Contrary to conventional wisdom, watercolor painting is often more difficult and challenging than painting with acrylic or oil. For one, the process of watercolor paint drying on paper can have a very dramatic impact on the final composition - colors...

Getting started drawing with charcoal is a longstanding rite of passage for anyone thinking of becoming a real artist. Since charcoal is so flexible in how it can be used to convey a sense of light and contrast, it is...

Italian painter Caravaggio looms as one of the most important and influential of the early European masters. His name is synonymous with a particular style of painting known as chiaroscuro (which uses shadows, shading and light to create particular effects),...