Painting for beginners - HeARTy Tips with Silke

Colour Mixing 101: Your Essential Guide to Mixing, Blending and Harmonizing Colours

Learn the fundamentals of colour theory, colour harmonies, blending techniques, and creating colour schemes. From the basics of the colour wheel to techniques for creating stunning colour palettes, you'll learn everything you need to know to confidently mix and match colours like a pro.

Includes a short colour mixing video showing you how to mix the main colours, tints and shades to get you can get started.

If you're looking for ways to get your art supplies for less and still have everything you need - this is for you. I share 5 ways to paint for less so you can enjoy all the fun of painting without blowing the budget!

And I've included a FREE shopping list of basic, must have supplies that includes tips on where to shop for best prices to help you avoid wasting money on the wrong art materials. It makes getting set up with the right supplies for less super quick and easy.

Transform Your Stress into Art: Using Art as Therapy to Find Serenity through Painting

Discover the transformative power of painting as a sanctuary during uncertain times. 

Life may feel tough at the moment, but amidst economic uncertainty and stress, finding a creative outlet becomes essential. This article explores art as therapy, how painting can provide a therapeutic escape that can alleviate stress, unlock your emotions and help you find serenity. 

Whether you're an experienced artist or a beginner, by immersing yourself in the beauty of colours and self-expression, painting becomes a personal escape, offering relaxation and emotional release. Discover the joy that painting brings, offering respite from the pressures of daily life and a means to explore your creative potential.

 

Struggling to mix the perfect skin colour for your paintings?
Not sure what colours to mix to get the shade you want?

In this video tutorial I tell exactly what paint colours to start with, show you how to mix your colours in the right quantities, and the right order, to make a base skin colour paint, and what colours to add so you can make any skin tone paint colour you want.

Do you understand the theory of colour? Are you struggling to mix and blend colours effectively in your paintings?

Understanding the theory of colour is essential for any artist, especially when you’re learning to paint. In this article, we'll explore the fundamentals of colour theory and provide examples to help you better understand how you can use colour in your paintings.

Whether you're a beginner or an experienced painter, this article can help you improve your painting skills.

Looking for an easy online painting idea for beginners? Here's a FREE step by step Heart painting to enjoy!

Watch my free tutorial to get step by step instructions to paint a Heart. 
A fun, quick way to learn some basic techniques and get creative painting. 

Perfect for beginners, great for all ages and fun to do together!

Life can get pretty full on sometimes. With family, work and life in general it can take all your energy and wear you down.

There’s loads of benefits of art on your well-being and it’s been proven that creative people are happier! So I’ve put together a list of 5 reasons why art is good for you, and I also give you 4 ways you can lead a happier, healthier and smarter life with art!

A lot of people feel that they can’t be creative and therefore never even try doing something artistic. Maybe that's you?

In this article, I unlock the secret behind becoming a confident and creative artist without any prior experience. All it takes is belief in one’s creative potential and a good teacher to guide you.

You’ll get to enjoy discovering your creativity and all the many benefits of painting like the enjoyment of the process, the feeling of accomplishment, a massive confidence boost and improved well-being ... and create art that you love!

Prepping your canvas before applying acrylic paint on it is a crucial part of the painting process. 

I explain what gesso primer is, tell you how to gesso a canvas, best brushes to use and even how to prime a canvas without gesso!

If you have paintings you’re not happy with or maybe have a few used canvases that you feel are going to waste, I'll show you how you can reuse old canvases by applying gesso on them and turning them into blank new canvases that can be re-painted and re-used.

If you’re just getting started painting, getting the right art supplies can be confusing and difficult.

I’ve compiled a short list of the most basic art supplies you’ll need, as a beginner, to get you started with painting.

You can get some good quality art supplies at affordable rates so you can enjoy the process of painting instead of worrying about getting the right supplies!

FREE Online painting tutorial - Step by step Spring Poppies

Looking for an easy painting tutorial for beginners?

Watch my free tutorial to get step by step instructions to paint a field of poppies.

A fun, quick way to learn some basic painting techniques and get creative.

Perfect for beginners, great for all ages and fun to do together!

Whether you’re a beginner or an expert painter, you’re bound to make mistakes once your brush touches the canvas.

I have compiled a list of some quick and easy fixes for some common painting mistakes.

With these fixes you can get rid of any boo - boo’s in your work and end up with a painting you actually love!