Australian How To Paint

Australian How To Paint magazine chooses a topic or style of art each issue and gives you a comprehensive guide for you to develop your skills. Over the series we will cover all major painting technques plus popular paint ideas.

Drawing Wild • Drawing, for me, is a constant joy and passion. I have always loved drawing. I cannot remember a time in my life when I have not been drawing something.

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The Devil Hole • I love drawing animals – especially the unique animals of Australia. I strongly believe that drawing from understanding of any animal and consequently a good finished drawing .

ARTIST’S HINTS AND TIPS

A High Detail Painter • Richard has dedicated his painting career to mastering the intricate techniques of realism, with emphasis on creating form.

Kookaburra on Antenna • The inspiration for this painting was simply seeing and liking the composition of the Kookaburra sitting on my TV antenna. He kindly stayed there long enough for me to rush inside to get my camera and photograph him.

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The Wildlife Artist • Early retirement, a backpacking holiday and an art magazine highlighting scratchboard all sowed the seeds for this artist’s immersion into a very successful career as a scratchboard artist.

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The Scratchboard Panther • With skillful scratching and diluted ink layering, this artist has created an amazingly detailed panther portrait.

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Birds of a Feather • The pursuit of perfection is a continual goal for this artist.

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Heatwave • This artist finds never-ending inspiration in her own backyard.

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A Love for the Environment • This artist has a special affection for graphite, but will occasionally do coloured pencil drawings. She also loves watercolour painting and sometimes uses acrylics for variety. She is open to the idea of using other mediums, too.

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Drawing Elephants • This graphite specialist uses her mechanical pencils when she needs a really crisp sharp edge. She aims for the widest possible range in the mid tones – to create reality and interest.

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Drawing on life’s encounters • One of the greatest influences on my artwork has been growing up in the hinterland ranges and beaches of the Sunshine Coast in Queensland, surrounded by nature and wildlife.

The Pelicans

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Animal Life in Colour and Light • This talented artist is committed to capturing the characteristics of each individual animal that she paints, so you can feel their power, and how gracefully they can move with their bodies, fins or feathers.

The Turtle • He feels so real you just want to reach out and touch him!

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