How to Paint
If you want to learn how to paint or increase your skills, I have some excellent resources for you. Everything on this page is free for you to download and reproduce for personal use.
How to Mix Color Part 1
Video
This 7 minute video explains why "what you think you see" keeps you from drawing and painting realistically. Dare to leave all you have learned behind and you will be amazed how well you can mix color, draw, and paint.
How to Mix Color Part 2
Video
This 9 minute video demonstrates how to mix any color you can see in nature using just 5 colors and 7 steps. Forget about the color wheel, warm and cool colors and just mix the color you want to match!
How to Mix Color Guide
PDF
This is the FREE guide used to mix color shown in the "How to Mix Color Part 2" video. This is a MUST download if you desire to mix colors quickly and easily.
OIl Material List
PDF
Oil paint used in the Color Mixing Video and Guide. If you are taking one of my workshops this is the list you want.
Acrylic Material List
PDF
Acrylic paint used in the Color Mixing Video and Guide. If you are taking one of my workshops & want to use acrylic use this is the list.
Guide to Painting
The Quick Guide to Painting explains the process of painting while the Technical Guide to Painting covers the technical stuff you need to know.
Michael James Smith
Watch Michael James Smith explain AND paint photo-realistic sky, clouds, water, grass, trees, pets, fur, facial hair and so much more.
Draw Mix Paint
Learn to mix and paint in a loose painterly manner at Mark Carder’s drawmixpaint.com. He covers how to complete a painting from start to finish.
Pexels Stock Photos
Pexels is an excellent place to find and download free, royalty free resource photos for your art. No permission needed to use photos.
Unsplash Stock Photos
Unsplash is an excellent place to find and download free, royalty free resource photos for your art. No permission needed to use photos.
Awaken with JP
JP Sears is a comedian that takes an unapologetic stand for freedom, free speech, and encouraging people to live free from fear.
The Art Story
The Art Story is an excellent place to view artwork, learn about the artists that created them, and the general flow of the history of art.