START HERE · FREE SEVEN-STAGE PROJECT
Draw Kingstown, step by step
Observe the original. Build the shapes. Check perspective. Develop values and color. Then make your own work.
Start the guided project →Each lesson is built around one of Vaughn's original paintings. Choose your medium, study the work, and paint along — the way art was always meant to be learned.
START HERE · FREE SEVEN-STAGE PROJECT
Observe the original. Build the shapes. Check perspective. Develop values and color. Then make your own work.
Start the guided project →Students move through observation, big-shape block-in, value, color families, edges, brushwork, variation studies, notes, and a printable certificate.
A complete guided lesson experience for independent or classroom use.
Describe the picture you want to make and get a step-by-step project: eye level, perspective, a starting diagram and construction steps. One free project a day.
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Find the eye level and vanishing points inside a real painting, then drag them yourself and watch the scene change in 1-, 2- and 3-point perspective. Preview free; full lab $12.
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Learn to create atmosphere from the first brushstroke, use photo references as a guide — not a master — and capture the spirit of a Jamaican landscape in oil.
Start Lesson →Before you paint, know your tools. A guide to canvases, brushes, paints, and the essential colour relationships every painter needs.
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How to capture cascading water, give boulders real weight through warm and cool values, and build lush vegetation that creates depth in a natural scene.
Available SoonWatercolor demands a different way of seeing. Learn flat washes, graded washes, and how to let the white of the paper do the work.
Available SoonPut your perspective skills together in a complete city scene. Multi-point perspective, architectural detail, and the rhythm of urban drawing.
Available SoonLive sessions straight from Vaughn's desk and easel. See how drawings and paintings come together in real time — no expensive equipment needed, just skill and imagination.
Watch Vaughn sketch trees using pen and ink, working purely from imagination. No photo reference, no tracing — just ink on paper and years of observing nature. A masterclass in how to see and draw organic forms freely.
Watch on YouTube →The continuation of the pen and ink tree series. Vaughn builds on the work from Part I, adding depth, texture, and detail to the tree forms — all from imagination, all in real time.
Watch on YouTube →A pencil portrait session with a message — you don't need expensive materials to create great art. Vaughn demonstrates how far talent and a simple pencil can take you. No fancy tools, no excuses. Just draw.
Watch on YouTube →New lessons are being built around Vaughn's original paintings across all four mediums. Some will be free, others will be available for purchase — giving you deeper, more detailed instruction.
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