Visual Arts

Symbols of Haitian voodoo, nature and Christianity are cut and pounded into oil drums as Haiti's artists transform mundane objects into remarkable art.

A look at different Metalpoint drawing - Drawing in Silver and Gold from renowned artistis Leonardo to Jasper Johns. From the National Gallery of Art

Photographer Nicholas Nixon made a group portrait of his wife, Bebe, and her three sisters, Heather, Mimi and Laurie--the Brown sisters. These yearly portraits continued over the a 40-year period.

Art may be found in museums, but it almost never begins there. Discover some of the different ways that artists represent place and use materials from their environment, as seen in works by Vincent van Gogh, Piet Mondrian and Gordon Matta-Clark.

A playlist of videos produced in conjunction with the exhibition German Expressionism: The Graphic Impulse. Find out more at http://moma.org/germanexpressionism

Professor Emerita Claire Farago, Department of Art and Art History, University of Colorado and Professor Art History & Theory, Dr Rex Butler from Monash University in conversation with Sally Foster, Curator, International Prints and Drawings, on the history of art history.

A vast collection of Artists interviews, information and images of their art. Provided by The National Gallery of Art (Washington DC).

Why Color is so important, Saturation and Value and six Color Harmonies that work.

Four amazing stories about the history of colors! From stinky shellfish to toxic lead, learn what's 'really' going on with blue, yellow, white, and purple.

This painting technique is good for all your favorite subjects and ALL you need is a spray bottle and poured watercolor paints.

In this preview, 'Portrait Drawing Workshop: Children', you'll review the importance of value in creating realistic faces as you blend into light areas, “draw highlights” with an eraser, and use pencil pressure and blending to create smooth transitions in value.

Video podcast on how to draw the skull.

Demonstration on how to paint/draw a playing card to appear real.

This video goes over the basic brush strokes to get you on your way to using brush pens appropriately.

Line drawing is an art form with a focus on contours. It's much easier than it looks, and this tutorial will provide you with the tools you need to see an object and create it with your own stylistic choices.

Collection of videos explaining design tips when drawing character's or portraits.

Floral watercolor tutorial - step by step guide to painting flowers with water colors.

The Western Desert At Movement started in the early seventies and by the late eighties Artists at Yuendumu had taken to the brush and acrylic paint to create their own unique Warlpiri Style. The rich and intertwining tapestry of Jukurrpa (dreaming stories) and song lines are represented in the artists work. They travel out to country, paint the stories and sing the songs of their ancient ancestors

Arts Law's Artists in the Black service presents a series of new education animations to help artists understand their rights.
Learn about Indigenous Cultural Intellectual Property and how it operates in Australia.
Produced by Arts Law and CAAMA

Diamonds may be forever, but fashion is fickle. While strings of pearls and crystal bracelets accompanied the sophisticated flapper dress, earrings made from big plastic disks were necessary for the sixties pop-art styles. And what about ’90s “cyber jewelry” hiding microprocessors?

On this episode of How Stuff Is Made, we explore the process of creating diamond rings by Hollywood's fine jewelry experts, Carbon & Hyde. From the molding of metal to selecting the perfect stone, follow along as we discover how these precious pieces of jewelry come to life.

McCaw demonstrates how he uses large format cameras to burn holes in photographic paper, marking the sun’s path across the sky.

In our new, free online course, “Seeing Through Photographs,” curator Sarah Meister speaks with artists and scholars to reveal the many different factors that inform the making of a photograph.

The history of photography is rich with chemical innovations and insights, producing hundreds of different processes to develop images in unique and often beautiful ways.