Acrylic Painting Tutorials
How to Develop Loose Expressive Brushwork
Loose brushwork isn’t about being sloppy — it’s about expression. Learn how to avoid tightening up too soon and develop confident, expressive strokes.
Loose & Expressive Painting Techniques
Free tutorials and courses on loose and expressive painting in watercolor, acrylic, and mixed media. Beginners and experienced artists alike can learn to simplify, loosen up, and paint with freedom.
Loose & Expressive Painting Techniques
Three Essential Painting Areas & the Art of Exaggeration
Learn the three painting areas (edge, inside, background) and the art of exaggeration so your work stays loose and expressive. Quick garage drills help you push past the lines, then shape back with confident edges and background passes.
Loose & Expressive Painting Techniques
Two Simple Loose & Expressive Painting Concepts
These two simple loose & expressive painting concepts — loosening up shapes and experimenting with edges — will help you paint with more freedom and confidence.
Acrylic Painting Tutorials
5 Minute Timed Portrait Challenge
One of the best ways to loosen up your acrylic portraits is to set a timer. Learn how to paint bold, abstract portraits in just 5 minutes.
Painting Techniques
Studio-Tested Techniques for Expressive Painting
Most articles about painting techniques read like art school textbooks - lots of theory, not much real studio experience. After sixteen years of daily painting, I've developed techniques that actually solve problems I encounter in my work, check them out!
Acrylic Painting Tutorials
Tips for Painterly Style Acrylic Still Life with Flowers
Finished art is a trap. In this tutorial, you’ll learn how to paint loose, expressive acrylic flowers without chasing perfection — just discoveries, bold strokes, and garage-approved fun.
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.
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.
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.
Mixed Media Painting Tutorials
How to Paint an Urban Landscape Using Mixed Media
Learn how to revive a watercolor cityscape using mixed media collage borders, bold acrylic details, and creative layering techniques.
Mixed Media Painting Tutorials
Watercolor and Acrylic Mixed Media Demonstration
This tutorial demonstrates how to enhance existing watercolor paintings through mixed media applications. Using pattern elements and selective acrylic additions, you'll learn approaches to rescuing bad art.