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A Beginner’s Guide to Using a Digital Camera Lesson 7 part 3 Lesson 7 – Indoor close-up and macro photography Part 3 of 3. The purpose of this series of tutorials is to help you get past the initial stage of ‘pressing the button and hoping for the best’ so that you get better photographs out of your camera. If you don’t understand  [ Read More ]

Beginner’s Guide to Using a Digital Camera Lesson 7 part 1 Lesson 7 – Indoor close-up & macro photography Part 2 of 3 The purpose of this series of tutorials is to help you get past the initial stage of ‘pressing the button and hoping for the best’ so that you get better photographs out of your camera. If you don’t understand everything,  [ Read More ]

Beginner’s Guide to Using a Digital Camera Lesson 7 part 1 Lesson 7 – Indoor close-up & macro photography Part 1 of 3 The purpose of this series of tutorials is to help you get past the initial stage of ‘pressing the button and hoping for the best’ so that you get better photographs out of your camera. If you don’t understand everything,  [ Read More ]

Christina Langman’s PDF Color Pencil Tutorial I have been lucky enough to view Christina Langman’s PDF tutorial which is currently for sale as a download on her website. You can visit Christina’s website http://www.bigcatart.com/CPtutorial/ Christina has worked very hard to create a step-by-step demonstration of a snow leopard giving the viewer a wonderful insight into the way she works. Christina purchased  [ Read More ]

A Step by Step Color Pencil Tutorial by Carol Moore Website - www.mooresartgallery.com Blog - mooresartgallery.blogspot.com DA Gallery - www.mooresart.deviantart.com Facebook- www.facebook.com/MooresArtsGallery Eyes are the windows of the soul. They are the focal point of the face and by emphasizing the eye with makeup, the color of the eye can stand out more, and change the mood or atmosphere of the subject. In this  [ Read More ]

I met Jeremy Houghton on twitter and followed his links to his websites (added below) and was in awe at his watercolours. I first found his sporting galleries filled with action shots of boats racing and horses jumping along with the more quiet serene countryside scenes of sheep and geese meandering down the road. Boldly yet subtly painted in cool colours with  [ Read More ]

Fluid Expectations by Sue Smith  Paintings From the Oregon Outback  Artist Website Ancient Artist Blog Sue Smith’s Studio Blog Contemporary Landscape Paintings of the Interior West So I have this dog.  And you’re wondering what this has to do with art – it’s a long story, but it goes something like this. Last year had more than its share of challenges – not so  [ Read More ]

A Beginner’s Guide to Using a Digital Camera Lesson 6 – Colour Casts. A downloadable PDF version of this tutorial, and the previous ones (for your personal use only) can be accessed at www.pmstudios.co.uk/tutorials To help you along, a glossary describing many of the terms that I use can be seen at www.pmstudios.co.uk/glossary Lesson 6 – Colour Casts. Do you  [ Read More ]

The Stribbling family (David, Sarah and Rachel Stribbling) contacted me via facebook to ask if they could advertise their wildlife refernce photos on our ‘Portraits, Pets and Wildlife Art Forum‘. I was thrilled to view their wildlife art websites and their copyright free wildlife reference photos website. Such tallent! In the ongoing quest for them to find / source / take good quality refernce  [ Read More ]

A Beginner’s Guide to Using a Digital Camera – Lesson 5 A downloadable PDF version of this tutorial, and the previous ones (for your personal use only) can be accessed at www.pmstudios.co.uk/tutorials To help you along, a glossary describing many of the terms that I use can be seen at www.pmstudios.co.uk/glossary Lesson 5 – Auto and scene modes. The automatic modes tend to  [ Read More ]

A Beginner’s Guide to Using a Digital Camera – lesson 4 A downloadable PDF version of this tutorial, and the previous ones (for your personal use only) can be accessed at www.pmstudios.co.uk/tutorials To help you along, a glossary describing many of the terms that I use can be seen at www.pmstudios.co.uk/glossary Lesson 4 – Zooming. First a little anecdote: I used to think  [ Read More ]