraphy.
Celtic Art and Illumination
Artist Cari Buziak provides fascinating tutorials on creating Celtic knotwork for calligraphy, illuminated manuscript,
or painting.
Celtic Knots: Main Page
Find out how to construct a Celtic knot by reading the information on this site. Be sure to check out the examples
of Celtic knots since they show grids as well as an illustration of the knot so you can visualize how to draw them.
Chunky Monkey’s Rain-forest Friends
Chunky Monkey wants to teach you how to draw a butterfly, a toucan, or some rainforest friends. The rain-forest
lesson includes foliage, primates, insects, and flowers. The lessons were originally for a Kids for Primates Mural.
There is a link to information about and a pictThe Complete Sculptor,
Inc.
Visit this site for information and techniques for using various sculpting materials. Select the medium and read
the technique for using it in sculpture.
http://www.sculpt.com/
Cotter’s Corner
Check out the free beginner, intermediate, and advanced art classes that are offered by M. C. Cotter. You can select
a course, read about the necessary tools, and go through the step by step illustrated instructions. There are options
for questions, help, and email contact. There are also production 3D graphic sites to display the work of the artist
using various media. The site is growing and pastel classes are being added soon.
http://members.nbci.com/mccotter/corner.htm
Crayola Art Techniques
The Crayola company designed this site to encourage and describe creative techniques using crayons, markers, colored
pencils, modeling compounds, and paints. Each medium has specific instructions and suggestions and there is information
specifically for parents and educators. This is a great site. Be sure to investigate the inspiring ideas database.
http://www.crayola.com/educators/techniques/index.cfm
Creative Encyclopedia
This is a collection of information on painting techniques assembled by Winsor & Newton. Watercolor, oil, and
acrylic are covered, and both traditional and experimental techniques are described.
http://www.winsornewton.com/Main/Sitesections/EncycloSctn/creativencyclo.html
The Creative Mind: Myths and Mechanisms
This article looks into the creation of creativity. Where does it come from?
http://www.cogsci.soton.ac.uk/bbs/Archive/bbs.boden.html
Creativity Research at Georgia
Tech
This is a study in creative reasoning.
http://www.cc.gatech.edu/aimosaic/faculty/kolodner/creativity/
Creativity Web
This is a great site for cultivating your creativity. Don't miss this!
Creativity, Innovation and Problem Solving
This site will teach you how to use your creativity to solve problems and achieve success.
Design: Art Lesson One by Poochie Meyers
Poochie Meyers has produced five lessons to teach drawing, color, and content techniques. Starting with a collage
color wheel and finally ending using the color wheel to mix and experiment with color. Different types of colors
are examined and defined.
Enchanted Mind
This site has a ton of exercises for developing your creativity and for understanding creativity and the mind.
Exploring Color Creative Projects
Here are a few fun techniques and ideas from Nita Leland’s watercolor, creativity, and collage workshops. There
is information about color, drawing, design, collage, and technique. Take a little time and try some of these ideas
to add a spark of creativity to your work.
Four Types of Famous Writing Brush in
China
Concise descriptions are given of the types of brushes used for Chinese calligraphy, with advice on brush selection
for beginners.
Fresco Workshop
Here one can find a detailed demonstration on how to create a fresco. There is also good information on the history
of this technique.
Gary’s Gallery – Pastel Techniques
Gary gives the viewer the basic do’s and don’ts of pastel drawing. Techniques for using pastels and how they differ
from more intense colors are explained. There are references to books and other materials that the author feels
are worthwhile.
Glass Art Resource Center
The artists from the Kersey Glass Works Gallery share tips and techniques for working with glass in a series of
tutorials. They cover glue chipping, draping, and sand carving. A second tutorial in the sand carving series talks
about masking materials.
Glass Line Newsletter
The online edition of a glass blowing newsletter.
Hawaii Maui Drawing and Painting on Location
Painting Gallery
Free Painting on Location course. Free Real Color Wheel matching pigments to light and print. The history of paints
and painting.
Heavenly Visions: Icon Technique
A modern day iconographer explains how to paint religious icons using traditional techniques with egg tempera and
gold leaf. A bibliography is provided.
Holography Lasers and Holograms
This site provides information on what holograms are and how to make them. The majority of the text is quite technical
and aimed at the advanced student, but there is also a page for kids.
HomeSchoolArts.com
This site has excellent lessons for drawings in pencil, pen and ink, colored pencil, watercolors,
and pastels. There is also a lesson about perspective along with a table of important terms and definitions used
in the study of perspective.
How to Carve Marble, Limestone, Soapstone
and Alabaster Stone Sculptures
Review ways to get started creating stone sculptures. Find out how to get started and what materials you will need.
There are tips on carving different types of stone and how to carve, sand, polish and mount your masterpiece.
The Incredible Art Department:
High School Art Lessons
The "High School Art Lessons" site provides directions for learning experiences in the visual arts by
high school age students. There are many types of projects to familiarize the student with different mediums.
Instructional Articles
Frank Haddock publishes Visual Arts Moves which has articles about how to create drawings and painting. The newsletter
also tells about exhibitions, presentations, critiques and art classes where the artist is involved. There are
several articles on this site with the promise of more to come.
Joseph Wu’s Origami Page
Joseph Wu maintains this site that has galleries of pictures and a diagram page which contains the techniques involved
in origami including the symbols, basic folds, and hints. There are actual diagrams for folding specific models.
This is a very informative and easy to understand site.
Kama Pigments
This art supplies company geared towards artists who mix their own paints has some basic information on how to
make watercolors, oils, or acrylics. There are also recipes for gum arabic solution, egg tempera, egg/oil emulsion,
damar varnish, and cold wax medium.
Knotwork General Properties
This site discusses the features that bring order to a tangled mess of cords when doing Celtic knots. There is
information about the construction, cord length, repetitions, and patterns of the art.
Learn How to Draw Beautiful Lettering
Discover the types of pens that can be used for calligraphy then select your favorite and practice, practice, practice.
Find out what strokes are necessary to make the lower case “a.”
Learning Stone
This resource for sculptors, carvers, and other stone workers offers a discussion group, news on workshops, and
links.
The Lost-Wax Method of Casting Bronze
A step-by step explanation of the bronze casting process.
Materials & Methods
This site is under construction, but there is already a lot of great information about materials and techniques
for various visual art forms. Browse the information about different mediums or look at the selected topics and
techniques.
Meininger's Art Supplies
This art supplies company offers some message boards and some art tips such as how to select watercolor brushes.
Miniature Figure Sculpting Part One
This is a beginners guide to miniature figure sculpting. Part one discusses everything from tools to media. Part
two describes the techniques used to produce the actual figure.
Modern Art Lesson Plans
Exercises that facilitate understanding of pop art, op art, and abstract expressionism can be found at this site.
Mostly Glass Art Glass Techniques
Glass is a medium that has great versatility in both creativity and technique. This site defines the various techniques
that can be used when working with glass. The format is descriptive and general rather than step by step instruction.
Other areas of the site have pictures of glass work on display.
New Directions in Printmaking
Artist Nik Semenoff describes innovative printmaking techniques that are inexpensive and safer for both the artists
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