Tutorials

Links To FREE Tutorials & Articles

I’ve created this page for you to quickly navigate to my articles and FREE tutorials. Click on any of the images below to learn more about how to paint flowers, dogs, cats, people and more. Check out my YouTube channel for upcoming videos and Instagram for recent work.

secrets for painting realistic curly white fur

I’m sharing all my secrets for painting realistic curls. For the full tutorial, tap the image above.

 

progression of sunflower painting from sketch to completion

Click the image for a tutorial about how to paint a sunflower.

 

image shows a colorful bird drawing on a piece of white paper surrounded by various colored pencil, erasers and sharpener. Text reads "how to draw a realistic bird in colored pencil"

For the full tutorial, click the bird drawing.

 

image shows a progression of a digital portrait painting of a young woman from sketch to finish. Text reads "step-by-step portrait - traditional & digital"

See how I paint on the iPad in this tutorial using traditional techniques.

 

progression of oil painting of a black and white dog

If you’d like to learn more about how to paint a dog portrait, click the image above for a step-by-step tutorial.

 

image shows a four part progression of a silver teapot from sketch to final painting. Text reads "How to paint silver - traditional & digital"

Whether you paint in oil, acrylic or digitally, you will learn my secrets to painting silver by clicking the image above.

 

image shows 4 portrait paintings. The first is a profile of a man with a beard. The second is a man with a hat resting his chin on his hand. The third is a portrait of an older woman with glasses and grey hair. The fourth is of a young woman with light brown hair. Text reads "7 portrait painting tips - traditional & digital"

Click the image above for portrait painting tips.

 

How to paint a landscape in oil step-by-step social media graphic

Learn how to paint a colorful landscape in this tutorial. Click the image above.

 

Tips for how to paint black fur social media graphic

Black fur can be tricky to paint. Click the image above to see the step-by-step tutorial.

 

four part progression of a tabby cat painted on the iPad from sketch to finished portrait. Text reads "how to paint a cat digitally step-by-step.

Traditional and digital painters alike can learn how to paint a realistic cat through this tutorial.

 

image shows a four part progression of a white German shepherd painted in oil. Text reads "how to paint white fur in oil step-by-step"

White fur can be tricky. Click the image to see the step-by-step tutorial.

 

image shows a 4 part progression of a black pug portrait painting from sketch to finish. Text reads "how to paint a pug in oil step-by-step"

Learn how I painted this black pug by clicking the photo above.

 

image shows an oil portrait painting of a grey and white cat in 4 stages from sketch to finish. Text reads "how to paint a cat in oil step-by-step"

Click the tutorial above to learn how to paint a cat step-by-step.

 

image shows a 3 stage progression of a digital portrait painting from sketch to finish. Text reads "how to paint a portrait step-by-step with pictures"

Learn how to create a digital portrait on the iPad in this step-by-step tutorial.

 

image show a 4 part progression of a German shorthair dog painted in oil. Text reads "how to paint an older dog in oil, step-by-step.

Senior dog faces have unique features. Click above to see the tutorial.

 

image shows a four part progression of a man with wrinkles and grey hair painted in oil. Text reads "how to paint wrinkles and grey hair".

If you are unsure about how to paint wrinkles & grey hair, click the image above for 12 tips & tricks.

 

image show a four part progression of a yellow lab puppy portrait painted in oil. Text reads "how to paint a puppy portrait from a photo"

Learn how to paint a puppy portrait from a reference photo. Click the image above for a puppy portrait tutorial.

 

image shows a four part progression of a man painted in oil from unfinished to finished. Text reads "paint a realistic portrait - avoid these 11 mistakes!"

Portraits of people are difficult to paint. Here are 11 mistakes to avoid when painting in oil.

 

image shows a 4 part progression of an oil portrait painting of a maine coon cat from sketch to finish. Text reads "how to paint a maine coon cat in oil step-by-step"

Learn how to paint a gorgeous Maine coon cat in this tutorial.

 

Image has four pictures. The first is a black and white image of a painting of a black pug. The second is the color version of the black pug painting. The third image is a black and white image of a german shorthair painting and the forth image is the color version of the German shorthair painting. Text reads "What is value in art? The #1 way to improve painting"

If you know how to use values correctly, you will become a better painter. Learn more by clicking the photo above.

 

image shows a four part progression of a white pit bull portrait painting in oil from sketch to finished painting. Text reads "how to paint a portrait with a limited palette"

Click the image above for a tutorial on painting a pitbull portrait using a limited palette.

 

four part progression of a pink rose in a silver cup oil painting from sketch to finish. Text reads "How to paint a flower, silver and fabric"

This tutorial shows a step-by-step painting of a flower done in an impressionistic style.

 

Image shows a four part progression of a hairless cat from sketch to finish painted digitally. Text reads "how to paint a sphynx cat step-by-step iPad"

Want to improve your painting skills? Try painting a hairless cat will teach you a lot. Check out this tutorial for a step-by-step approach.

 

image shows a 4 part progression of a corgi portrait painting from sketch to finish. Text reads "how to paint a corgi digitally step-by-step"

In this tutorial, I show you how to paint a cute corgi step-by-step.