Workshops

Workshop 3 - Ethereal Art on Toned Mixed Media Paper - starts on Sept 4! Follow along to Georgina Kreutzer's video lessons. 

The Spring Edition of our Artist Newsletter is here! Featured artist Angela Staehling shares her process for creating bright and vibrant gouache illustrations.

Take a look at this fun, fall-inspired greeting card made by Instructor Jane LaFazio in the Week 2 video of our Artful Card Making Techniques Online Workshop.

The prep-work it takes to get ready for a watercolor painting can be time consuming and easy to overlook. However, taking the proper measures prior to starting a watercolor painting (and in this case, a watercolor landscape) can help bring you success in your painting and make the execution more free flowing.  

If you missed our FREE 2017 Online Workshops, you can see all video lessons on YouTube. Topics include: Brush Lettering + Watercolor, Pastels, & Mixed Media. 

Workshop 1, Realistic Watercolor for Beginners, starts March 5! Follow along to Kelly Eddington's FREE video lessons. 

Markers are a blast to work with, but can be intimidating because erasers don't work on them! See 5 tips from pro artist Will Terrell on using markers. 

Follow along for FREE to our full Brush Lettering + Watercolor workshop with instructor Jess Park! See the full-length video lessons and downloadable instruction sheets. 

Have you been following along to Kelly Eddington's FREE watercolor workshop? Watch her four video lessons today. 

Our free Online Workshops will be starting again in March! We have inspiring new topics for our virtual classroom with 3 new talented instructors!

If you missed our 2018 Online Workshops, you can catch all the video lessons and tutorials on the Strathmore YouTube Channel. 

The "Techniques in Pastel Art" workshop with Instructor Amy Pearce Stone is fully released and available for viewing!

If you missed our 2015 Online Workshops or if you just can't get enough, we've got great news! Video lessons from all 3 Series are now available on YouTube!

When you hear the word watercolor you automatically think of using watercolor paper. Makes sense. However when I started to teach classes, I wanted something that was transparent so the students can use my letters underneath as a guide. I knew that watercolor paper was not transparent so I tried tracing paper and that did not hold the ink up well. Then I went in to my local art store and found Strathmore’s 500 series Marker Pads. From the first brushstroke I made on the paper, I was sold.

Have you been following along to Graham Smith’s FREE Sketchbook Fury workshop?

Through online video lessons, Professional Artist & Illustrator Graham Smith is showing us how to develop a sketchbook strategy so you can customize your sketchbook, build your drawing skills, overcome your fear of the blank page, develop ideas, and execute finished art.

Did you see our FREE 2017 Online Workshops? We've got video lessons on 3 topics: Brush Lettering + Watercolor, Pastel, and Toned Mixed Media. 

Our 2016 Online Workshop video lessons are now on our YouTube Channel! See the video lessons from our Sketchbook, Watercolor, and Marker workshops!

Our free Online Workshops will be starting again in March! We have inspiring new topics for our virtual classroom with 3 new all-star artist-instructors!

We are excited to announce our free 2016 Online Workshops which start on Monday, March 7!

We’ve got a fantastic line up this year with 3 extremely talented and inspirational artists who will be leading you through follow-along online video lessons… FOR FREE!

Designer Nicole Santo recently taught two lovely and inspiring lettering workshops at Fullosophie in San Francisco, CA: Brushstroke Lettering, and Watercolor Brush Lettering. There were even mimosa’s involved… we wish we could have been there!

Alphonso Dunn's free Pen & Ink Workshops are now fully released and available on our YouTube Channel!

In his first video lesson, Alphonso covers the basic aspects of drawing and creating textures with pen and ink. Consistentcy in mark making is an essential foundation skill and is the first area of focus. From there Alphonso covers a few key principles of creating realistic textures and goes over helpful practice exercises.

If you paint frequently with acrylics, you probably know what a hassle it can be just to set up & get ready. Artist Patti Mollica has a great, time-saving tip for you. 

Workshop 2, Colored Pencil with Mixed Media, starts May 7! Follow along to Sarah Becktel's FREE video lessons. 

Our FREE Pastel Workshop with Amy Pearce Stone begins on Monday, May 1, 2017! Join us and follow along to the video lessons. 

Follow along to Robert Burridge's FREE online oil painting workshop with 4 video lessons and downloadable instruction sheets. 

Workshop 2 of our FREE Online Workshops starts May 4, 2015!  Instructor Patti Mollica will guide you through 4 video demonstrations in her workshop Expressive Acrylic Painting.

See Artist Kirsty Partridge's techniques for blending and shading charcoal to create realistic drawings. 

Alphonso Dunn's free Urban Sketching Workshop has begun! Follow along to this 4-part workshop where Alphonso demonstrates how to draw on location. 

Follow along to Kirsty Partridge's four video lessons on how to create realistic drawings with charcoal. 

Workshop 1, Realistic Drawing with Charcoal, starts on March 4! The supply list is now available. 

We’ve compiled a list of some of our favorite art hacks that can take you to the next level.

Justin Maas' How to Draw Portraits Workshop is now open and it's completely FREE to watch and follow along!

The Summer Edition of our Artist Newsletter is here! Our featured artist, Dean McKeever, mixes mediums to create vibrant and playful illustrations.

Leslie Tieu's Creative Watercoloring Workshop is now open and it's completely FREE to watch and follow along!

Justin put this 4-part workshop together to demonstrate his best tips and techniques for drawing portraits. Follow along today.

Leslie created 4 video lessons as part of the Creative Watercoloring Series. Follow along today

Jordan Rhodes' Watercolor and Gouache Workshop is now open and it's completely FREE to watch and follow along!

Shelly Kim's Exploring Mixed Media Together! Workshop is now open and it's completely FREE to watch and follow along!

Kelly Foss' Drawing 101 Workshop is now open and it's completely FREE to watch and draw along!

Katie Jobling's Oil Painting for Beginners Workshop is now open and it's completely FREE to watch and paint along!

Shayda Campbell's Joyful Watercolor Workshop is now open and it's completely FREE to watch and paint along!

Brandon Schaefer's workshop is now open and it's completely FREE to watch and draw along!

Read our interview with Jordan Clark - a mixed media artist who will be teaching our free upcoming Art Journaling 101 workshop.

Jordan Clark's workshop is now open and it's completely FREE to watch and journal along!

Join us for Kelly Foss's free online workshop, Drawing What You See & What You Don't.

Steve Mitchell's workshop is now open and it's completely FREE to watch and paint along!

In this workshop you'll explore the process of drawing and painting portraits, including learning basic head anatomy to painting and sketching a fully rendered picture.

Join Jane as she shows you how to fill the pages of your sketchbook while focusing on 4 subjects: botanicals, landscapes, animals, and portraits.

This four-part workshop touches on the beauty and power of mixed media to create captivating works of art.

Let's paint a tropical paradise together! Tin Bejar will lead us through a series of 4 watercolor tutorials packed with essential skills and techniques.