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22 of 100 articles for my HubChallenge! Doing the big one!84

Painting with Pan Pastels

22 of 100 articles for my HubChallenge! Doing the big one! Pastelists using soft pastels have long had to concern themselves with breathing dust that contains toxic pigments. Some of the best colors available...

2 comments    hubchallenge painting pastels
Glass and Birds Page in my Moleskine watercolor journal by Robert A. Sloan84

How to Draw Shading with Hatching and Crosshatching

Glass and Birds Page in my Moleskine watercolor journal by Robert A. Sloan In my Glass and Birds Page, above, I used hatching and crosshatching with fine point colored pens to create values and shapes in an...

9 comments    how to arts how to draw
Michael in his prime67

Pencil Drawings of Popular Celebrities

Michael in his prime It's important to remember that it's almost impossible to make your drawing look exactly like a photo. My intention is to use a photo or image as a “reference point” and then make...

18 comments    how to tips pictures
The Little Dancer by Edgar Degas, Musee D'Orsay, Paris. Photograph by Bruin, coutesy of Flickr and Wiki Commons93

The Little Dancer and Ballet in Art - An impression of light, music and movement

She was just 14 when Degas immortalised her in Bronze. Now she stands posed for all time, her slight and boyish form, poised and ready to dance. And here we are, standing before her on a sunny June day in Paris, wondering who she was, and what her life became...

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Pastel de Belem Portuguese Pastry

The "Pastel de Nata" or "Pastel de Belém" are a specialty of the traditional Portuguese cuisine.Although you can eat it in any pastry from north to south of portugal,its in Belem in the city of Lisbon that...

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weirdArt

For some reason I found myself stuck with weird and freaky imagination when comes to painting. People used to says that I don't belong in the Art world, because I’m an outsider in that area which I don’t...

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Blue Lake Scene, 8 1/2" x 11" in Ultramarine Deep Dark Shade Pan Pastel by Robert A. Sloan80

How to Fill a Sketchbook In One Month

Blue Lake Scene, 8 1/2" x 11" in Ultramarine Deep Dark Shade Pan Pastel by Robert A. Sloan Because at the end of the month you will be a much better artist. Your drawings and sketches will be more lifelike,...

21 comments    fun how art
Student work.  If you look closely, you'll see a piece of the thumbnail sketch under the painting on the left side.72

Create A Fauvist Masterpiece- A "Wild Beast" Art Project for Kids

Fauvism is a term used to describe an art movement that lasted from 1905-1907. The term Fauvist, translates to "Wild Beast", referring to the artists wildly expressive brushwork and brilliant colors.   A...

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Light, bright and whimsical, I painted Lemon on a Pink Plate looking for the combinations that would least mute down the colors.80

How to Mix Colors with Holbein OIl Pastels

Light, bright and whimsical, I painted Lemon on a Pink Plate looking for the combinations that would least mute down the colors. Holbein oil pastels are unwrapped square sticks of soft, creamy artist grade...

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1000 Random Things For Sketching

I have found that all of us favor certain subjects when we are drawing. Take for example two of my high school friends. She loved horses and drew horses every chance she got. He loved motorcycles and cars and...

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