In this video, the teacher demonstrates how to create a silhouette painting using watercolors. They provide tips on color mixing and sketching, and guide the viewer through the process of painting a nest with birds against a sunset...

It is impossible to know for sure who is depicted in Goya's Black Paintings, but there is evidence to suggest that the man in Two Old Men is Goya himself. Goya was a great admirer of the painter Diego Velázquez and this painting closely...

You could say Land art existed thousands of years even before oil painting, but it would take a group of American artists to bring it back to the public gaze in the 1960s and 70s. Artists like Michael Heizer, Robert Smithson, and Nancy...

Guernica is the most famous anti-war painting in history, and Picasso’s best-known work. It has gone from a piece that was created in protest at the horrific bombing of a small village in northern Spain, to an icon and a universal symbol...

Painting with Acrylics Inspired by Paul Cezanne

In this video, the teacher guides viewers on how to paint a landscape of a train passing through cherry blossom trees. The tutorial covers techniques for creating realistic and detailed elements, such as the sky, trees, trunks, branches,...

In this video, the teacher guides viewers through the process of painting a beautiful night scenery with a couple. They demonstrate step-by-step instructions, from blending the sky colors to adding details like the moon, clouds, trees,...

"Thoroughly researched and cleverly presented, with stunning visuals, Great Art Explained makes you realise that familiarity with a work of art sometimes makes us indifferent to its power" - Forbes Magazine, 9 July 2020

Andy Warhol made “Marilyn Diptych” in 1962, right after Marilyn Monroe’s death. By the 1960s Marilyn’s film career as a sex symbol was all but over. Warhol would effectively immortalize Marilyn as the sex symbol of the 20th century. The...

Frida Kahlo is the most famous female artist in history. She deviated from the traditional portrayal of female beauty in art, and instead chose to paint raw and honest experiences. A near fatal bus accident at 18 left Frida crippled and...

It is carnival season in many countries and there are so many bright vibrant colours in the costumes. The White Nights palette with its many vibrant colours is perfect for achieving this. I then outlined it with a dip pen to help define...

Learn one way to sculpt with clay, no kiln required!

How can we react to user input in our custom widget? • Look at the Qt documentation • Override mouse event functions • Print data to the console to confirm that the app is reacting properly This clip is from the chapter "Building a...

On May 2nd, 1808, Spanish citizens rose up against the occupying French forces. The next day, the French struck back at dawn. Hundreds of Spanish citizens were rounded up and shot. When Ferdinand VII regained power, Goya requested...

Salvador Dali's exploration of the depths of the subconscious mind in his paintings and his powerful images tapped into the fantasies, dreams, fears and hallucinations of entire generations, and he should be remembered as a consummate...

Watch along with me to see my tips and tricks for creating oil pastel painting of Play Snowmen! I am using Sakura Cray-Pas Junior Artist Oil Pastels (set of 16) in this video. If you want more colors to work with, and extra fine quality...

I have had this set for a while but never got around to using it. I painted a carnation to finally test it out. MATERIALS Aqua sketchbook Prima Confections Tropicals watercolour set Escoda Versatil Travel brushes in sizes 6 & 8 Zebra...

Winter Sunset: Watercolor Speedpainting

In this video, the teacher demonstrates various painting techniques to create a space scenery. The tutorial covers painting the base with Prussian blue and black, highlighting different parts using different colors, creating celestial...

In this art and craft tutorial, the teacher guides the viewers through the process of painting a bonfire scenery using Goyish paints. They explain the step-by-step process, from creating the sky and hills to painting the bonfire and...

The classic image of Middle America is loved by some and hated by others.

A group of artists, architects, musicians and social scientists, were experimenting in ways that would transform their individual fields. On the one hand, Vienna was the traditional city of academic art, Johann Strauss, and the Hapsburg...

"What a brilliant series this is" - Stephen Fry on Twitter 12 December 2020 "Thoroughly researched and cleverly presented, with stunning visuals, Great Art Explained makes you realise that familiarity with a work of art sometimes makes...

Middle School Art demo and tutorial on how to slip, score, and smooth when attaching pieces of clay together for an Abstract Ceramic Sculpture! I use this lesson with my 40 minute 7th grade classes. KEEP CREATING! :)