Loose & Expressive Painting Techniques
Painterly Style Tutorial or Beginners
In this tutorial, we’ll explore how to start abstract painting for beginners. Video tutorial shares ideas for how to break away from rigid art.
Mixed Media Painting Tutorials
Explore creative mixed media painting with free tutorials and courses. Blend acrylic, watercolor, and collage to create expressive, layered artwork. Perfect for beginners and artists who want to experiment and break the rules.
Loose & Expressive Painting Techniques
Don't Focus on Finished Art, Do This!
Finished art can trap you in safe habits. This loose & expressive lesson shows why exploration, doodling, and playful risk-taking lead to stronger, freer painting.
Loose & Expressive Painting Techniques
Expressive Mark Making Techniques
Most beginners fall into the “coloring book” trap — tracing every edge of their subject. Learn how to avoid this mistake and replace it with loose, expressive lines that add life and energy to your drawings.
Mixed Media Painting Tutorials
Unconventional Acrylic Collage Techniques on Bristol
Turn old drawings into handmade collage papers using acrylics, inks, crayons, graphite and more. Resourceful and authentic!
Mixed Media Painting Tutorials
Collage Still Life Painting Tutorial
Yet another abstract collage still life painting tutorial. Learn the elements of shape, color, and composition to create stunning artworks.
Mixed Media Painting Tutorials
Step-by-Step Mixed Media Floral Painting Tutorial
Create a beautiful mixed media floral still life using collage and acrylics. Follow this easy, step-by-step process to bring your design to life.
Mixed Media Painting Tutorials
Mixed Media Collage Border Floral Painting Tutorial
Transform an old watercolor into a fresh floral painting with collage borders, bold red blooms, and loose mixed media techniques.
Drawing Tutorials
Try This EASY Exercise to Loosen Up Your Drawings
I'll never forget the day I threw artistic 'rules' out the window and just scribbled like a mad man. That moment of pure frustration became my greatest breakthrough - and this ridiculously simple exercise can do the same for your drawings.
Mixed Media Painting Tutorials
Experimenting with Patterns and Collage in Landscape Painting
Transform a cityscape with collage borders, bold acrylic patterns, and fresh design elements. Learn why experimentation leads to breakthroughs in art.
Mixed Media Painting Tutorials
Explore Collage and Mixed Media Landscape Techniques
Transform a landscape with handmade collage, layered acrylics, and expressive mark-making. Learn how to give ordinary scenes fresh energy and texture.
Landscape Painting Tutorials
Discover How to Turn Bad Art into Expressive Landscape Artwork
That painting sitting in the corner that's been annoying you for weeks? The one you started as watercolor, added acrylics to, then shoved aside in frustration? Don't throw it away, here's why...
Mixed Media Painting Tutorials
Explore Mixed Media and Collage Landscape Painting Ideas
See how to turn a watercolor into a fresh mixed media landscape with painted borders, collage strips, and layered patterns for extra visual interest.