Kelly Medford
Professional Artist
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How to
Make Red
Red is a primary color, so there's nothing you can do to make pure red in any medium. You can, however, make various hues and shades of red by combining pure red with other colors.
How to Draw for Beginners: A Step-By-Step Guide
Make art and have fun crafting unique and interesting illustrationsLearning how to draw can seem hard, especially when you look at the cool masterpieces made by professional artists. It's important to remember that even ...
How to
Draw a Star
Do you want to learn to draw a '''star-shaped figure''' (not actually a star after the astronomical concept)? If you follow these steps, you'll be drawing either a regular 5-pointed star or a 6-pointed or 7-pointed star ...
What Colors Make Brown? Creating Different Shades of Brown
Color mixing tricks for DIY brown paintBrown. It may be a plain word, but it covers a wide variety of shades, hues, and blends. But how can you add this versatile color to your painting palette if you don’t have a tube...
How to
Learn Digital Art
Become the best artist you can be with digital tools and solid fundamentalsDigital art is a great medium for illustration, manga, comic books, animated movies, video game graphics, or just creating your own pictures. If ...
How to Draw the Solar System: A Simple Tutorial
Learn how to easily draw a scaled-down version of the solar system The solar system is made up of the Sun and the 8 planets that orbit it, including Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune. Dra...
14 Things to Draw When You're Bored
When you're bored out of your mind, drawing is a quick and easy way to indulge in some creative fun. But what should you try to draw? Don't worry: we've got you covered if you're short on inspiration. Whether you like dr...
How to
Identify a Painting
Learning more about a piece of famous art is easy, but identifying an unknown or obscure painting can be tricky. There are so many paintings in existence that the odds of finding information about a specific image can fe...
The Best Sketching Techniques for Beginners
Elevate your drawing skills with our expert advice Sketching is a perfect way to practice drawing or rough out the idea for a larger piece of art. If you want to get more artistic, sketching helps you stretch your creati...
8 Easy Ways to Draw a Perfect Circle
Master the art of sketching a perfect circle by handIf you’ve ever tried to draw a perfect circle by hand, you’re probably well aware of how tricky it can be. Fortunately, there are plenty of tools and everyday objec...
How to
Draw a Dragon
Dragons are some of the most well-known mythical creatures, made famous from fairy tales and ancient legends. If you want to design a dragon on your own, first pick what type you want to draw. Western dragons look simil...
How to
Make a Zentangle
Combine simple shapes to create unique Zentangle art A Zentangle drawing is an abstract drawing created using repetitive patterns according to the trademarked Zentangle Method. True Zentangle drawings are always created ...
How to
Draw Perspective
You can give your drawings perspective to take them to another level. Choose vanishing points that you place on the horizon of your drawing. You'll make lines that extend from these points and use the grid that they make...
How to
Draw a Hexagon
Loosely-defined, a hexagon is any polygon with six sides, but a regular hexagon features six equal sides and six equal angles. Look at pictures of hexagons to get a better idea of what you're drawing. In a pinch, consid...
How to Draw Hello Kitty (And Make Her Totally Cute)
Learn different ways to draw the iconic cartoon character Are you a big fan of this cute little character? Do you want to draw this character? Hello Kitty is a popular character created by Sanrio. This is a quick and ea...
How to
Scale a Drawing
Scale drawings show an image either reduced or enlarged in size. The change between the original and the scaled drawing is generally represented by two numbers separated by a colon, like 10:1 (read as “ten to one”). ...
Easy Tricks for Shading in Your Pencil Drawings
6 ways to add dark and light values to your art to make it pop Shading creates the illusion of depth in your drawing by adding dark shadows and bright highlights. When you want to add more contrast to your drawings or m...
How to
Paint on Cardboard
Cardboard is a great material to paint on since it’s so sturdy and affordable. Whether you want to paint the entire cardboard piece or create cardboard art, you should first prime the surface to get the best colour pos...
How to
Paint Styrofoam
Styrofoam is a great material to use for crafts, as it's super lightweight and comes in many shapes and sizes. The best paint to use on styrofoam is acrylic paint as it adheres to the styrofoam well. Since styrofoam is s...
How to
Make Glue
Here are several different ways to make homemade glue. The simplest glue is made from a paste of flour and water. You can also make cornstarch paste or milk glue. All are easy, non-toxic, and great for making paper craft...
