McArt Studio

NEW CLASSES! These three spooky/festive additions all hit Facebook and YouTube this week. Totally free! New classes for Virtual students coming this Saturday!! Get ready for the pumpkins and scarecrows! #favoriteseason #loveart #anyonecandoit #fall

Step by step instruction on creating your very own creepy forest. Add your own scary touches and a few cobwebs to finish! Materials needed: Canvas or card (any size you like) Acrylic paint, black, white, blue and red. Piant brushes, water and paper towels. Cobwebs can be purchased from any Dollar or party store. See our list of recommended materials here... https://www.virtualmcart.com/pa/recommended-materials-list This video is pre - recorded and edited to ensure you get the best viewing experience we can deliver. Video is saved to both Facebook and YouTube. You can pause, rewind, fast forward or share as much as you like. Enjoy! You can watch hundreds of real time step by step lessons on Virtual McArt https://www.virtualmcart.com/

A few simple techniques to bring a ladscape to life using just pencil colors! Materials needed: Toned paper (any color), pencil colors, pencil sharpener. See our list of recommended materials here... https://www.virtualmcart.com/pa/recommended-materials-list This video is pre - recorded and edited to ensure you get the best viewing experience we can deliver. Video is saved to both Facebook and YouTube. You can pause, rewind, fast forward or share as much as you like. Enjoy! You can watch hundreds of real time step by step lessons on Virtual McArt https://www.virtualmcart.com/

Quick, fun and of so creepy. Create your own little spider and bring him to life with some super simple techniques. Materials needed: Toned paper (any color), black and white coored pencils, white acrylic paint and a smal paint brush for highlights. See our list of recommended materials here... https://www.virtualmcart.com/pa/recommended-materials-list This video is pre - recorded and edited to ensure you get the best viewing experience we can deliver. Video is saved to both Facebook and YouTube. You can pause, rewind, fast forward or share as much as you like. Enjoy! You can watch hundreds of real time step by step lessons on Virtual McArt https://www.virtualmcart.com/

Flash back to bustling studios of incredible creativity and non stop masterpieces. Like most schools, we stopped our in person classes this year due to Covid. We are so blessed to have our Virtual studio that enables us to keep teaching! Whether you are a Virtual McArt student or not, we are here for you! Ask questions, request classes or simply send us a picture of your work for guidance. Our goal is for our passion of teaching art to reach as many artists as possible. #loveart #keeponcreating #anyonecandoit

Our favorite time of year! FALL. Capture your own beautiful Fallscape using a few very simple materials with this step by step class! Materials needed: Watercolor paper, watercolor paints, water, paper towel, paint brushes, black pencil color and white chalk pencil or colored pencil for highlights (optional). See our list of recommended materials here... https://www.virtualmcart.com/pa/recommended-materials-list This video is pre - recorded and edited to ensure you get the best viewing experience we can deliver. Video is saved to both Facebook and YouTube. You can pause, rewind, fast forward or share as much as you like. Enjoy You can watch hundreds of real time step by step lessons on Virtual McArt https://www.virtualmcart.com/

This weeks new releases. Pumpkin patch fall trees is this weeks FREE Facebook class. Join us this Wednesday 10/07@ 11am PST. Materials needed - watercolor paper, watercolors, paint brush, black pencil color, water and paper towels. Fall aspen trees and watercolor lady bugs will be released this Friday 10/09 on Virtual McArt. Lots more Festive Fall classes coming up this month including some spooktacular additions!!

Absolutely had to share Ruby’s stunning anime girl. Created in Australia! Keep up the fantastic art Ruby! #miniartist #sotalented #inspired

Two beautiful new lessons available on Virtual McArt. Lighthouse can be found as the newest addition in the watercolor category. And.... If you give a moose a muffin is our latest story time art class. Read AND create with us! Enjoy! We are working hard to record and produce all your lesson requests. Keep them coming! Fall series starting next week. #anyonecandoit #getinspired #artathome #homeschool

HUGE shoutout to #southsuttercharterschool. We have received so many phenomenal little artists from this fantastic Charter school this year. We are so proud to assist and inspire your creative journeys We are blessed to be sharing our passion of art and have partnered with schools all over the world. Send us a message if you’d like to us to connect with yours. #anyonecandoit #artinyourhome #wevegotthis #getinspired

This funky little lady is the newest addition to our Virtual McArt classes. Fundamentals of portraiture, character development and pencil color techniques are all covered in this fantastic little anime class. #anime #animeart #purplehair #prismacolor #crayola #getinspired #anyonecandoit

Homeschool and ART??? A question we get asked frequently is how do I encourage my kids to be creative at home? Many adults lose their natural creativity (which we were all born with) as they get older, so how can they inspire their kids to get creative? The answer is simple.... Nothing! Provide your little artist with a few materials in a safe space they can make a mess in and leave them alone! No boundaries, no guidance and no preconceived ideas of what they should achi...eve. Give lots of praise as you sit back and enjoy your coffee Children learn through play. The more guidance we give the more children seek our approval. By stepping away we encourage them to explore, problem solve, develop cognitive skills and create using their imaginations. You’ll be surprised what they can conjure up all by themselves! Once’s they’ve unleashed their inner artist and want some guidance on new skills and techniques we have it all at Virtual McArt. You can spark your creativity and join in or chill out and STILL enjoy your coffee. We take care of everything! #homeschool #homeschoollife #embracethemess #makingmasters #freethinking #thinkoutsidethebox #parenting101 See more

Thank you Christina Hayes. We have a real knack for differentiating our language to inspire both children AND adults in the same lesson. You can either sit back and enjoy a coffee while your little artist creates, OR join in the creativity too! #anyonecandoit #getinspired #create

One of my most frequented questions is What is the difference between Crayola and Prismacolor and which one should I buy The main difference is the amount of filler and pigment used to create the lead. Prismacolor uses more pigment than filler making them a lot pricier than your average brand. They create brighter colors and have softer leads which makes them easier to blend. The softer leads also means they erode faster so you will find yourself replacing your most us...ed colors frequently. Lastly they offer hundreds of color variations in tin sets. Crayola uses more filler and less pigment making them the less expensive option. The colors are not as bright and the leads are harder due to the filler making them harder to blend than Prismacolor. The harder leads does make them more resilient if dropped and they erode at a much slower rate. Crayola pencils come in sets of mostly primary and secondary colors. So which brand is for you? For new and younger artists I recommend keeping it simple with Crayola. The harder lead makes them the tougher more resilient choice. Smaller packs of color choices are less overwhelming and allow students to focus on techniques and basic color combinations. They are also the cheaper option. When students become more confident they can always graduate to Prismacolor. They are more expensive but with all your new skills you will have the confidence to create masterpieces so rich in color they will look like paintings. Prismacolor offers sets with hundreds of color variations. I recommend starting with a basic palette just like Crayola. You can always add more colors as you become more adventurous. #crayola #prismacolor #pencil #coloredpencil #colouredpencil