# Latest **URL:** https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/latest.md [Latest](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/categories.md) --- ## [Most Recent Drawing or Painting](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/t/most-recent-drawing-or-painting/3805)
**Author:** [@robichon](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/u/robichon)\ **Replies:** 2785\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2026, 6:46am UTC](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/t/most-recent-drawing-or-painting/3805 "2026-09-23T06:46:28Z")
This is what I just finished. It’s a colored pencil drawing on PastelMat paper. Feel free to comment, or better yet share your own “last” art project here for everyone to see. Terri Robichon --- ## [Acrylic Live Class First Two Paintings](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/t/acrylic-live-class-first-two-paintings/4861)
**Author:** [@Zman](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/u/Zman)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2026, 1:21pm UTC](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/t/acrylic-live-class-first-two-paintings/4861 "2026-09-22T13:21:53Z")
These are my efforts on the current Mondays with Matt live class on acrylics. I struggle with the fast drying time, which keeps me from pre-mixing different colors for use in the paintings. Happy to have critiques and sh… --- ## [Where do you live & what's happening there](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/t/where-do-you-live-whats-happening-there/4311)
**Author:** [@robichon](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/u/robichon)\ **Replies:** 409\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2026, 10:16am UTC](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/t/where-do-you-live-whats-happening-there/4311 "2026-09-22T10:16:28Z")
Hi to all my forum friends. I thought it would be fun to add a new discussion NOT about art - but as a way to get to know each other better. Adding photos is encouraged. Many members live around the world, and I’m intere… --- ## [Hummingbird in graphite](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/t/hummingbird-in-graphite/4903)
**Author:** [@Vgentry58](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/u/Vgentry58)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2026, 11:08pm UTC](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/t/hummingbird-in-graphite/4903 "2026-09-21T23:08:22Z")
My practice hummingbird before I try the colored pencil version. I wasn’t sure I could do the wings but it turned out ok --- ## [Acrylic Painting Starter Series - LANDSCAPE](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/t/acrylic-painting-starter-series-landscape/4847)
**Author:** [@robichon](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/u/robichon)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2026, 10:52pm UTC](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/t/acrylic-painting-starter-series-landscape/4847 "2026-09-21T22:52:41Z")
Here is my 5x7 landscape after lesson 1. I’m doing mine on 300# hot press watercolor paper. I like working on a smoother surface. I also traced my preliminary drawing. Hope others will post their progress here too. Ter… --- ## [Oil Pastels Wednesday’s Live class with Matt and Ashley](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/t/oil-pastels-wednesday-s-live-class-with-matt-and-ashley/4835)
**Author:** [@theresebriggs](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/u/theresebriggs)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2026, 2:13pm UTC](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/t/oil-pastels-wednesday-s-live-class-with-matt-and-ashley/4835 "2026-09-21T14:13:56Z")
Think this is Matt’s same daughter that we will be doing the pastels on Monday’s !\[image|375x500\](upload://6XBWk0aebmd18whPyTYw7ECVFtl.jpg. --- ## [Getting Sketchy - Season 17](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/t/getting-sketchy-season-17/4863)
**Author:** [@SarahP](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/u/SarahP)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2026, 4:41pm UTC](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/t/getting-sketchy-season-17/4863 "2026-09-20T16:41:46Z")
I didn’t see any topic on this and I wanted to share what I was able to do today on the first episode of season 17. It helps to have all the constraints of GS for time, medium and subject, and I can just focus on practic… --- ## [Three Little Birds](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/t/three-little-birds/4716)
**Author:** [@tracidraws](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/u/tracidraws)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2026, 10:45pm UTC](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/t/three-little-birds/4716 "2026-09-19T22:45:13Z")
This is my first course with TVI. I had so much fun drawing these birds! With the Kingfisher, I found the Prismacolors to be very “slick”, especially on Bristol smooth paper, which made the marks hard to control. For th… --- ## [Changing titles on forum discussions](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/t/changing-titles-on-forum-discussions/4868)
**Author:** [@theresebriggs](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/u/theresebriggs)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2026, 9:10pm UTC](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/t/changing-titles-on-forum-discussions/4868 "2026-09-15T21:10:40Z")
So Matt if you see this, how does one change a title? It may be why none have shown the portrait study with the oil pastels we are working on? I put it as Mon instead of Wednesdays? Would be good to be able to fix it! … --- ## [Getting silly today](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/t/getting-silly-today/4135)
**Author:** [@1kidneyJD](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/u/1kidneyJD)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2026, 7:57pm UTC](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/t/getting-silly-today/4135 "2026-09-09T19:57:47Z")
I got bored doing normal. My son is the subject. I used graphite for the drawing and charcoal for the background. Any & all comments/critique are welcomed. --- ## [Live lesson - Acrylic duck with Ashley](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/t/live-lesson-acrylic-duck-with-ashley/3747)
**Author:** [@Brenda](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/u/Brenda)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2026, 3:56pm UTC](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/t/live-lesson-acrylic-duck-with-ashley/3747 "2026-09-08T15:56:40Z")
Everything but the feathers and erasing grid from water. It’s nice to be back amongst you all. :smiling\_face\_with\_three\_hearts: --- ## [Gettin’ Sketchy Tomatoes in Oil pastels](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/t/gettin-sketchy-tomatoes-in-oil-pastels/4897)
**Author:** [@Meme5](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/u/Meme5)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2026, 9:53pm UTC](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/t/gettin-sketchy-tomatoes-in-oil-pastels/4897 "2026-09-06T21:53:03Z")
I didn’t find a thread for the tomatoes so I started one. I hope to see all of yours. I must say oil pastels are a challenging media to me but they are so fun. I loved using oil medium to make it look like an oil painti… --- ## [Graphite kitten drawing](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/t/graphite-kitten-drawing/4894)
**Author:** [@ANNE58](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/u/ANNE58)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2026, 6:38pm UTC](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/t/graphite-kitten-drawing/4894 "2026-09-05T18:38:53Z")
--- ## [The new Colored Pencil Plus course!](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/t/the-new-colored-pencil-plus-course/3500)
**Author:** [@Brenda](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/u/Brenda)\ **Replies:** 142\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2026, 2:50pm UTC](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/t/the-new-colored-pencil-plus-course/3500 "2026-09-05T14:50:56Z")
I’ve started the first module of this course. I have watched the first two videos and now have my sketch ready. The first installment in this new course is a still life in watercolor and colored pencils. --- ## [Reccomendation for masking fluid](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/t/reccomendation-for-masking-fluid/4892)
**Author:** [@siffermus](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/u/siffermus)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2026, 2:47pm UTC](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/t/reccomendation-for-masking-fluid/4892 "2026-09-05T14:47:19Z")
Hi everybody. My masking fluid from Winsor and Newton keeps drying up in the bottle. I never get to use more than 1/3 of the bottle nefore it dries up. Are others having similar issues? Can anyone recommend a better flu… --- ## [Introduce Yourself Here!](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/t/introduce-yourself-here/16)
**Author:** [@thevirtualinstructor](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/u/thevirtualinstructor)\ **Replies:** 986\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2026, 1:49am UTC](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/t/introduce-yourself-here/16 "2026-09-03T01:49:30Z")
Hello Everyone! I’m Matt, the owner, operator, and artist behind TheVirtualInstructor.com. Welcome to the forum! This new forum replaces the old one we had in place and it’s back because so many of you requested it and … --- ## [Proportions with the Triangle Method](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/t/proportions-with-the-triangle-method/4893)
**Author:** [@Zman](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/u/Zman)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2026, 1:39am UTC](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/t/proportions-with-the-triangle-method/4893 "2026-09-03T01:39:30Z")
After taking some of the realistic drawing and mastering metal courses/classes, I thought I would try a graphite and white charcoal portrait. I have always struggled with proportions in portraits and was hoping to find s… --- ## [My first oil painting](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/t/my-first-oil-painting/4878)
**Author:** [@bonniebartoarnold](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/u/bonniebartoarnold)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2026, 11:48am UTC](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/t/my-first-oil-painting/4878 "2026-09-01T11:48:06Z")
So new to oils. Only a month. Was lured into it by a group of friends who get together to “art” together. I took my first drawing class almost 4 years ago and I immediately searched the internet for supplemental help … --- ## [New Member Time!](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/t/new-member-time/4871)
**Author:** [@Shbixn](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/u/Shbixn)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2026, 12:47am UTC](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/t/new-member-time/4871 "2026-09-01T00:47:15Z")
Pam B- (60 something) neophyte. Teaching myself online for about 5 months. It got me started. Loved Getting Sketchy and I was hooked. I’m so happy to see a supportive group. I have a lot of questions……… --- ## [Un saludo desde Colombia](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/t/un-saludo-desde-colombia/4610)
**Author:** [@yeye](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/u/yeye)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2026, 8:04pm UTC](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/t/un-saludo-desde-colombia/4610 "2026-08-31T20:04:45Z")
Hola querido foro, Mi nombre es Jennifer soy de Cali-Colombia, me he unido a esta comunidad porque el arte siempre ha sido mi pasión, quiero retomar muchas cosas que dejé pausadas pero que me hacen mucha falta, admiro m… --- ## [Gettin' Sketchy - Orange crayon on 8-26-2026](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/t/gettin-sketchy-orange-crayon-on-8-26-2026/4876)
**Author:** [@robichon](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/u/robichon)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2026, 5:44pm UTC](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/t/gettin-sketchy-orange-crayon-on-8-26-2026/4876 "2026-08-31T17:44:23Z")
Finished the colored pencil drawing of an orange crayon from Gettin’ Sketchy. I did a background with a very light “cloud blue”. Terri Robichon --- ## [Kathy can draw! (all by herself!)](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/t/kathy-can-draw-all-by-herself/216)
**Author:** [@Kathy](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/u/Kathy)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2026, 5:39pm UTC](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/t/kathy-can-draw-all-by-herself/216 "2026-08-31T17:39:39Z")
Hello! You all seem like such kind creative people so I thought I’d leap off the cliff and share my very 1st drawing, like ever. I’ve been trying SO hard to “learn how to draw” for 2 years when I recently stumbled onto … --- ## [“Preacher” most recent drawing](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/t/preacher-most-recent-drawing/4873)
**Author:** [@Phoenix](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/u/Phoenix)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2026, 7:53pm UTC](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/t/preacher-most-recent-drawing/4873 "2026-08-29T19:53:27Z")
Hello all, I wanted to share my last drawing. Any and all feedback is appreciated! This is “Preacher” drawn in honor of a small Mississippi Kite that we rescued. Unfortunately the little one did not survive but he left … --- ## [A Painterly Waterfall done in soft pastels on UART 9x12 sanded paper](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/t/a-painterly-waterfall-done-in-soft-pastels-on-uart-9x12-sanded-paper/4875)
**Author:** [@Freddy](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/u/Freddy)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2026, 7:35pm UTC](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/t/a-painterly-waterfall-done-in-soft-pastels-on-uart-9x12-sanded-paper/4875 "2026-08-29T19:35:59Z")
--- ## [A Recent Graphite Drawing](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/t/a-recent-graphite-drawing/4879)
**Author:** [@ANNE58](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/u/ANNE58)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2026, 7:31pm UTC](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/t/a-recent-graphite-drawing/4879 "2026-08-29T19:31:48Z")
I enjoy drawing animals and I do them from reference photos. This is one of my more recent ones. --- ## [Learning Pathway](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/t/learning-pathway/4877)
**Author:** [@bonniebartoarnold](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/u/bonniebartoarnold)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2026, 4:09pm UTC](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/t/learning-pathway/4877 "2026-08-27T16:09:47Z")
Love, love, love! Exactly the format that I can follow. I recommend this site to many people, and it will be so nice for newbies to see eactly where the classes are for their interests. --- ## [Recent drawing a while back](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/t/recent-drawing-a-while-back/4864)
**Author:** [@gknuck](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/u/gknuck)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2026, 8:57pm UTC](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/t/recent-drawing-a-while-back/4864 "2026-08-25T20:57:13Z")
Here is a recent drawing of our toy poodle. Been injured and tore some tendons in my fingers so slowly getting back to drawing. Critiques welcome please. Thanks. --- ## [Acrylic Pear on Mondays with Matt](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/t/acrylic-pear-on-mondays-with-matt/4824)
**Author:** [@theresebriggs](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/u/theresebriggs)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2026, 1:00am UTC](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/t/acrylic-pear-on-mondays-with-matt/4824 "2026-08-22T01:00:31Z")
Reference photo --- ## [New Member - Jim Zimmerman](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/t/new-member-jim-zimmerman/4859)
**Author:** [@Zman](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/u/Zman)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2026, 8:10pm UTC](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/t/new-member-jim-zimmerman/4859 "2026-08-19T20:10:03Z")
Hello, I am new to the community, having taken up art in retirement. Currently working through the Acrylic Live Stream. --- ## [Oil Pastel Course](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/t/oil-pastel-course/4586)
**Author:** [@TLP](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/u/TLP)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2026, 6:15pm UTC](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/t/oil-pastel-course/4586 "2026-08-17T18:15:25Z")
Greetings to all! I hope everyone is having a nice day! I just finished the Oil Pastel Course on the Virtual Instructor. i really enjoyed and now see how much more practice I need. Maybe, if you have not done this co… [Next page](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/latest.md?page=1)