Fans of dry pastels, this tutorial was created just for you! This 9-step still life will allow you to tackle all the issues involved with this technique: choosing and composing your subject, choosing and assembling the colors, applying the right pressure to the pastel stick.

Ce portrait est réalisé selon la technique du « partiel », un excellent moyen pour apprendre à maîtriser les jeux d’ombre, de lumière et de couleurs si caractéristiques du pastel.

The seascape is a subject that lends itself very advantageously to the many possibilities afforded by the palette knife painting technique.

This exercise will start you off on the right foot with oils! It includes three basic concepts you need to get going

The French bevel is very refined, and not easy to achieve. It requires framing experience. It displays old engravings, sepia photos, drawings and watercolors to best advantage.

The English bevel, a traditional framing technique, is easy to do. This bevel, also called a 45° bevel, is suitable for all types of images. It will add classical, elegant charm to your decor. A sure bet: photos, drawings, watercolors and other items will be displayed to advantage!

Architectural drawing is rigorous observation work. you need to be very attentive, and especially patient!

The goal of this drawing exercise is to teach you how, to put personality into your characters with just a few pencils strokes: posture, hairstyle, clothing, materials, etc.

Some simple formulas can help you put expression in a face with watercolors: working in a large format and making use of white spaces, for example.

A seascape under a stormy sky, with its strong contrasts, is an excellent exercise for learning to hone your effects: Transparency, shading, reflections, the interplay of shadow and light, motion, etc. Can be reused with any subject!