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How to Underpaint for Colored Pencil
by robertsloan2
The Octopus, by Robert A. SloanUnderpainting is a technique that saves time. It's related to using colored paper for an artwork -- you don't need to add as many layers of colored pencil to make sure all the... published 4 weeks ago
Tools & Materials for Colored Pencil Realism
by robertsloan2
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... published 5 weeks ago
Why start with a big set of colored pencils?
by robertsloan2
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... published 5 weeks ago
More of my Photogaraphs
by Just_Rodney
This is another view of what I like doing, this is also my life in images and abstract. It is a hodge podge of images and studies that I produced for my photo school and all other than a bit of resizing are un... published 2 weeks ago
Fantasy
by silverstar8
Fantasy... that which comes from one's imagination. The sun rises into a clear blue November sky. The presidential election is over. A new president has been named. The campaign was hard run and honest. Each... published 11 months ago
How to Create Five Minute Art
by robertsloan2
Freehand drawing is the basic skill that all other art skills grow from, including colored pencil realism. Recently I ran a Quick Draw contest on eBay. Artists, some of whom had been selling beautiful ACEOs... published 5 weeks ago
The Art of "No Country for Old Men"
by Ric Reyes
SPOILER ALERT! Though I had wanted to wait until I read the book, I recently watched the film No Country For Old Men. I heard and read so much about Cormac McCarthy's supposedly being the "next big thing,"... published 4 weeks ago
Realism in Movies: Oxymoron
by William F. Torpey
Gratuitous violence and sex in movies can be attributed to a lack of talent among writers, producers and directors. If producers demand well-written scripts without gratuitous violence and eroticism, we're a lot more likely to end up with greater quality movies. published 3 months ago








