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Video: Pale flowers in colored pencil
Another day, another morning glory, another colored pencil technique: this one is for those delicate pinks, those pale lavenders… the flowers that might be overwhelmed by a brown foundation drawing.
Four videos and two printables. Enjoy!...
This week, next week, and what you’ll need
Before we talk about art supplies, listen:
Even years after you stop chasing it, your life’s dream may come and find you. It recently happened to me. I’m still not entirely sure I believe it.
My mother was a writer and I grew up among gre...
Bonus Printables: Thinking in Layers
It's easy to forget that most living tissue is semi-transparent, its surface color tinged with hints of what lies beneath. For this reason, using a foundation layer in watercolor can be enormously helpful. Look deeply to see the underlying...
Video: Draw the scarlet morning glory
Welcome to the first of three morning glory drawing sessions. This one focuses on Ipomoea hederifolia, the scarlet morning glory. It’s a pollinator favorite whose roots reach all the way back to the ancient Aztec empire.
(I’m using a new v...
Why use a brown foundation drawing?
Here’s a riddle for you. What do Beatrix Potter and Leonardo da Vinci have in common? They both used a brown foundation layer as a preliminary drawing, to unify and enrich the colors that would be added next.
This technique works well in...
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Happily living in a tiny cabin with two dogs and a stack of sketchbooks, I am a fulltime artist/naturalist specializing in birds, butterflies, botanicals and small furry creatures. Draw with me!
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