Wooden palettes are a great tool for oil painters, but they take some time and know-how to prepare and condition properly. I'll show you how in this video!

Do you know the difference between organic and inorganic pigments? How do these different kinds of pigments affect your mixtures and colors? And how do you know which is which? I'll explain the basics in this quick video!

Let's take a closer look at earth tone pigments! These are some of my favorite colors to work with. In this video, we'll look at three different categories of earth tones: brown iron oxides (PBr7), red iron oxides (PR101 and PR102), and yellow iron oxides (PY42 and PY43). These pigments come in a huge range of colors and create beautiful, subtle mixtures that will bring sophistication and nuance to your paintings.

In this video, I will guide you through the process of sharpening various charcoal materials. Charcoal materials like charcoal and carbon pencils, compressed charcoal sticks, and willow and vine charcoal sticks, require different techniques to sharpen them. Using the correct method will help you to use these beautiful and versatile materials easily so you can take advantage of their best features.

Did you know you can paint with oils in a sketchbook? An oil sketchbook is a great place to do studies, work on color comps, practice in a low-stakes format, and play with your paints! I'll show you how to make one in this video.

Do you have old paintings laying around? You can recycle them easily with this simple technique. I'll show you how to make one in this video.