Russian-born artist A. Antonov offers a through introduction to the history and craft of painting. Includes galleries, links, and lessons.
Features instructive introductions to watercolor, oil and acrylic painting mediums, and offers a dictionary of terms and techniques.
Offers both conceptual and technical lessons and tips for beginning through advanced painters, utilizing a variety of art historical examples.
Painters looking for inspiration will find suggestions for getting started on their next masterpiece at this kids' educational site.
Offers a range of educational forums, including an artists directory, gallery topics and a variety of classes.
Offers a definition of painting with discussions on media, techniques, history, great quotations, and links to related ArtLex articles.
The Art Room offers several columns designed for young painters on how to think like an artist.
Resource provides free painting tips and lessons for teachers and students wanting to perfect their painting and fine arts craft.
Aspiring painters can find lessons on a wide variety of topics, including perspective, color, texture, and subject matter selection.
Brief but useful glossary of decorative paint effects such as ragrolling and marbelling, from an Irish painting and decorating firm.
Artists Nita Leland offers a range of advice on painting technique, as well as in introduction to her own work and a directory of links.
Budding Picassos can learn about such painting basics as base coats ,shading, and detailing.
Ashland, OR painter Gary Jenkins offers a range of instructional videos, workshops, and online features, and introduces his own work.
Web directory includes a variety of free educational resources for aspiring painters.
Visit the virtual studio of this Renaissance master to pick up some valuable tips and tricks. Courtesy of Grumbacher artist supplies.
Advanced painters can find tutorials on creating a range of convincing trompe l'oeil effects. Includes numerous historical examples.
Encarta provides a look at the history of painting from prehistoric times to modern day. Find selected web links and historic documents.
View over thirty finely executed watercolors with exhaustive information on each topic. Also includes step-by-step demonstrations.
Designed for teachers and young painters, this site offers several educational workshops on such subjects as portraiture and color theory.
Find decorative painting designs, free tole painting pattern packets, tutorials, supplies, paints, media, brushes, wood products and books.