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Portraits with the Pilot Parallel Pen
I haven’t played with my Pilot Parallel pens much recently. They’ve been packed away for the studio move. But I got them out finally the other day and enjoyed diving back into the quirks of this type of pen. Past posts on sketching with the Pilot Parallel pen are in the non-public archive, but I […]
How I Use Gesso: Some Approaches and Thoughts
Recently a subscriber on my Patreon site asked me about a gesso comment I made during a webinar. It seemed easier to answer the question with a video response. And once the video was finished I realized a lot of readers here would probably like this information as well. It’s something I’ve discussed in past […]
Fun Sketching Hair Part 3
Update October 19, 2021: I just posted the sketching session video which includes this sketch. Check out this post for this and another warm up sketch, followed by a watercolor sketch portrait. Of course it was the hair and beard that made me want to sketch this portrait! But starting with the small rectangle of […]
The Right Pen with the Right Paper?
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The Piecemeal Portrait Tutorial That Wasn’t
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Piecemeal Portrait of a Dog
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Piecemeal Style Portrait of Two Dogs
Today’s sketch is one of my favorites of my year so far. I made it using a Sktchy muse photo for inspiration and in the photos of my working process you’ll be able to see how I pull a photo up on my iPad and position the iPad to work, whether at a drawing table […]
Running Out of Paper Space
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Step By Step: Pen, watercolor, and Collage
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Follow Me on Instagram—During the Hiatus, the Interim, and Beyond
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