Minehead Digital Paintings

Art Tutor has launched

Art Tutor launched this week and promises to be an exciting new way for artists of all levels to brush up on skill that they need. Video tutor-age seems to be the order of the day, with step by step, bite sized chunks guiding you through all you need to know in a variety of mediums.

Take a foundation course in Watercolour, Oil Painting, Acrylic Painting, Pastel and Drawing plus much much more. What's more is you can pick and choose what you want to learn through the entire range and all for just a small subscription of £10 pcm if your based in the UK. You can cancel once youve finished what you want to learn its that simple.

Click the picture to see for yourself what its all about, I shall be taking up a subscription myself.

Working on my blog content

I have been working on my blog content today and you will find some new things appeared on the right hand side. Firstly there is a Video feature linked to the Painting and Drawing Channel, which features tutorials from some of the best art teachers in the UK in a range of media, Oil Painting, Pastel Painting, Watercolour Painting and Drawing.

I have also added two link sections which contains 10 top links I think my readers, that's you, would be interested in. The first section contains Art related links including education, art supply stores and resources. The second section includes links to artists that I admire, whose work I find interesting and thought provoking. These links will be updated regularly so check back for more.

For a snippet of the Painting and Drawing Channel here is a taster video to get you started

Study Art at Home Home Study Art Course

Every so often I would like to include in my blog snippets of information I have found regarding art and one section of this is courses.

Not everyone can study art at college or on tutored holidays, because its expensive or they are unable to get out the house or they are just shy and intimidated by the thought of going to college, "I'm not good enough for that!" is a phrase that I often here, usually in my own thoughts.

A good way to learn art is to do so in the comfort of your own home and the London Art College is a great way to achieve this, you can take certificate courses or diploma courses in many different media or subject matter that takes your fancy.

These courses can be done at your own pace and you get tutor marked assignments to complete, all of which can be done on-line or by post. You can pay for the course in one go or in instalments making it a flexible way to learn.

I myself have taking a certificate in Coloured Pencil, which I am working towards as I write this, I lack confidence with a pencil so this a great way for me to brush up on drawing skills while at the same time learning a new medium with which to paint. I shall post my work as I complete it over the coming year.

If you'd like to consider a course or for more information, just click on the picture below and it will take you right to the London Art College website. Happy Learning!!!!

Par Beach Spring 2012 Digital Art

This painting is the initial stages of a developing art works, the first I have ever tried on a digital canvas. I am using Art Rage Studio Pro as the platform to develop the painting and my newly purchased Bamboo Tablet by Wacom.

I found it difficult at first especially as you have a wealth of settings and tools to choose from when using a digital art platform but after the initial hesitations that one feels with a new medium I settled in. This started off   as a sky experimentation and has developed from there. The initial painting is laid out and I have some manipuation to do, plenty of developing and then finishing touches. I expect I will fiddle for hours and hours to come before this is finished.

Here is the first stage, took me about 3hrs to get this far but hey whose counting?

Digital Oil Paint - Artrage Studio Pro

While my studio is being built this is the only way I can paint as everything else is packed let me know what you think!!!!

A tablet for my Illustrator Program

This is the Wacom Bamboo CTH-670 pen and touch tablet which gives you a platform to use programs like Artrage, Illustrator and Photoshop with ease.

I have got it out the box and spent nearly 3hrs setting it up and working through the tutorials, now I cannot wait to paint with it.