“Not all who wander are lost.” ~ Tolkien This is an ORIGINAL, illustration featuring ‘Risba, The Gypsy’.* Size: 10 x 8 inches with ready-to-frame 12 x 10 inch arctic white mattboard, and signed by the artist. Material: 140lb/300gsm Cold pressed NOT Daler-Rowney watercolour paper with archival, recycleable, whitecore matt Media: Watercolour, coloured pencil, ink, gouache, [...]
Stop thinking of letters as ‘writing’. Think of them as little works of art. Let go of the need to have everything straight, uniform and regular. Lettering can bring a whole new dimension to whatever you create, from scrapbooks and journals to canvas paintings & fabric art. All you need is a few simple tools, a [...]
Yes, you heard right. Willowing aka Tam Laporte, is offering a FREE art course for all those who are currently bearing the brunt of the world’s financial strains and can’t afford to join any of the paid-for classes on offer. Here’s Tam herself to tell you all about it! Sign up to the group here! [...]
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No Comments »I’ve been eyeing up Wacom tablets for a while, but I didn’t really see how I could justify buying one, because I have never considered myself a graphic artist and until last week I had never really used a good one or seen someone who knew what to do with it give a demo. I [...]
Posted in Art & Illustration, Links & things Tags: digital art, geekery, Illustration, mixed media, pen & touch, reviews, wacom 6 Comments »You might remember this art journal page from last week, inspired by Adriana Almanza. I loved her so much I recreated her in my own style as a proper mixed media painting with a new theme. Click here to purchase on Artfire (no sign up required)
If you follow me on Twitter you’ll have seen me working on some monochrome drawings earlier in the week. I’ve just finished them this morning in time for the start of Gemini. The faces are done in graphite and Prismacolor pencils, with a little Cosmic Shimmer and black gel pen in the eyes. The hair [...]
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