Tag: Albrecht Durer
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4 Weeks, 4 Paintings – Negative Space

Welcome to another instalment in the 4 Weeks, 4 Paintings mini-series! Today, we’ll learn more about using negative space in our paintings by building on the foundation of layering. As I mentioned in the Layered Foliage tutorial, we must often paint the lightest shades first when working with watercolours, then build the pigment layer by…
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How I Paint Auroras

My husband is pretty much obsessed with the northern lights, or aurora borealis. He’s one of those people who will jump in his car in the middle of the night to chase auroras, and talks about the beauty of this phenomenon basically non stop. I really appreciate the gorgeousness of the auroras too, but folks,…
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Review – Farber Castell Albrecht Durer Watercolour Pencils

A lot of my art-loving friends have asked me how I find these pencils and, since you want to read about art related stuff, I figured I’d do a review. I got these puppies last Christmas and have been using them at least twice a week since. Without spoiling the review, I love them. I’ve…
