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Super Granulating Pigments from Schmincke—Again
When I first wrote about Schmincke’s Super Granulating Pigments I did a portrait demo using only those pigments. You can see blog post and video here. This year I pulled the super granulating pigments from Schmincke out again to see if I would find a way to enjoy them in portraits while using other […]
Follow Your Creative Nose: You Can Do a Lot in an Hour
Part One: Backgrounds and Collage Material. The other night before bedtime I was antsy and wanted to move some color around. I pulled out a roughly 8 inch square journal I’d bound with THSaunders/Waterford 90 lb. hot press watercolor, grabbed a couple rubber-stamp ink pads (I still have some Brilliance pads and reinkers that are […]
Trying Out Dagger Brushes (Part Two of I haven’t a Clue How Many Posts)
Now and then I get a desire to test something new. Sometimes I hear about a new product, or a friend mentions something to me. Sometimes I go to the store and see something and wonder what it would be like to use that tool or medium. Other times, like recently, I unpack brushes that […]
Dry Pens Are Sometimes the Most Satisfying
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Some Dog Sketches on Canson 180
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Project Friday: Pushing, Because It’s Already “Broken”
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