Johnnie Liliedahl: Giving ThanksLearn to make a work of art using photos as references in 10 easy steps. Watch Johnnie as she reveals the secrets of transforming a photograph into a painting, while achieving an incredible likeness. She gives you sound advice and specific examples on how to analyze your photographs and create your own value guides using ordinary tools at hand. Everyone can paint their favorite person using these simple techniques. Buy both video programs in this

there’s no limit to what you can do

We also know the materials seem confusing

We had the pleasure of filming and watching this important piece being brought to life from the first brush stroke to the last

When your paintings radiate emotion

Hedi Morans' loose

This video takes you into his studio where he shares the process of developing the storyline of his paintings

The crucial third step

and rightly so

Try three primary colors (different from the ones used in this video) on your limited palette and see how the change in palette offers new color ranges without sacrificing the unity of a color scheme

but even if they break

How to paint where water meets the rocks and shorelines…

She is ever vigilant in keeping the viewer inside the painting by controlling the composition to keep the eye from wandering out of the canvas