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91How to Paint from Negative Space in Watercolor
Columbine, 4" x 6" watercolor on cold press watercolor paper by Robert A. Sloan. The finished painting for this step by step demonstration. This step by step demonstration can be done using my colors and...
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84Secrets for Using Derwent Inktense Colored Pencils
That's right, I'm up to my ninth Hub in the 100 Hubs in 30 Days Challenge. I started late but I'll catch up! If you ever tried watercolors or watercolor pencils, you'll notice that the colors look a lot...
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83Jack Vettriano's The Singing Butler - My Take
Twenty years ago, a struggling actress attended a photoshoot with other models in a London Studio. The shoot was for reference pictures for The Illustrator's Figure Reference Manual, a collection to be used...
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77How 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,...
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73Water-colored Memories
Poetry like love can take on the persona of real people or can be just a lively imagination recalling water-colored memories. Some of the poems I write are about people that I encounter, other poems are...
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84How Artists See - Value Scales to Shapes of an Apple
There are a couple of fundamental things that artists must learn in order for their drawings and paintings to look good. Value Scale and Seeing Shapes are two very important fundamental skills to practice...
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71Art Marker Pens: The Best Markers To Draw With
The best markers are the ones that are reliable and give quality results, but like anything the best markers are quite expensive, but there are also cheaper alternatives. The first markers are the high end...
6 comments![[LEFT]Here's my sketch, which note, is a little too dark. [RIGHT] Tape your paper down to surface you can paint on.](http://z.hubpages.com/u/1761143_100.jpg "[LEFT]Here's my sketch, which note, is a little too dark. [RIGHT] Tape your paper down to surface you can paint on.")
74Watercolors: A Simple Show Of Techniques
Watercolor painting creates a distinct softness and elegance to an illustration unlike any other traditional merdium. At the same time, watercolors are often tricky to become comfortable with. Learning how...
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87Using Watercolor And Sketching Techniques To Create Beautiful Artwork
One of the most rewarding hobbies ever - Pen & Ink sketching. Well, it started as a hobby, but by the time I had finished my first few drawings, I was hooked. Not only that, but after I offered to teach a few...
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75Photoshop Tutorial 1: How to Convert Your Photos into Watercolor Illustrations
First, let's look at the simplest way of doing it, to get you started. I'm not insulting your intelligence, only making it so simple that someone who hasn't worked in photoshop till now also can follow. So...
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