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Printable: Shading mammal eyes
Originally intended for pencil drawing, this printable from my archives will also work beautifully with carbon pencil. Give it a try! Here’s the pdf:
Mammal Eyes
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Draw rabbit fur in two steps with carbon pencils
Think of this technique like knitting: it develops slowly and enjoyably, the results appearing little by little, until at last you have covered your rabbit in a very satisfying layer of fur....
Printables: Colored pencil tips for “bark birds”
In the coming winter months, deep crevices in the bark of mature trees will shelter beetles, moth pupae and hibernating spiders. This is a life-saving food supply for birds that remain in the frozen north all season. One of the most common...
Just for fun: Create liquid letters in watercolor
This time of year, across the entire Northern Hemisphere (and a considerable portion of the Southern Hemisphere as well) roadsides and pastures are hemmed along the edges by a tall, woody shrub. In early summer, its clumps of white flowerhe...
Printable: White flowers in colored pencil
We’ve used foundation drawings for scarlet morning glories and pale morning glories. What about white morning glories? Here are some ways to tackle them. The soft foundation drawing is basically the same, but the underlying colors are diffe...
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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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