Category: Drawing
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10 Drawing Prompts to Help You Fill That New Sketchbook
I recently came up with a set of 10 drawing prompts and invited my newsletter subscribers and blog readers to join in a 10-day sketchalong that I called Sketchwhack. I’m sharing here the 10 drawing prompts I chose, and some of the results from the people who participated. Mostly because some people who are not…
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Crayon Marker Resist
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Smudging: The Emotional Art Technique
What the what am I talking about? The emotional art technique? Before you start flipping me off and throwing tomatoes at the screen for being melodramatic, hear me out: When you draw with pencil, it can be lovely and soft, what with the romantic grey color and all. It’s not harsh like marker or pen;…
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Dotty Art Technique: Pointillism
Have you ever pointilled? Pointed? Pointillised? I learned about this technique in high school when I chose to make an entire 18×24″ pointillism drawing of the crotch of some man wearing jeans that I found in a magazine. The, um, folds of the jeans were perfect for this technique. Side note: isn’t ‘crotch’ one of…
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Awesome New Coloring Pages for Adults
Are you digging the coloring pages for adults that are popping up everywhere? I am. I love when adults feel the need to kick back and get creative, no matter how talented they feel they are. My Zentangle posts are some of my most popular, which shows me that tons of adults (and teens) are…
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Cool Op Art Sphere Drawings
You very well may have seen these pop art spheres before, because they’re cool and they’re all over the old Pinterest. But they’re also the sort of project you can’t just look at and move on. They MUST BE TRIED. And try them I did. And they are every bit as fun to draw as…
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Easy Drawing Game: Household Object Drawing Prompts
What do you do when you can’t bring yourself to cook dinner, so you’ve already decided it’s going to be a cereal night, you feel a little uninspired, and your kids are rabid with not being used to the free time of summer vacation yet? Easy drawing game. That’s what. Pour those Fruity Pebbles in the…
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DIY Journal Covers
In addition to loving art supplies, I have a huge addiction to notebooks and journals of all kind. You can imagine my excitement at being able to use art supplies ON the journals themselves. The Moleskine Cahier Journals in Kraft are perfect to draw on, and if you haven’t tried these yet, you can choose…
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Texting is so Over – Send Really Cool Mail.
I don’t send mail all that often, and I was sitting around the other day, pondering whether or not I should revive the lost art of letter-writing in my house. Of course the answer to that should always be a resounding ‘yes’. I struggle with trying to keep myself off the computer, so I’ve recently taken up…
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Tiny Rotten Peanuts Top 10
While many bloggers do a top 10 post at the end of the year, I decided to put together a random top ten post now. In March. Because THAT’S HOW I ROLL. I’ll try not to ever use that phrase again. Or will I? Do you want to see what my top 10 posts are…
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Simple as Pie Scribble Creatures
Sometimes (usually) the easy projects are the best. Grab yourself a marker and some paper and get ready to have a creative half hour. Or a half hour of quiet as your kids have a half hour of creativity. Step one: Scribble. Step two: Make creatures. Boom. Pow. Scribble Creatures. Now that you’re all excited about…
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A Mind Map for You to do Some Mind Mapping With Your Mind
Have you ever mind-mapped? The more I’m thinking of this term, the more surreal it’s sounding, I’m in one of those moods. So say ‘mind map‘ with me 10 times fast and now let’s get onto mind mapping. What is Mind Mapping? If you have not heard of it, mind mapping is a totally simple and…