Step 2 - Break up the blocks! Today's tip will be the first of several that will walk you through the steps to create rocks that look like rocks. If you are like many of us, this is a hard concept to learn. Tom will break it down for you and you will never have to struggle to create realistic-looking rocks again! Points To Consider: Everything at the bottom of an … [Read more...]

Struggling to create dimension when creating rocks? Let Tom break it down for you. Today's tip will be the first of several that will walk you through the steps to create rocks that look like rocks. If you are like many of us, this is a hard concept to learn. Tom will break it down for you and you will never have to struggle to create realistic-looking rocks … [Read more...]

Be the kind of artist that isn't afraid to make things better. Today's Video Clip comes from our Free Workshop with Buck Paulson. We have a saying at Alexander Art "Is it ready for the wall?" We are working on a new series with Buck where he has all the time in the world to paint a painting. He knows it is done when he is happy enough with it that he would hang it on his … [Read more...]

Learn to create even more distance in your paintings. There are several things to learn from today's Tip. Tom is always teaching so pay close attention to what he is saying while he shows us how to create even more distance. Points To Consider: Earlier Tom sanded his painting to soft the distant mountains. He wipes the dust off the canvas. He uses his clean 1" … [Read more...]

Learn this old Renaissance trick and help your paintings to stand out! We are sharing an old Renaissance trick Tom demonstrated. Points To Consider: ALWAYS wear a mask when you sand a canvas. The canvas must be completely dry. Sanding your canvas won't harm it. It will just soften the color to create more depth and distance. Never be afraid to try new … [Read more...]

Be careful What You Use! Has this happened to you? You've created a great composition or you've found a pattern in an art book and you've applied it to your canvas, only to lose the drawing as you begin to add paint! Then you wonder where the waves were supposed to be or where that last tree trunk goes! Follow today's Tip and you won't have to worry about this … [Read more...]