We began The Artist's Road in 2010 as an educational website for artists, sharing our accumulated know-how from 35 years of making art professionally. We initially built this store to offer our readers a selection of the most useful artist's tools we use everyday in our own art-making practices. Since then, we've added more great products and tools for you to try, informative art books, instructional painting videos to rent and fun accessories for the studio. Your support of our Store helps keep The Artist's Road project going. Thank You!

Visit The Artist's Road to find all the interesting and informative articles, interviews, step-by-step demonstrations in oil, watercolor, pastel and so much more.

Featured Downloads

  • If you love nocturne paintings but don't know where to start, then this book is for you. Filled with inspirational examples by the masters of nightime painting, this little book is sure to fire up your creative energies. Never tried painting at night? We show you how it's done with a step-by-step-oil demo and a tale of night painting in the wilds of Rocky Mountain National Park.

    The Primer on Night Painting - Nocturnes is a 7 x 7" PDF download with 40 pages of text and images. It includes a gallery of paintings by masters of the nocturne, information to inspire and encourage you in your plein air nocturne painting, an illustrated step-by-step demo and tips for working in pastel and oil. An Artist's Road Exclusive!

     Shortly after ordering a downloadable book, you will receive an email with a link that allows you to download the book to your device.

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  • Jump start your painting with this step-by-step guide to painting in watercolor. The Field Guide to Plein Air Painting in Watercolor covers all the must-know basics and shows you how the pros get those wonderful effects in their work. Filled with encouragement and inspiration for your painting.
    Download is a 7 x 7" PDF download with 52 pages of text and images. It includes information about differences between properties of pigments, fundamentals of washes, ways to improve your artistic vision, illustrated step-by-step demonstrations, essential gear and materials lists, basics of composition, perspective, color, values, edges and lots and lots of inspiration. (Also available in softcover.) An Artist's Road Exclusive!

    Shortly after ordering a downloadable book, you will receive an email with a link that allows you to download the book to your device.

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