How to Prepare for Plein Air Painting Competitions
If you're ready to participate in painting competitions, check out this important advice on what to bring, how to prepare, what to expect during the event, and what to do afterward.
Nocturne Know-How: Paint a Halo of Light in Your Night Scene
Free mini-lesson on how to paint halos > Discover this tip from Carl Bretzke on how to paint a halo of glow around light at night.
7 Ways to Handle Details in a Mood Painting
From the Archives: What details should go in and how should you paint them? What should be left out? John MacDonald shares his expert suggestions.
Demo: Evoking a Mood in a Landscape Painting
See how Nancy Nowak creates a landscape painting that's full of emotion in this three-step demonstration from Plein Air Magazine.
2 Quick Tips: No-Frills Advice for Landscape Painters
"You will learn far more from your failures than you will from your successes. You will always remember ..."
3 Considerations for Finding the Perfect Place to Paint
A plein air painter shares her quick and dirty tips for finding the perfect place to paint, above ground or below!
Highlights from the 3rd Annual Plein Air Live
Enjoy a recap of Plein Air Live, an unforgettable event for artists of all levels and styles of painting, with a focus on the landscape.
Step by Step: Painting a Scene from the Greys River
Watch as this landscape painting scene comes together from the Greys River in Wyoming on a semi-sunny October day.
How to Fly with Art Supplies
Artists have many questions when it comes to traveling with art supplies - we have your answers.
Joseph McGurl: You Know You’re An Artist When …
Joseph McGurl shares five secret practices that might seem off-the-wall to others, but have become completely normal for him.
7 Tips for Improving a Landscape Painting Composition
In this free article, score Dan Marshall's tips, plus three case studies on landscape painting composition.
What to Know About Painting Snow
Eight top artists help break down the important elements to capturing snow-covered landscapes in pastel and oil.
Day 1 Highlights from Watercolor Live
Our first "main event" day of Watercolor Live did not disappoint! We enjoyed sessions with Alvaro Castagnet, Francesco Fontana, Paul Jackson, Tom Lynch, Jean...
Free Landscape Painting Demo: Establishing Value and Design at the Start
In this landscape painting demo, Jim Wodark walks you through how to paint a beautiful landscape, starting with a thumbnail sketch and ...
Q&A: How to Use Water-Mixable Oils
In this excerpt from Plein Air Magazine, Lori McNee ("Luminous Landscape Painting" on PaintTube.TV) answers four reader questions about how to use water-mixable oils.
Surprising Things 7 Pro Painters Do
Over the years, we have shared plenty of traditional tips for painting outdoors, such as how to develop the right composition when there’s a...
How to Paint Like Monet: Understanding Light Keys
Immediate spoiler: There isn’t a formula for learning how to paint like Monet. But as Camille Przewodek explains, it’s a way of thinking ...
How Do the Pros Ship Paintings?
There comes a time in an artist’s career when she or he needs to ship paintings across the country for an exhibition. What is the best way to do this?
Secrets of Painting a Nighttime Look
An award-winning artist, Nancie King Mertz has spent her lifetime painting in oil and pastel. Now, join Eric Rhoads with Nancie on this episode of Art School Live!
Not Idle in Winter: Stewart White and Plein Air Watercolor
During the cold winter months it becomes a challenge to paint en plein air with watercolor. It's not impossible, but it takes a little more effort than usual and water crystalizes very quickly in sub-freezing weather - not to mention that the fingers and toes aren't too happy...