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I painted "A Little Busy" from a gorgeous photo reference in a WetCanvas challenge. If you want accuracy and detail, snap a photo or several to work from. The cat won't pose long! Busy is the cat's name. Robert A. Sloan the artist.80

Tips for Drawing and Painting Cats

I painted "A Little Busy" from a gorgeous photo reference in a WetCanvas challenge. If you want accuracy and detail, snap a photo or several to work from. The cat won't pose long! Busy is the cat's name....

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ACEO Lilacs in Prismacolor Premier on white Stonehenge paper by Robert A. Sloan86

Prismacolor Realism, Colored Pencil Painting

ACEO Lilacs in Prismacolor Premier on white Stonehenge paper by Robert A. Sloan  ACEO Lilacs was a twenty hour production, not counting the time it took to take the photo reference and wait till the lilac...

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19th of 100... getting there! Almost a fifth of the way!78

How To Use Photo References Without Violating Copyright

19th of 100... getting there! Almost a fifth of the way! Some things are very clear cut. If you steal an image from one of my Hubs or one of my websites such as...

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#33 of 100 -- 1/3 done and only ONE day behind now! Whoohoo! http://hubpages.com/forum/topic/14183 is the challenge link.87

Drawing With A Limited Palette in Colored Pencils

#33 of 100 -- 1/3 done and only ONE day behind now! Whoohoo! http://hubpages.com/forum/topic/14183 is the challenge link.  In a much earlier Hub, I recommended getting the biggest set of colored pencils you...

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Silver and Cherries by Robert A. Sloan from Cherries #3, a reference photo available at WetCanvas.com83

Tools & Materials for Colored Pencil Realism

Silver and Cherries by Robert A. SloanColored pencils aren't just a children's medium or an illustrator's medium any more. Fine artists like Bernard Poulin, Gary Greene, Cecile Baird and Arlene Steinberg have...

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Portrait of Sascha, 3" x 4" 9B graphite pencil on Moleskine journal paper by Robert A. Sloan78

How to Sketch People II: Child's Face

Portrait of Sascha, 3" x 4" 9B graphite pencil on Moleskine journal paper by Robert A. Sloan This is the third time I've drawn Sascha from this photo reference. I took it on a sunny afternoon while we lived...

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