In the video below, I'm discussing if you really need talent to become good at art and what I really think you need to become good at it. In this video I'm working on the background and underpainting for the painting I'm going to title "Woman Taking Picture".

Supplies used
Fredrix 9x12 Belgian Linen Green Label Pro Series Canvas
Liquitex and Amsterdam Acrylic paints
​Princeton Select Brushes

I didn't have time to make the video I wanted to make about whether using a colored underpainting for skin can get you more realistic results, so I made a video instead where I show you my sketches and what I've been doing this week. I finished my painting, "Mystery Woman In A Museum" and did a practice sketch for the painting I'm going to title "Woman Taking Picture". I throw in some art tips too.

​Supplies Used For Painting
paint:Liquitex Basics and Amsterdam Standard Series
canvas:Fredrix Green Label Pro Series
Brushes:Princeton Select

Supplies Used For Sketches
Pentel Hybrid Technica Pen
Canson Sketching Paper
Art Alternatives Sketching Paper

Supplies Used For Practice Sketch
Mars Lumograph HB pencil
Strathmore 400 series 60lb sketching paper

In the video below, I explain how I got the creepy, spooky vibe in this painting. I used Liquitex and Amsterdam acrylics on a Fredrix Green Label Pro Series canvas.

I just painted this cat on this watercolor card for my stepdad's sister's birthday. In the video below, I walk you through how I did it and give some general watercolor painting tips.

Supplies used
paint
Van Gogh watercolors from Royal Talens line
Cotman watercolors from Winsor&Newton

paper
Strathmore 140lb coldpress watercolor cards

brushes
Princeton Select

In this video, I'm doing my first ever drawing in sepia. I decided to use only sepia for this drawing because I wanted to test the limits of this medium. I describe how sepia feels like, the properties I noticed about sepia and whether or not I would work with sepia again. As usual, I also give some general drawing tips. The animal I'm drawing is called a tamarin. 

Lisa's website
Lachri.com
Leonardo Pereznieto's drawing that I was referring to

Supplies used
Koh-I-Noor sepia pencil
Strathmore 400 Series Drawing paper

My latest piece as an acrylic of a puppy done in shades of blue and purple to demonstrate the use of cool analogous colors.

In the video embedded below, I walk you through step by step how I painted him.

Supplies used
Paint
Liquitex Basics
Liquitex Soft Body
Amsterdam Standard Series

Brushes
Princeton Select

Canvas
Fredrix Pro Series Belgian Linen Green Label

I made a video all about analogous colors, or colors that are near each other on the color wheel. In it, I painted a koala using shades of red, yellow, and orange. I used Liquitex and Amsterdam acrylics on an 8x10 Belgian linen canvas from Fredrix. Enjoy.

Here I'm showing you how I added color to my butterfly. You can see how I did the underpainting here. I used Liquitex and Royal Talens acrylics on an 8x10 Belgian Linen canvas from Masterpiece Canvas's Vincent Pro line.

I made my voice over slower this time. Hopefully it's easier to follow this way.

I recently made this sketch

to help me plan a painting of a deer, and this one

To see why and for some tips on creating depth, watch this video.

​​​http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0RNnhyMHqyM

I decided to try out the Masterpiece Vincent Pro Canvas. I'm doing a little review of it and giving you a demonstration of how I'm doing the underpainting for a blue morpho butterfly.