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82How to Draw an Egg
I thought I'd kick this off with something a little wicked for those of you that enjoy my art lessons. The topic is so simple it's almost stupid, right? How to draw an egg? Come on, you just make this oval...
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77The Complete Guide to Drawing by Giovanni Civardi Reviewed
Complete Guide to Drawing by Giovanni Civardi cover with examples of Civardi's drawings. A Complete Guide to Drawing by Giovanni Civardi, published by Search Press, Ltd., ISBN 978-1-84448-206-1 is actually a...
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79Why start with a big set of colored pencils?
Some colored pencils setsMany art courses and traditional art schools suggest that beginners need to stick with limited palettes. Often art teachers want students to use only monochrome or two-color...
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78Inexpensive, versatile oil pastels for sketching and fine art
Oil pastels are an underappreciated fine art medium and a gloriously frugal color sketch medium for pastels or oils or anything you want to do. This article describes both fine art and fun hobby art applications with some tips and techniques and useful links.
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74How to Sketch People I: The Boater
"The Boater" 9B graphite pencil on Moleskine sketchbook, Robert A. Sloan If you've read some of my other art lesson Hubs, you might wonder if I ever draw people. I like doing cats, landscapes, other wildlife...
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71Textile hardeners are changing the way artists work.
The most exciting new medium in visual arts is textile hardeners. New techniques that have been developed with this medium are changing the way art is made. Now you can convert almost anything around you into...
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59A Few Thoughts on Character Motivation
I basically approach all of my character work in the same manner, whether it be acting, writing or singing. Every story has an “arc” to it. There’s a beginning, an ending, and all the stuff...
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85Seven Tips for Sumi-E Painting
Docks on Spider Lake, MI - 1 painted in sumi-e ink with Chinese brushes on rice paper by Robert A. Sloan from a photo reference by Helen on WetCanvas.com The art of Sumi-E is Japanese ink painting. My first...
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80How To Make And Woodburn A Garden Sign and Decorate It With Acrylic Paints
Make your custom sign Below is a suggested list of tools and materials you can use to make a garden sign. Keep in mind that in most creative ventures the subject development is not set in concrete. In other...
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73Basic Elements of Cartooning
Cartooning encompasses many essential elements of successful drawings, but is typically employed in an overly simplified manner. Some of the simplest, most effective drawings we see or make are done by...
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