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This Art & Soul Insider, we will look at the Principle of Design of Rhythm. Rhythm suggests movement or action. You can get rhythm by the repetition of the Elements of Design (line, shapes, colours etc.) in a picture.

Here is rhythm in lines. Notice the sense of movement.

And here is rhythm...

Today's #TuesdayToolsAndTechniques is about how to blend similar coloured pencil crayons. This simple technique makes blending so much easier and more effective. Today I chose two colours on the same side of the colour wheel: red and orange. Always remember to colour the lightest colour on top, as t...

Colour! We all love colour! There are tools that help us in the mixing of the colours. Not the actual mixing, but what one colour mixed with another colour makes. This is called a Colour Mixing chart. Most artists make their own, but this ready made chart is nice to have with the basic colours.

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EMPHASIS. Emphasis is part of the design that catches the viewer’s attention. In a piece of art, there should always be something that grabs one’s eyes. Usually one thing will stand out from the rest due to contrast. The contrast can be in line, shape, size, colours or texture. So in your next ...

I had a hard time getting the words out of me, but these #TuesdayToolsAndTechniques are crayons and watercolours!! They are smooth like crayons, but add water and 'Voila', one has watercolours. I love the intensity of these NeoColor 2 colours!

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Happy New Year!!

This newsletter, I will be sharing about the Principle of Unity. Last newsletter I talked about the Principle of Contrast… so basically unity is the direct opposite of contrast. But I’ll expand a bit more. Unity is a principle of design that gives an art work a sense of cohesi...

There are many drawing media. Pencil crayon, pencil, charcoal, ink and pastel. Today I will show you different types of pastels. In the rec room, I remember my mom doing pastel portraits when I was young. There was a softness, in the portraits, to them that I loved. 

Today's #TuesdayToolsAnd Techniques is about watercolours. in fact it is a form of watercolours that I didn't know of until recently! I love how saturated and bold the colours are. Watercolours aren't noted for their bold colours, but now they can.

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The last Art & Soul Insider newsletter the Principle of Design, balance, was talked about. Remember that the Principles of Design are how we organize or use the parts, line, shape, colour, value, space, form and texture. This week we will look at Contrast. Contrasting lines are horizontal and v...

There are different types of paints: watercolours, acrylics, gouache, tempera etc. But did you know that there are different types of acrylics? There are full-body, regular, fluid acrylics etc. What I am about to show you today are differences between brand names. The differences are Golden and Liqu...

Warm and cool colours, along with black and white, can create any colour in the world. In this #TuesdayTools AndTechniques , I will show you the differences between warm and cool colours. Warm yellow seems to have more orange to it, while warm blue, seems to have more red to it making it more purple...

I've talked about Gesso before on #TuesdayToolsAndTechniques . Most people know that gesso can be used on canvas. Gesso provides a great base for paints; it is similar to the base coat one puts on their walls before they put the paint on. gesso prepares the surface for paint and provides a great bas...