Lori McNee Artist » How To Paint, Draw & More http://www.finearttips.com Fine Art Tips and Techniques Thu, 09 Feb 2012 01:51:19 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Drawing Perfect Freehand Circles http://www.finearttips.com/2012/01/drawing-perfect-freehand-circles/ http://www.finearttips.com/2012/01/drawing-perfect-freehand-circles/#comments Fri, 20 Jan 2012 05:30:54 +0000 Lori McNee http://www.finearttips.com/?p=12523 Buffer Drawing perfect freehand circles is never an easy task. However pencil artist, Nemo makes it look easy. Nemo’s popularity has grown to where he has given up his 40 hour a week career as a graphic designer to be a fulltime artist. Some of you might remember Nemo from the Fine Art Tips #PowerArtists... [Continue Reading]

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]]> http://www.finearttips.com/2012/01/drawing-perfect-freehand-circles/feed/ 4 Drawing and Painting for My Holiday Art Show http://www.finearttips.com/2011/12/drawing-and-painting-for-my-holiday-art-show/ http://www.finearttips.com/2011/12/drawing-and-painting-for-my-holiday-art-show/#comments Wed, 28 Dec 2011 00:01:48 +0000 Lori McNee http://www.finearttips.com/?p=12231 Buffer Over the past four months, I have been busy drawing and painting for my holiday art show that is currently hanging at Kneeland Gallery in Sun Valley, Idaho. Lately I have been feeling in an artistic rut.  So, for this art gallery showing I have been experimenting with many new painting techniques and mediums. Most of you... [Continue Reading]

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]]> http://www.finearttips.com/2011/11/how-long-did-it-take-to-paint-that/feed/ 39 5 Steps to the Perfect Portable Watercolor Painting Setup http://www.finearttips.com/2011/10/5-steps-to-the-perfect-portable-watercolor-painting-setup/ http://www.finearttips.com/2011/10/5-steps-to-the-perfect-portable-watercolor-painting-setup/#comments Sat, 22 Oct 2011 22:33:19 +0000 Lori McNee http://www.finearttips.com/?p=10897 Buffer An artist’s equipment is as individual as the person who is using it. After several years of striving to find the perfect, portable watercolor painting setup, I became increasingly disappointed with the commercial offerings for watercolor painters. So, I chose to create my own design that is defined by portability, compactness, and versatility. As a... [Continue Reading]

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]]> http://www.finearttips.com/2011/09/cruising-and-painting-alaska/feed/ 2 10 Ways to Expand Your Artistic Repertoire http://www.finearttips.com/2011/09/10-ways-to-expand-your-artistic-repertoire/ http://www.finearttips.com/2011/09/10-ways-to-expand-your-artistic-repertoire/#comments Tue, 13 Sep 2011 16:09:05 +0000 Lori McNee http://www.finearttips.com/?p=11016 Buffer This guest post is especially relevant for me right now due to the fact that I am working on expanding my own artistic repertoire. Although I still enjoy painting my artistic subject matter, I have become a bit bored and I want to spice it up! To do this, I have begun taking private abstract... [Continue Reading]

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]]> http://www.finearttips.com/2011/09/10-ways-to-expand-your-artistic-repertoire/feed/ 9 Top 10 Ways to Improve Your Art http://www.finearttips.com/2011/08/loris-top-10-tips-to-improve-your-art/ http://www.finearttips.com/2011/08/loris-top-10-tips-to-improve-your-art/#comments Thu, 18 Aug 2011 14:36:57 +0000 Lori McNee http://www.finearttips.com/?p=10832 Buffer A few months ago I had the honor of writing a special Expert Series post for Tony Hastings very popular blog, The Top 10 Blog. Tony asked me to write about my favorite subject, art. Condensing such a big subject into a top 10 blog post way no easy task! Nevertheless, I think you... [Continue Reading]

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