Ah, pencils. In life, most people only use a 2B or an HB pencil. But there are more! Pencils come in a variety of 'blackness' (carbon) or firmness. To show this difference,  numbers and the letter 'B' show how dark the pencil is. The letters range from (1)B to 8B, with 8B being the blackest and soft...

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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...

What is the lightest colour, besides white? And what is the darkest colour, besides black? For #TuesdayToolsAndTechniques I will share with you, the answer to these questions. Also, did you know that you can see the value of a colour by squinting your eyes? Squinting your eyes blocks out a lot of th...

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Last few Art & Soul Insider’s, I shared about colour. This newsletter, I will share about the elements of form and value. 

Some people consider value to be an element of its own from colour. While others believe that value is under the element umbrella of colour. I am of the belief of the late...