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More Found Journal Pages…
Here’s a page spread of contour drawings from my “cataract surgery year” I just found. Both surgeries were past and we knew I’d be living permanently with the flare, glare, and double vision. But I still wanted to get my daily drawing in. And I believe I wanted to say something about using different pen […]
Breathing Room on the Page (or Page Spread)
One of the most important compositional tools you have in a visual journal or sketchbook is the breathing space on the page (or page spread). The negative space around an image helps define the image through silhouette, and shape recognition. The space will help you correct angles and proportions when you go off—or— if you […]
A Little Bit of TV for the Pandemic
I’ll have more to say about television for the Pandemic, but today I want to recommend something I watched while recovering from cataract surgery in 2019. If you haven’t watched it now would be a good time: “Godless.” (On Netflix.) Scott Frank who created and wrote “Queen’s Gambit” wrote it. It’s a Western. The acting, […]
What Kind of a Wise Ass Are You?
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Sometimes Leaving Something Out Emphasizes It
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Sketching Faces: When You Feel You’ve Hit A Plateau
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Nostalgie Is A Fun Paper
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Do You Stop Or Keep Pushing?
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Simple Approaches for Backgrounds—A Five-Part Series: Part 3 Patterns
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In Context: A Piecemeal Portrait of a Dog
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