This made a HUGE difference in my realistic drawing skills. A common drawing skill that people use is focusing and drawing the object that is in front of them. They draw the exterior lines of the objects in their view. but what often happens is that things are out of proportions and the objects are ...

Last week's #TuesdayToolsAndTechniques I mentioned how to focus on the general shape of the object, and to draw that first. So when you create an image, your image will be divided amongst the general shapes of all the objects. From there, you will look at the object and break it down into smaller se...

Drawing isn't just pencil or ink. There is a beautiful tool called pastels. With pastels, there are two variants and they are soft pastels and oil pastels. Today I am sharing with you some very special soft pastels that I bought. I remember when I first saw them. I opened this special wooden box tha...

I love to journal. For me journalling is part writing, painting, drawing and/or collaging. Having the right paper is so necessary, as too thin of paper will buckle and wave. So, what is the right paper? I have paper 90 pound, 98, 114 and higher. You don't want anything below 90 pounds.

Welcome to #TuesdayToolsAndTechniques ! Hopefully you are doing well on this day. Today's technique is a continuation of the drawing techniques of the Tuesdays of past. This isn't really a certified technique but it is used by artists none the less. It is the 'squiggles.' As cute as this name sounds...

Last #TuesdayToolsAndTechniques I shared about hatching. This can be used in drawing, lino work, painting and more. Well, so can crosshatching. Crosshatching is a combination of vertical and horizontal lines. When these lines are drawn closer together, one can get a darker value, in comparison when ...

Tuesday's #ToolsAndTechniques are about a drawing technique called hatching. Hatching is drawing parallel lines... the closer the lines are together, the darker the value! Thus if you want a lighter value, you would draw the lines farther a part. Next week will be about a techniques called cross-hat...