Painting and illustration techniques

Painting and illustration techniques from A to Z

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How to paint trees

Trees need not be difficult to paint if you keep a few simple facts in mind
Image and tutorial by John Lovett

Visits: 1800

Industrial stuff

Exercises aimed at forcing you to take a different approach to your subject
Image and tutorial by John Lovett

Visits: 349

Landscape features

Breaking landscape subjects down into simple elements to aid composition
Image and tutorial by John Lovett

Visits: 341

Making bread with scratchboard & Photoshop

A pencil is done, working at the same size as the printed piece. I usually work a little larger than the printed piece, but this illustration is fairly large and will generally be viewed from a distance.
Image and tutorial by Michael Halbert

Visits: 370

Materials

Information on paint, brushes, palettes, pastels etc
Image and tutorial by John Lovett

Visits: 476

Organic tech

Infuse your work with a high-tech, yet organic look by learning how to make this relatively easy shape.

Visits: 319

Out of this world

Create a world all your own deep in outer space using a number of Illustrator tools and techniques.

Visits: 277

Paint a bird

Two colour limited palette exercise. Great for beginners
Image and tutorial by John Lovett

Visits: 1746

Painting foliage

A step by step exercise taking the mystery out of painting foliage
Image and tutorial by John Lovett

Visits: 348

Painting from photography

If you are painting from photographs here are a few tips to make them easier to work from
Image and tutorial by John Lovett

Visits: 330

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