Learn My Craft
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Kate Tova on Making Art with Impact
20 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Kate Tova is a contemporary visual artist known for her bold use of color, rich textures, and emotionally charged artwork.Based in California, Kate ha...
Soft Pastel Animal Portraits With Emma Colbert
11 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Emma Colbert is a leading pastel artist known for her vibrant, lifelike animal portraits. After graduating with a BA (Hons) in Illustration, she built...
Pypah Santos Explains How To Find Your Art Style
04 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Pypah Santos is an artist, illustrator and animator best known for her character portraits and her cute, colorful, aesthetic. Alongside running a succ...
How to Bring Life Into Your Art (Even as a Beginner) Marco Bucci
31 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Marco Bucci is a concept artist and illustrator known for his expressive character design and painterly approach. His clients include Disney, LEGO, Ha...
What Nobody Tells You About Teaching Art (Honest Chat)
24 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
10 Pet Portrait Tutorials for £1: https://www.learnmycraft.com/digital-products/p/pet-portrait-pack Colour Pencil Tutorials Membership: https://www.l...
Fabulous Colour Pencil Flowers with Sun-Kyong Clifford
17 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Sun-Kyong Clifford is a self-taught coloured pencil artist known for her stunning floral artwork, crafted in a strikingly realistic style. Specializin...
Sinix Design Explains Digital Painting and Anatomy
10 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Robert Stacy, known to many as Sinix Design, is a self-taught digital painter, concept artist, and art educator. He rose to prominence through his You...
I Wanted To Delete My Art Instagram. Here's What I Did Instead.
03 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Why Instagram has become exhausting for artists. How the algorithm rewards trends over quality art. Why follower count no longer guarantees visibility...
Jess Currier’s Intimate Floral Portraits
26 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Jess Currier is a Los Angeles-based painter known for her bold, textural oil works that blend portraiture with translucent floral patterns. After earn...
Answering Your Pet Portrait Questions (Honest Chat!) | Sema Martin
18 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
10 Pet Portrait Tutorials for £1 – https://www.learnmycraft.com/pet-portrait-pack Sema Martin is an award-winning pet portrait artist working in co...
Jesse Lane’s Mesmerizing Colored Pencil Process
12 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Jesse Lane is an award-winning colored pencil artist known for his intensely detailed, photorealistic portraits. Based in Texas, he creates emotionall...
My Color Pencil Sketchbook Tour | Lori Christensen
05 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
✨ Featured Artist: Lori Christensen @myartshare 🎨 Art tutorials, books and more: www.LearnMyCraft.com 📚 Art Practice Journals: Pet Portraits h...
How To Grow Your Art Patreon From Zero to Full-Time Income | Amie Howard
02 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Sema chats with wildlife artist Amie Howard about how she turned her art Patreon from one single supporter into a full-time income. A...
Andrea Ehrhardt’s Epic Animal Murals
22 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Andrea Ehrhardt is an award-winning muralist, author, and art business coach based in Springfield, Missouri. She has painted large-scale murals across...
I Grew My Art TikTok To Over 60k By Doing This | Jessica King
15 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, professional pet portrait artist Jessica King opens up about how going live every day on TikTok helped her overcome fear, build a loy...
Carla Grace: What Every Aspiring Artist Needs to Hear
08 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Carla Grace is one of the most respected wildlife artists working today. Born in Zimbabwe and now based in Australia, she’s built a career creating...
Modern Calligraphy for Beginners with Lyndsey Gribble
01 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Want to Learn Calligraphy? Beginner Calligraphy Tips, Tools & Inspiration.If you're ready to start your calligraphy journey, this is the perfect v...
Ann Kullberg: My Life In Colored Pencil
24 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Ann Kullberg is an internationally acclaimed colored pencil artist, author, and educator who has been a leading voice in the colored pencil community ...
Falling In Love With Oil Painting with Brooklyn Hill
17 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Falling in love with oil painting after starting with coloured pencils, finding creative freedom in large scale artworks, working smarter to balance a...
Why Drawing Horses Changed Her Life Forever with Victoria Scotti
10 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The emotional connection with horses that creates soulful art, trusting your intuition and letting go of perfectionism, balancing art with family life...
Overcoming Self-Doubt as an Artist with Lauren Kline
03 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Letting go of perfectionism, finding your own unique art style, starting to sell before you feel ready and navigating fear and self doubt. Plus, build...
What Science Says About Practicing Your Art with Sema Martin
27 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Does practice really make perfect? Is one big practice session better than lots of shorter ones? How can artists fit practice into a busy schedule? Ar...
Breaking Through Creative Blocks with Lindsay Wvoldarski
20 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Balancing art and parenting, how to reignite your artistic inspiration, experimenting with new mediums, navigating the world of art business and marke...
The Secret To Eye-Catching Backgrounds with Paul Hinks
13 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Discover the vibrancy you can get from using pastels, how to tint Pastelmat paper for unique backgrounds, using photoshop to mock-up reference images ...
Mastering Animal Portraiture with Andrea Gianchiglia
06 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Mastering animal portraiture, combining pastels, oils and colored pencils for incredible effects, teaching fine art to a growing community, letting go...
The Best Colored Pencils For Beginners with Gina Leone Middings
27 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
How to pick your first colored pencils, why different papers allow for different textures, how to map out your drawings and break past the ‘ugly sta...
Everything You Didn't Know About Earthberry Pastels
20 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this bonus episode of The Animal Art Podcast, we join Anna from Earthberry Pastels to find out everything you didn’t know about this incredible p...
Color Theory For Drawing Fur - S2E1 - Alison Chinn
13 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
How color theory adds depth to fur, which art materials are a pet portrait artists secret weapon, picking the perfect paper for colored pencil and the...
Be Confident In Your Style - #025 - Helen Carter
16 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Developing confidence in your artistic style, using swatch cards for color accuracy every time, choosing the right paper for colored pencils and what ...
Incredible Pastel Pet Portraits - #024 - Naomi Jenkin
09 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Moving from colored pencils to pastels, experimenting with mixed media, evolving your style as an artist and how to create meaningful compositions tha...
Becoming A Pet Portrait Artist - #023 - Lauren Hill
02 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
How to achieve fine details like hairs and whiskers, which paper works best for coloured pencil, balancing commissions with personal projects and the ...
Which Paper For Colored Pencils? - #022 - Bethan Williams
26 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Experimenting with colours, selecting the right paper for coloured pencils, finding joy in the small details and problem solving with difficult refere...
Combining Reference Photos For Better Compositions - #021 - Lynsey Peacock
19 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Switching from watercolor to colored pencils, creating fine details efficiently, combining multiple reference photos for better compositions, working ...
Tools and Materials for Pet Portraits - #020 - Kate Spratt
12 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Our favourite tools and materials, the challenges of finding the perfect colours, techniques for drawing fur and managing a home studio as a self empl...
Balacing Realism With Creativity - #019 - Caitlin Grace
05 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Balancing realism with creativity, our favourite animal subjects, techniques for colored pencil on different surfaces and the importance of experimen...
Expressive Eyes in Animal Portraits - #018 - Harriet Blaskett
28 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Experimenting with different drawing surfaces, how to achieve expressive eyes to capture the soul of your subject, handling client expectations and ho...
Everything You Didn't Know About PanPastel - #017 - Sema Martin
21 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this bonus episode of The Animal Art Podcast, join host Sema Martin and the expert team from PanPastel as they take you behind the scenes of this i...
Finding Your Artistic Niche - #016 - Georgie Turner
14 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Discover how to find and define your artistic niche, which papers we use to capture fine detail, what its like selling art at events and how to overco...
Working With Challenging Reference Photos - #015 - Kathleen Byrom
07 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
How to make a small art studio work for you, the pros and cons of pastels versus coloured pencils, achieving detail by layering pastels, working with ...
Building An Art Business From Scratch - #014 - Annalise Lawn
31 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The watercolour techniques that go into creating lifelike fur textures, balancing commission work with personal projects and building an art business ...
Balancing Art and Family Life - #013 - Rachel Austin
24 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We discuss the shift from watercolor to acrylics, the power of experimenting with different materials like pastel, and how upgrading to premium suppli...
Experiment To Find Your Artistic Style - #012 - Sarah Perry
17 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
How we got our first paid commission, what it’s really like switching careers to become an artist, experimenting to find your style and entering you...
Everything You Didn't Know About Pastels with Schmincke - #011 - Sema Martin
10 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this bonus episode of The Animal Art Podcast, join host Sema Martin and the expert team from Schmincke Artist Colours as they take you behind the s...
Getting Out Of Your Artistic Comfort Zone - #010 - Lorna Dandy
03 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Discover the techniques behind drawing white fur and feathers, how to get out of your comfort zone as an artist and which paper creates the best colou...
The Best Set Up For Filming Your Artwork - #009 - Amii Harwood
26 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Discover new techniques for capturing fine detail, electric eraser versus the tape method, the best set up for filming your artwork and how to make ar...
How To Get Started As A Beginner - #008 - Katie Harbord
19 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Making greetings cards with your art, learning to layer with with pan pastels, what to do if you don’t have a light box and using Canva to create mo...
The Reality Of Turning Your Art Into A Business - #007 - Beck Morris
12 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Must have tools for beginners, entering your art into competitions, our most challenging pet portrait commissions so far, the challenge of drawing peo...
Selling Your Original Artwork - #006 - Lorna Dandy
05 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Selling your original artwork, how to select the perfect colours for your drawing, how practice can push you in new directions and the challenge of pa...
The Difference Between Drawing Pets And Wildlife - #005 - Jeanette Clarke
28 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Should artists hang their own work up at home? What to do when your pencils get too small to hold, the difference between drawing pets and wildlife an...
The Best Way To Draw Feathers - #004 Pearl De Chalain
22 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Learn the best way to draw soft feathers, why Pastelmat paper is great for layering vibrant colours and how each artwork teaches you something new. Pl...
The Best Kept Secret In Animal Art - #003 - Holly Rebecca
15 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Discover the magic of drafting film, why pan pastels mixed with coloured pencils might be the best kept secret in animal art and how to create engagin...
Pastel vs Coloured Pencil - #002 - Connie Wharton
11 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Discover the unique characteristics of pastels versus coloured pencils and learn effective ways of maintaining discipline in your artistic process. He...
Our Most Unique Animal Art Commissions - #001 - Amii Harwood
08 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Discover the most effective techniques for creating outlines, tips on building strong client relationships, and the stories behind some of our most un...