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I have to admit that this my New Years resolution this year was to develop the discipline of carrying a sketchbook again, that intimate collection of my thoughts, ideas and inspirations. To that end I actually bought a new sketchbook and carried it around for a few weeks with my laptop before abandoning it unused beneath a stack of unread art magazines.
So to inspire me today to renew my commitment I did a search of some sketchbook pages here on DA and was incredibly impressed. I realized that it is an art form in itself.. the sketchbook page a wonderful insight into the working mind of the artist that creates and nurtures it. What a great window into the creative process, inspiration, insight and technical skill of the artist who develops it. The beauty of the simple sketchbook is it is a record of your daily life, travels, experiences, thoughts, etc. What a wonderful record of your journey as an artist.. a great place to experiment with new concepts, ideas an techniques in safety.. tucked away in your own private sketchbook.
So I have been inspired to dig out my new sketchbook from that stack of magazines and actually use those blank pages... an intimidating and daunting task... but my hope is to have an intimate dialog with myself as an artist. I hope you will be inspired by the examples that follow to develop the discipline yourself!
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So to inspire me today to renew my commitment I did a search of some sketchbook pages here on DA and was incredibly impressed. I realized that it is an art form in itself.. the sketchbook page a wonderful insight into the working mind of the artist that creates and nurtures it. What a great window into the creative process, inspiration, insight and technical skill of the artist who develops it. The beauty of the simple sketchbook is it is a record of your daily life, travels, experiences, thoughts, etc. What a wonderful record of your journey as an artist.. a great place to experiment with new concepts, ideas an techniques in safety.. tucked away in your own private sketchbook.
So I have been inspired to dig out my new sketchbook from that stack of magazines and actually use those blank pages... an intimidating and daunting task... but my hope is to have an intimate dialog with myself as an artist. I hope you will be inspired by the examples that follow to develop the discipline yourself!
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New studio!
Last Saturday I finished moving into my new house. One of the bedrooms I had converted into a studio and will soon be painting again. Its been a long five months without a studio and I am looking forward to getting back at it. The creative void in my life has been hard to fill although I have managed to fill it with digital art and teaching. I also have lots of wall space to hang all those wonderful paintings I have done over the years and really make my new house an artistic space. When it is all done it will finally be MY space and reflect my personality. All I need now is to pick up my easel and paintings from the ex boyfriend.
I also hav
Things change
Well I survived the holiday season but in all the craziness I have lost my studio. I know many artists face this disruption periodically to their work and hopefully it is just a temporary set back. I am now in a small apartment with no room for art supplies. I was finally making some great progress on working through my critical blocks and I am trying to see this as just a detour for now. The choice to not return to the studio was mine after a break up with my boyfriend who had unselfishly shared it with me, but for now it just seems we cant work this into a friendship. So for now I am studio-less at the same time I have a strong desire to pa
Art class 101 - Gradient mesh demo
Gradient mesh demo
One of the trickiest tools to master in Illustrator is the gradient mesh tool but when used correctly it can produce stunning results. There are some tricks to using the gradient mesh with reference photos that will allow you to use the existing color in the photo directly onto the mesh. The technique is simple to use once you understand it. The real issue here is that it soon becomes monotonous so I usually work on a gradient mesh illustration while Im watching a good movie to relieve the boredom!
This tutorial is assuming that you know how to handle the pen tool in illustrator to draw simple shapes. We will be using the
Art class 101 -Digital painting beginning exercise
Sphere demo
This is a great way to try digital painting and to get used to two very different methods of digital painting, I will refer to them as glazing and direct painting. I find when teaching this to my students that it is about a 50/50 split as to which method the students prefer. Either method will produce beautiful results.
The reason I start with the sphere is so that students master the techniques on a simple object, but don’t let that fool you. A sphere is a very complex shape when you are first starting out. If you can mater shading a sphere smoothly then you will be well on your way to mastering digital painting. I often s
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The sketchbook pages who have found are amazing! I always draw in my sketchbook at least once a day, even if it's just a hand or a face!Carrying around a small sketchbook could be an idea...