I've been an art instructor for over 20 years mostly working with middle and junior high school students. This channel is designed to help young and new artists, of any age, learn a variety of different techniques used in the making of two-dimensional art. I prefer working with traditional equipment in my art, but many of these techniques will transfer to digital media. In this channel, we'll discuss the Elements of Art and how they can be used individually or in combination to create your work. Some of the things we'll cover are drawing techniques, colored pencils techniques, inking techniques, watercolors and more. The idea is to build your technical skills through the use of the elements of art to improve your creativity. The better you become with the techniques, the less you have to think about them and the more time you can spend creating and developing your style.