Reflected Light and How it Affects Art
An understanding of reflected light and how it affects art is a valuable addition in your art toolbox no matter your subject or medium.
3 Tips for Drawing Reflective Objects
When drawing reflective objects, it’s important to understand how the surface texture of the object and the colors around it affect its appearance. Carrie shares 3 basic tips to help you draw all types of reflective surfaces.
Creating Landscape Greens with Red
Learn about creating realistic landscape greens with red base layers in this short step-by-step colored pencil tutorial.
How to Find the Best Composition from Digital Photos on PhotoShop
How to Find the Best Composition from Digital Photos on PhotoShop describes how to try different compositions digitally before putting pencil to paper.
Process Digital Reference Photos in Photoshop
Knowing how to process digital reference photos is as important as knowing the best art materials. In this post, artist Carrie Lewis shows you how she makes basic adjustments using Photoshop 7 on a Macintosh.
Colors to Use for a Monochrome Underdrawing
What is a monochrome underdrawing? What colors are best? Carrie explains different types of underdrawings and shares tips for using a monochrome underdrawing.
Squaring Up Photos in Photoshop
Have you ever wished there was some way of squaring up photos in Photoshop? Especially photos of drawings that you want to use for marketing or your portfolio? Cheer up! There is! One of the more annoying aspects of using the computer for artwork is getting perfectly square photographs. Whether …
Putting a Drawing Grid on a Digital Photo
6 steps to put a grid over a reference photo using your computer and PhotoShop.
8 Drawing Mini Clinics
Looking for short, easy-to-read drawing tutorials? Don’t miss this list of eight drawing mini clinics on a variety of subjects and techniques.
