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In Context: Looking at the Arteza Watercolor Book Part 4
Since there is no writing on this page in my Arteza Watercolor Book—direct brush painting with watercolor. I used a 5/8 inch flat wash brush and also a size 10 watercolor round for some of this. I should have worked a little harder to make enough wash for the background to not […]
Trick or Treat Sketch?
I live in a neighborhood of university students. I think there are only five home-owners left. We don’t get trick-or-treaters for Halloween. If you live in a neighborhood where you do I suggest you position yourself by a window, and draw the costumed visitors. (This assumes that you have lights on your porch or front […]
No Shave November
Since I’m so interested in drawing beards I’m a little disappointed in myself that I didn’t keep track that “No Shave November” is going on. This is an event that seeks to raise cancer awareness and also raise money for cancer research. You can read all about it at the link. I was going to […]
In Context—Direct Brush Sketch and A Brief Review of “Taboo.”
I know last week when I started the new series “In-Context” I wrote that I wouldn’t be writing a blog post with the images—but today’s entry really required a bit more “context.” In January I started watching “Taboo” staring Tom Hardy. Readers of my blog already know I’m a huge Tom Hardy fan and […]
Brush Sketching on Canson Illustration Paper
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Part 3 of My Leuchtturm 1917 Sketchbook Review
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Practicing Sketching Faces—6th MCBA Visual Journal Collective Portrait Party Tomorrow Night
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Project Friday: Squinting to See Values
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Catching Up on Some Scanning…and Another Look at Direct Brush Sketching
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Strathmore 300 Series Watercolor Paper—Another Look
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