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How to Improve Your Portraits with Skeletons

How to Improve Your Portraits with Skeletons

12 Dec 2024 | Beginner, Finishing, Inspiration, Ninja Art Tip, Tools & Materials, Video Tips

Want to improve your portraits? Try drawing a skeleton!

As you grow in your understanding of human bones, you will see these features in the human faces that you draw and be amazed at the realism you can create.

How to Paint Petals in Eastern Brush

How to Paint Petals in Eastern Brush

5 Dec 2024 | Beginner, Finishing, Inspiration, Ninja Art Tip, Tools & Materials, Video Tips

Want to try painting flowers in Eastern brush? Eastern brush techniques embrace looseness and teach us to work in harmony with the natural movements of paint and water.

Here is a simple guide to painting petals with Eastern brush.

How to Check That Your Paper is Dry

How to Check That Your Paper is Dry

28 Nov 2024 | Beginner, Finishing, Inspiration, Ninja Art Tip, Tools & Materials, Video Tips

Do you struggle to tell if your watercolor paper is dry? Unless you are doing a wet-in-wet technique, your paper needs to be completely dry before adding another layer.

Learn the three metrics you can use to test your paper here.

How to Create a Splash Effect in Watercolour

How to Create a Splash Effect in Watercolour

12 Nov 2024 | Beginner, Finishing, Inspiration, Ninja Art Tip, Tools & Materials, Video Tips

Want to paint a splash effect with watercolor? Here is a simple guide to creating one.

You’ll be amazed at how this technique can elevate your artworks .

How to Paint Watercolour Trees

How to Paint Watercolour Trees

17 Oct 2024 | Beginner, Finishing, Inspiration, Ninja Art Tip, Tools & Materials, Video Tips

Want an easy way to paint small watercolor trees? It’s all in the brush!

By using this “floomping” technique, you can master the randomness of nature and create gorgeous landscapes.

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