Animation Artist Online Tutorials
Lots of goodies here for anyone interested in animation art, plus
free online tutorials in animation using trueSpace 4.x; LightWave
3D and Photoshop 5.0.
ArmChairPaintClasses.com
ArmChairPaintClasses offers self-study classes and live online
workshops using interactive chalkboards. On this award winning site
you can learn tips and techniques to improve your painting.
ArtSchool Online at WetCanvas
Free online art lessons and instruction in a wide variety of art
education topics are offered at ArtSchool Online. Here's a few of
the many courses offered:
- Landscapes
- Portraiture
- Acrylics
- Digital Art
- Basic Drawing
- Oil Painting
- Pastels
- Watercolor
You'll also enjoy access to the staff collections of tips,
techniques and special lessons.
Art Studio Chalkboard
An excellent information resource for artists and art students, the
Art Studio Chalkboard is a collection of articles and online
tutorials featuring the technical fundamentals of perspective,
shading, colour and painting: from the colour wheel and mixing
colour to how to stretch a canvas and prepare for painting; from
composition models to greyscale value to linear and atmospheric
perspective. Also visit the
Figure Drawing Lab for
lessons on drawing the human form.
Artyfactory
Artyfactory is a free online workshop for artists of any age and
any skill level. Currently offered are comprehensive courses on
Ancient Egyptian Art, African Mask Design and Pencil Portraiture.
Each workshop has an interactive quiz or games associated with its
theme.
Cays Art
Cays Art offers the online workshop "Portraits of Children". This
interactive course involves written lessons and photo
demonstrations on a website accompanied by evaluations of the
student's work as it is submitted by the student through digital
images sent via email.
Chantal's Stained Glass
Free stained glass patterns, stained glass design tutorials,
completed stained glass pieces for sale and more! Introduce
yourself to the bright, colorful, and beautiful world of stained
glass art.
Computer Scrapbooking 101
PrincessCrafts.com offers an online Computer Scrapbooking 101
Digital Scrapbook Course. Created to be the first digital scrapbook
site to provide everything the beginning scrapbooker needs to get
started for only the cost of their time.
Cyber Art Learning
Cyber Art Learning offers online interactive art lessons that are
taught in modules that consist of dividing the landscape into
separate elements: trees, water, skies, rocks, mountains hills and
terrain. This site provides live video demos, reference photos,
advice on planning your own paintings, downloadable lessons and
tutorials, and more.
Drawing in One-Point Perspective
Created by Harold Olejarz, these free online interactive tutorials
provide step-by-step instructions on how to draw in one-point
perspective.
Fountain Studio
Ellen Fountain, N.W.S. offers free tips, demos and "tricks" for
painting with watercolor and watermedia on this award winning
site.
HomeSchoolArts.com
HomeSchoolArts.com is a free visual arts lesson site offering
lessons in Pen & Ink, Pencil/Graphite, Color Pencil,
Perspective, Watercolor, Pastel, and more.
How to Combine Photography & Painting
"How to combine photography & painting" is a course in six
parts delivered to you via email. Lessons incorporate images, and
begin with the very basics of combining photography and painting. A
compact camera is all that is required together with materials -
paints, photographic paper etc. There is no expensive equipment
involved. Taught by Kathleen Notman, an artist with the philosophy
that emotions have shapes and colors. This course is aimed at
teaching you new skills, and new ways of looking at the world.
John Lovett Watercolor Instruction
John Lovett is a professional Australian artist working in oil,
watercolour and mixed media. At the site you'll find tutorials,
painting techniques and methods and information on art materials.
Topics include: Palette, Paint, Paper, Pastels, Ink, Water,
Brushes, Sketchbooks as well as detailed lesson plans. Updated
regularly with watercolour and mixed media instructions and notes
on design and colour.
Kinderart
Kinderart offers free online art lessons in the following topics:
architecture, art book, artists/art history, bulletin boards,
crafty ideas, cross curriculum, drama, drawing, folk art,
multicultural, painting, printmaking, recycling, seasonal,
sculpture and textiles.
Larry's Toon Institute
At Larry's Toon Institute you can learn the secrets of Classical
Animation and Cartoon Character Development from a former Disney
Institute animator with almost 25 years professional experience.
Lesson plans include:
- Basic Head Construction I and II
- Character Construction
- Bouncing Ball
- How to "Thumbnail" a Scene
- Time to Animate
The Paint BasketThe Paint Basket offers free online art lessons in oils,
watercolor, pastels and more. Free tutorials include painting
cosmos flowers, visualising abstract paintings and painting wild
waves. Sign up for a painting holiday in South Africa.
Painting on Location - Free Online Course
Don Jusko has created this comprehensive resource for learning how
to paint on location. You'll find free online courses in colour,
painting and colour/painting history plus a ton of painting
information and resources - excellent site!
Peter Woolley - Watercolour Artist
Registered visitors to the Peter Woolley Website are given free
access to his On-line Watercolour Workshop featuring on-going
virtual workshop exercises where visitors are invited to submit
their own contributions, downloadable Step-by-step demonstrations
and videos, a monthly newsletter containing hints and tips, and an
artists' forum.
Online Lessons in Sign Painting
Learn2PaintSigns.com offers a series of online visual art lessons
and courses, designed to teach you the basic art of hand painted
lettering. It will enable you to develop extraordinary hand and eye
coordination, produce incredible sign and vehicle graphics and lots
more. The lessons are led by Derek Nicholas, a Professional Sign
painter since 1977. In this series of online lessons you will be
instructed on how to create hand-painted lettering like the pros.
You will learn the basic art of hand painted lettering, with
on-screen video demonstrations of each technique, for a detailed
view of how it is done. Visit the site for sample lessons and
detailed descriptions of topics covered.
Online Art Demos
Online Art Demos helps you learn to paint online with free detailed
step by step painting demos featuring landscapes and wildlife art.
You'll also find a section on painting basics.
OnlineArtClass.com
OnlineArtClass.com offers art courses online for children, parents
or anyone interested in learning art and creativity. Learn how to
draw many subjects, including dinosaurs, people, animals, birds,
marine life, transport, insects, cartoons and more.
Sanders Studios Oil Painting Tutorials
Fine art painting tutorials online with instructions and techniques
for use with the indirect oil painting method. Also design choices
and modern artist supplies and techniques for applying indirect
painting.
Sanford ArtEdventures
Sanford ArtEdventures offers free online lessons in how to create
art, study art, play art games and teach art.
Toad Hollow Studio
Toad Hollow Studio offers drawing lessons as both free online
tutorials and fee-based downloadable PDF files. All lessons at Toad
Hollow Studio are created by fine artist Carol Rosinki out of the
love of drawing and teaching. Topics covered include: Choosing
Paper; Skill Building Exercises; Fur Workshop; Using Your Camera;
and Layer Technique.
Van Gogh at Etten - Sketches and Billboards
Van Gogh at Etten is another beautifully designed site from
Thinkquest.org. It focuses on the famous artist Vincent van Gogh,
especially about the time he lived in Etten, a small village in the
south of The Netherlands, where he started his career as an artist.
You can view a timeline of the life of van Gogh - with its many ups
and downs, peruse the gallery of sketches and paintings, and even
take a free online drawing course.
Watercolor Tutorials and How-to Articles
Visit Watercolor-online.com for an informative selection of
articles and tutorials. Here's some topics available: "Make Your
Watercolors Look Professional", "The Difference Between Mixing and
Visual Complements", "How to Paint Backward", "Facts About
Watercolor Palettes" and a "Step by Step Watercolor Demo".
Wooden Palette Gallery
The Wooden Palette Gallery offers the online program "How to Draw
Pencil Portraits". This is a 90 page tutorial designed in flash to
teach both the beginner and advanced student how to draw photo
realistic drawings.
World of Watercolor
Penny Soto is a professional watercolor painter offering free
online lessons in watercolor painting.
Atlantic Cape Community CollegeAtlantic Cape Community College offers the following art courses
online:
- Art Appreciation - This 3-credit course is a survey aimed at
developing appreciation and use of art criticism of the visual
arts.
- Art History I - This 3-credit course is a multi-mediated
lecture survey of the world’s art chronologically from
prehistoric times to the beginning of the 14th century.
Art History ResourcesChris Witcombe's compilation of art history resources by era,
plus large selection of web museum links.
Commentary on Art
An online course offered by the Pennsylvania State University,
Commentary on Art is a credit course and is an introduction to
writing about art in an informed, personal, critical way.The course
duration is 4 months and a new session begins every month.
ArtTalkFree monthly newsletter featuring art materials plus art tips
and techniques.
World of Watercolor Online MagazineVisit this online magazine for articles on motivation, art
technique and information, workshops and lessons, artist sites,
galleries and more.