Although I’ve been aware of PanPastels for some time, I haven’t had an opportunity to try them out before, so I was looking forward to
Line and wash is a wonderful mix of media in which to capture a dynamic portrait of your subject. It brings together the expressive qualities
Linda Adiele shares how she achieves dark and light skin tones with acrylics.
Artists have been captivated by portraiture painting for centuries. Historically this type of painting has been strongly associated with oil artists. The introduction of new
Well this was an exciting project to embark upon. There’s something satisfying and settled about painting a picture for the purpose of a step by
Stage 1 – Reference The whole process begins with a reference photo. I usually offer to meet a client at their own home, which I
She is considered to be one of the most important artists to have come from South Africa. We look back at the intriguing life of Irma Stern from her childhood and early career through to her later works and death.
This month we caught up with artist Hashim Akib for a Q&A session. Hashim has won many awards including the SAA (Society of All Artists) Artist of the Year award in 2009.
Yung Jake, Tony Rodriguez and Failunfailunmefailun are 3 artists who are doing something different when it comes to celebrity portraits. We wanted to showcase their work in this months featured artists blog post.
Regularly celebrated as the greatest artist of all time. We look back at the abstract life of Pablo Picasso from his childhood and early career through to his later works and death.
A look back at the life of Frida Kahlo. Born in 1907 at the family home just outside Mexico City, she had a complicated childhood, marred by polio which left her disabled at the age of six years old.
Portrait Painting, Oil on board or Canvas Recently, I was invited to visit The Mall Galleries, London, for the opening of the Royal Society of
