Traditional Art - Online Tutorials

Traditional Art / Painting:

ARTiculation -- Gain insight into the visual language of art by learning about the Elements and Principles of Art, and understand what it takes to create a successful work of art as you explore the art critiquing process.

Free Art Lessons -- Free online art demonstrations in a variety of media.

Art-is-fun.com -- With a delightful enthusiasm for art, Thaneeya gives advice for drawing and painting with acrylics, watercolors, colored pencils, ink, and pastel. She also provides an overview of artistic styles and subjects with wonderful examples of art to inspire you.

16 Lessons in Color Theory -- Learn all about primary and secondary colors, triads, and the fundamentals of color mixing. Learn how to use color to show perspective and how to create the color effects caused by both artificial and natural light.

Optical Mixtures -- Jay Jensen describes the three basic methods of creating optical mixtures in painting: juxtaposition, scumbling, and glazing.

Painting Q & A -- Testing colors, lighting considerations, materials, techniques, and more.

Brush Care -- Daniel Smith explains how to care for your brushes - a must read!

Make Your Own Two-Sided Masonite Panels -- Durable, warp-free supports for artists who prefer painting on a rigid surface.

Recipes from Sinopia -- Make your own paints, mediums, grounds, gessoes, and more.

Photography - Online Tutorials

Photography:

Digital-photography-tips.net -- Get help with choosing a digital camera, find advice on how to take great pictures (including portraits, weddings, and black & white photography), learn tips and tricks for processing and printing your images, and much more.

Photo.net -- Lots of great information and advice. Learn what to look for when purchasing photography equipment, improve your photography skills, read about the history of photography, and more.

PhotoMonitor -- A directory of photographic resources: tutorials, technical information, history, professional advice for photographers, exhibition opportunities, shopping resources, etc.

AlternativePhotography.com -- Step-by-step instructions and technical information for alternative photography and processes.

Mike Ware's Alternative Photography Pages -- another great source for the study of alternative photographic processes.

Taking Great Pictures -- Lots of helpful tips from Kodak.

Creative Techniques: How To... -- Polaroid provides creative techniques for working with Polaroid film: image transfer, emulsion transfer lifts, SX-70/Time Zero photo manipulation, hand-painting, cross-processing, and more.

DigitalCamera-HQ.com -- helps consumers find the right digital camera for their needs and then directs them to the best online retailers selling these products.

Sculpture & 3 Dimensional Art - Online Tutorials

Sculpture:

Maintaining A Healthy, Safe Studio -- Daniel Smith, manufacturer and supplier of fine artists' materials, addresses this very important topic.

Techniques of Sculpture -- Andrew Werby answers questions about modeling, carving, metalworking, casting, concrete, surface treatments and more.

Sculptor Resources -- The National Sculpture Society provides links to: equipment & materials, foundries, organizations, schools, and services.

Clay Sculpting Guide -- Peter Holland, an experienced professional ceramic artist and sculptor specialising in bone-china production, provides online lessons with step-by-step explanations of sculpting techniques.

Tips and Techniques -- Katherine Dewey shares techniques for sculpting in polymer clay. The section on "Proportioning the Human Figure" is helpful for artists intersted in sculpting the figure.

Concrete Sculpture -- Andrew Goss shares detailed guidelines and recipes for using portland cement concrete for small scale art projects.

Stone Carving Tutorial -- Mark Carroll gives an overview of the most popular stones for carving, the tools used, and the carving process.

ArtMetal -- ArtMetal is the oldest and largest artistic metalworking site on the web. They are dedicated to the promotion and education of fine craftsmanship in all metal disciplines.

Sculpture Book -- Donald Myers interviews several sculptors and shares their stories online.

Cartoon & Comics - Online Tutorials

Cartoons & Comics:

How to draw funny cartoons -- Martin Bérubé's website is for anyone who wishes to learn how to draw cartoons characters, animals, cars, planes, etc. His vector drawing tips are particularly helpful.

Drawing Tutorials -- Mike Malaska shares techniques for drawing shapes, lines, perspective, and people.

OnlyPencil Tutorials -- Lisandro Pena's blog includes pencil drawing tutorials for "Drawing the Human Eye", "Drawing With a Grid", "Negative Drawing" and more.

How to Draw Cartoons -- Learning how to draw has never been so fun and easy! Improve your technique in record time with simple step by step cartoon drawing lessons.

Bet Borgeson's Colored Pencil Studio -- This educational site offers both free and tuition-based online instruction in colored pencil drawing. Issues range from getting started with colored pencils to dealing with professional concerns such as approaching galleries.

About.com Articles -- A collection of drawing lessons and tips covering everything from perspective and anatomy to selecting and caring for paper.

How To Draw Animals -- Follow along and learn techniques for drawing animals in a variety of media: oil crayons, color pencils, chalk pastels, gouache, pencil, and charcoal.

Learn To Draw Tutorials -- Bob Davies provides several online demonstrations to help you improve your drawing skills: Learn to Draw Whatever You Want, Master Perspective Drawing the First Time, How To Draw Trees, How To Draw Faces, How To Draw Cars, How To Draw Hands, How To Draw Flowers, and an entire section for learning How To Draw Animals.

Digital Artwork - Online Tutorials

Digital Artwork:

3D Artists -- "Dedicated to 3D artists from around the world..." Tutorials, interviews, links, forums, job postings, and resumes.

myJanee.com -- You will find Janee's acclaimed Photoshop tutorials, monthly Art Challenge, Message Board, and over 500 reviewed Photoshop and art resource links!

Photoshop Omnibus -- Links to Photoshop tutorials, videos, and more.

FRCN Digital Imaging -- Articles on enhancing digital images, making new photos look old, making old images look new again, and more.

Digital Art Tutorials -- Learn the tips and tricksof the digital art pro's.

Tutorial Man -- Find the best free tutorials for your digital art and, photoshop needs at Tutorial Man!

Digital Art and Techniques -- Discussion of digital art techniques and how to create a variety of digital art from scratch.

Digital Art Features -- Learn more creative styles to add to your digital art in these simple tutorials!

ART Tutorials Wiki -- Catering to everything an artist needs to know! Learn all types of artists styles from digital to canvas art.

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